Has anyone recently taken the Fundementals of Engineering exam for EIT certification?

LTC Jason Mackay — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 21:37:35 -0400

I am returning to Engineering after a 22 year break. Has anyone recently taken the Fundementals of Engineering exam and what advice would you offer on preparation such a study materials, courses, etc?

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Oct 22 at 2016 11:42 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:42:05 -0400

I was deployed way back when. So when it came time to ramp up for he EIT and later the PE, I took a focused prep course when ended about 2 weeks prior to the exam. Many colleges offer them. They use a vast array of sample question off previous years. It gets you into the rhythm of doing the problem solving. I recall the EIT back then was multiple guess but defer to the younger ones for the current testing. BTW I had to take the Survey exam in addition to Civil in California. Turned out to be the last cycle it was required. Legal/Ethics, Seismic, Survey, and National discipline. Then it was an all or nothing result. Exhausted.

Response by PO2 Joseph Chantiny made Apr 21 at 2021 2:35 PM

PO2 Joseph Chantiny — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:35:40 -0400

I recommend finding an old book for questions rather than the latest study guides, but I notice the Captain Ball already mentioned that fact. Also, join IEEE or AiCHE, there's a lot of good problem solving from their magazines. I am a warranty engineer it has opened the door to testing and problem solving that working on the design side alone bored me after a while.