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re: Engineers of the OT
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:29 am to freshtigerbait
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:29 am to freshtigerbait
FE was much harder (ChE). The PE was a breeze
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Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:30 am to Rebel920
They changed it up differently. The handbook is digital and so is all the design manuals
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:40 am to freshtigerbait
PE was harder, hands down, not even close.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:41 am to freshtigerbait
As a PE for over 23 years, I don't agree with the new policy of allowing Interns to take the PE before the 4 years of working under a professional engineer.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:18 am to LSUDAN1
Why?
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:25 am to GumboPot
quote:
And it's working under a PE for 3 years if you have a masters.
4 years for Bachelors
3 years for Masters (which you tack on 1-2 more years of school) or I guess you work during day and attend school at night.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:26 am to DarthRebel
quote:
If one passes the FE exam in Louisiana, are you eligible to take the PE exam?
In Civil, you have to work under a PE for 4 years before taking PE.
the in LA now are you can take the PE as soon as you pass the FE, but still need the experience under a PE to get your PE license.
what many of you dont understand is you get a Professional engineers license. you dont get a civil license or a mechanical license. But you do agree to a code of ethics that you only over see projects that are within your area of expertise.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:27 am to freshtigerbait
PAssed FE April before graduating
Passed PE on 1st try 13+ years latter (HVAC)
Passed PE on 1st try 13+ years latter (HVAC)
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:30 am to REB BEER
quote:tell him he is lucky he doesnt have to take it on a gameday in ceba.
I had never even heard of the FE exam, but he did say he'd be taking it during the school year at some point.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:33 am to CarRamrod
quote:
take it on a gameday in ceba.
did that
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:38 am to freshtigerbait
FE wasn't bad. PE for Petroleum was absolutely one of the most miserable things I've ever experienced.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:45 am to freshtigerbait
I thought the FE was harder. Covered a broader range of material
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:15 pm to AUCE05
School of PE is the way. First half of the PE I aced, second half I walked out wondering when I could take it again because I bombed it (apparently this is a common feeling walking out).
I passed both, I did civil in morning and structures afternoon.
I passed both, I did civil in morning and structures afternoon.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:16 pm to freshtigerbait
Graduated 1996. Took PE in 2002.
FE was a breeze at end of Sr year.
PE for ChE was tough. Passed on 2nd try.
Once the letter with the P comes, you never really think about it ever again.
FE was a breeze at end of Sr year.
PE for ChE was tough. Passed on 2nd try.
Once the letter with the P comes, you never really think about it ever again.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:18 pm to CarRamrod
I keep hearing rumors the industry is going to move to requiring the SE exam for structurals working over a certain height building- NY is leaning in that direction. The SE is beyond brutal though, last I checked it had like a 20% pass rate, and it's 16 hours of fun.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:41 pm to NYNolaguy1
i have heard nothing good about it.
Well worth having it for sure.
Well worth having it for sure.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 12:51 pm to freshtigerbait
I'm just amazed at the differences of opinion in this thread.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:05 pm to GumboPot
"The hardest type of engineering is whatever one you are talking to"
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:49 pm to freshtigerbait
Electrical Power
The PE was harder, but neither I would consider hard. I can see someone maybe saying the FE was hard if they didn’t take it while still in or just finished college.
The PE was harder, but neither I would consider hard. I can see someone maybe saying the FE was hard if they didn’t take it while still in or just finished college.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 2:13 pm to freshtigerbait
Thought the FE was quite easy. Never got to PE, never needed it. I could imagine the longer you get from college, FE gets much much harder as the breadth covers everything.
Of course I hear now all the requirements for PE are no more and you can take it without even having any experience at all...seems to not make sense to me but I digress. Maybe I'm wrong, but back when I graduated, you needed like 5 years experience and 3 or 4 PE's to sign off on you before you could take it if I remember correctly.
From acquaintances, I've heard the PE was easier than FE.
Of course I hear now all the requirements for PE are no more and you can take it without even having any experience at all...seems to not make sense to me but I digress. Maybe I'm wrong, but back when I graduated, you needed like 5 years experience and 3 or 4 PE's to sign off on you before you could take it if I remember correctly.
From acquaintances, I've heard the PE was easier than FE.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 2:16 pm
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