I failed my FE exam...
Posted by SnowQueen690 on Jan 08, 2008 · Member since Jun 2005 · 1569 posts
It was my second time taking that exam and I failed again! Well, it really isn't that big of a deal. The FE exam is the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and I have to pass it to get my PE, or Professional Engineer status. But a PE really doesn't mean much, just looks good on a resume, and gets more money. The FE is an 8 hour exam that takes place on a Saturday, and it sucks. I have exam anxiety as well, so for me to sit for an 8 hour exam is nothing short of torture, especially since the exam is HARD! Hope that everybody else doesn't follow me and fail their exams! Good luck to all of you aspiring students.
An old friend of mine took that like 4 times. This is not to make you feel bad but to make you see that it's a HARD test and your not the only one. Keep trying, you'll get there!
I'm taking this in the spring.
Ick.
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Oh I am so sory KMK! My suggestion is to spend the $80 for that big thick FE exam study guide and starting two to three months in advance, work EVERY SINGLE PROBLEM in that book. I didn't do that, as well as I forgot my calculator (very stupid thing to do I know, not sure how I did that) so I failed. p
Hard hard exam, I hate it, but I am not going to take it again, it isn't work it.
Where I work the engineers without a PE make about $86,000 a year and with a PE they get about $91,000. In 30 years, that's only a difference of about $150,000 - not much for lifetime earning. If you can be happy without it, I say be happy. Although, you can take it as many times as you want, right? A couple of engineers I work with take and don't pass the PE regularly, but still do good for themselves.
Sorry to hear that Snow Queen! Text anxiety sucks. :(
Dont feel bad snowqueen! Lots of people fail that darn thing! I think it's harder than the PE!
Definetly remember your calculator next time & do your practice problems with the same formula sheet they will give you during the test.
I'm sorry SnowQueen, I can totally sympathize, I had terrible test anxiety back in the day. You'll get there. In the mean time, big huggles for you.
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eeek. sometimes you just want to cry about things like that, don't you? sigh. I got back marks from last semester's finals - didn't do as well as I'd hoped. sigh.
I remember blanking out totally in the oral exam for Spanish Morphology and Syntax. I couldn't even remember my student ID number, which was completely easy due to the numerals involved and the order they were in, and of course because by your senior year it's tatooed on your brain! I failed the exam of course, but the prof felt so bad for me...which made it even worse! :-\
((((((HUGS))))) You'll get there SQ! Just keeping working towards it--and we'll be here to celebrite with you when you do!
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Well that sucks! I couldn't imagine sitting in an exam for 8 hours. At least you tried. If you ever do it again, third times a charm. We'll all root you on!