The FE Exam

The Fundamentals of Engineering Exam was this last weekend and I had lots of support for which I am grateful for.  I decided I would let everyone know how the test went.

So Saturday morning I got up at 6:00am and got ready for the day and then left my hotel around 6:40am and walked the few blocks to the Salt Palace where the test was held.  When I got there the test was held in the Grand Ballroom so it was easy to find, last time i took the test it was hidden away in a back corner.  So check in started at 7:15am and this is were the really fun begins.  You are not allowed to have your cell phone, writing tools, or anything that is not in a clear container.  So around 7:45am the instructions are started and at 8:00am the test begins.  Once the test is started you have 120 questions to answer in 4 hours.  The subjects covered range between Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Electronics, Material Science, Chemistry, Engineering Economics, and Engineering Ethics.  I finished this part of the test about 15 minutes before it ended.  I felt like the test was way easier than it was last time I took it and that I didn't guess on nearly as many as I had before.  I hope that this was because I had done so much studying.

I then had an hour break and had to be back at 1:00pm for check-in for the second half of the test.  Instructions started at 1:15pm and the test started at 1:30pm.  This part of the test was 60 questions in 4 hours.  This part of the test actually has a few different tests that you can choose from.  You can choose between, Civil based, Electrical based, Mechanical based, Chemistry based, Environmental based, Industrial based, or the general test.  With the degree that I am getting from SUU I took the general test.  This test covers basically the same areas that the first part does but it is more advanced subjects.  So it covers Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Electronics, Material Science, Biology.  I felt really good about this part of the test just like in the first part.  I did struggle with some of the partial integrations and derivatives, and didn't really have a clue on the biology questions.  Yet I still felt like I guessed on only a small amount of the questions.  I did finish this section about an hour early which was around 4:40pm but I don't think that I rushed at all.

So you can see that I had a long Saturday.  I did get a few surprises after the test which were nice.  My parents got me a new book. They got me R. A. Salvatore's new book Gauntlgrym and Karen got me the movie "How To Train Your Dragon."  So that was my test day!