Celebrating 100 Episodes

Celebrating 100 Episodes: FE Exam Wisdom & Top Tips

May 22, 2024 by Anthony Fasano, P.E. Leave a Comment

Welcome to a special edition of Pass the FE Exam —it’s our 100th episode celebration! Today we reflect on our journey so far. Throughout these videos, we’ve explored key topics, shared successful strategies, and offered valuable guidance to support engineering students and professionals preparing for the FE exam. We’ve had the honor of featuring esteemed guests from around the globe, each bringing unique insights and expertise to our aspiring engineers, and in this special episode, we showcase some of the top tips from our guests to help you pass the FE exam on your first attempt.

Starting with our first highlight from Episode 46, featuring Alejandro Patino, EIT, Senior Engineer at Colliers Engineering & Design. Alejandro shared some great tips on the importance of replicating the actual exam environment. These strategies are crucial for effective FE exam preparation.

Moving on toEpisode 6, we featured Justin Edenbaum a practicing licensed professional engineer and founder of Never Gray. In this episode, Justin shared valuable advice about the advantages of taking the exam during your senior year, or immediately after graduation.

In Episode 5, featuring Victor Romo EIT, a project designer from Daedalus Structural Engineering. Victor sheds light on the significance of creating a structured self-study schedule for FE exam preparation. Let’s take a look at what his schedule looked like.

Next, Episode 44 featured Christopher [SIV-CHECK], P.E., an assistant project manager from Colliers Engineering & Design. This episode highlights the crucial role of getting support from your company when studying for the FE Exam and how it can help you to actually pass the FE exam.

Concluding our highlights is Episode 46 featuring Nabeal (Newton) Khatib, M.S., a structural engineer and assistant structural project manager from Tetra Tech. Nabeal highly recommends that students and aspiring test takers should give themselves at least two to three months of exam preparation to avoid unnecessary stress. He also shares his successful TTTT framework —Terms, Templates, Time, and Trust—used during his FE exam preparation.

As we wrap up this celebratory episode and look forward to the next hundred, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to you, our listeners, and our incredible guests. Your support and engagement have made this channel what it is today – a platform for learning, sharing, and growing together.

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In upcoming articles, I will answer more FE Exam questions and run through more practice problems. We publish videos bi-weekly on our Pass the FE Exam YouTube Channel. Be sure to visit our page here and click the subscribe button as you’ll get expert tips and tricks – to ensure the best success – that you can’t get anywhere else. Believe me, you won’t want to miss a single video.

Lastly, I encourage you to ask questions in the comments of the videos or here on this page, and I’ll read and respond to them in future videos. So, if there’s a specific topic you want me to cover or answer, we have you covered.

I’ll see you next week.

Anthony Fasano, P.E.
Engineering Management Institute
Author of Engineer Your Own Success

Celebrating 100 Episodes: Empowering Engineers on their Path to the PE License

May 14, 2024 by Anthony Fasano, P.E. Leave a Comment

Welcome to a special edition of the Pass the PE Exam. We are celebrating our 100th episode together. Throughout our journey, we’ve explored essential topics, shared strategies, and offered valuable advice to empower engineering students and professionals on their PE license path. We’ve been fortunate to host esteemed guests from around the world, each bringing unique insights and wisdom to our aspiring engineers and professionals.

In this article (and video above), I reflect on some of the best tips they’ve shared, including balancing a full-time job with studying, managing time effectively, developing strong study habits and smart scheduling routines, creating comprehensive study plans, and the advantages of earning a PE license for those looking to establish their engineering businesses.

Our first highlight comes from Episode 66, featuring Joanna Johnson, P.E., a transportation engineer from Parametrix. She shared her experiences balancing a full-time job with studying for the PE exam. Her journey provides valuable insights for engineers facing similar paths.

Next, Episode 71 featured Anton Saunders, P.E.,a structural engineer from Greenman Pedersen, Inc., Anton offered insightful advice on PE exam preparation, emphasizing strategies like time management, effective study habits, and smart scheduling.

In Episode 73, Jared Carlson, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Engineering Director and Principal at Henderson Engineers, shared his inspiring journey towards obtaining his PE license and how it positively impacted his work.

In Episode 29, we spoke with professional engineer [JUH-QWAY] C. Jones, PE, a National Agricultural Engineer from USDA-NRCS and author of the book “Pass The PE Exam In 3 Months: Strategies & Mindset for the Non-Test Taker.” [JUH-QWAY] emphasized the importance of creating a comprehensive study plan for PE exam success.

And last, but certainly not the least, Episode 5, Justin Edenbaum, P.E., founder of Never Gray, discussed the advantages of obtaining a PE license for individuals aiming to establish their own engineering business or offer engineering services.

As we wrap up this celebratory episode and look forward to the next 100 episodes, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to you, our listeners, our sponsor PPI, A Kaplan Company, and our incredible guests. Your support and engagement have made this show be what it is today – a platform for learning, sharing, and growing together. Thank you for being part of our journey!

This Episode Is Brought to You by PPI

I hope you found this article helpful. In upcoming articles, I will solve some more PE exam practice problems and answer other questions from our subscribers. Pass the PE Exam videos will publish weekly, so be sure to click the subscribe button so you don’t miss something that could make a substantial difference in your exam result.

Lastly, I encourage you to ask questions in the comments of this video, or on this page and I’ll read and respond to them in future videos. So, if there’s a specific topic you want me to cover or answer, we have you covered.

I’ll see you next week… on Pass the PE Exam

Anthony Fasano, P.E.
Engineering Management Institute
Author of Engineer Your Own Success