2017 POWER PE SURVEY RESULTS



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2017 SURVEY FEEDBACK
FOR THE POWER PE CBT EXAM
Updated in December 2017

Key Takeaways from the 2017 Power PE CBT Version

After every PE exam, I conduct an online survey with as many PE exam test takers that I can find. I primarily ask people who take the Enigneering Pro Guides course, but I will also ask people who have purchased just the Engineering Pro Guides books. The survey provides insight into an estimated passing score, how well test takers do based on experience and number of hours studied, which areas of the exam are difficult or easy. The following is a summary of the feedback provided. Please note that I did not ask for names in this survey, so all responses are labeled as anonymous.

Please see below for a review from a recent Power PE examinee from our course. For more information on pass rates, please see thePower FAQs webpage.

"Work as many practice questions/exams as humanly possible. Time your performance. Seek to get under 3 minutes, so if you do run into a problem, you have leeway. Be able to identify the "type" of problem on the spot (e.g. voltage drop, slip, NEC lookup, etc)"   -Anonymous, PE [Passed April 2017, 200 study hours, 3 yrs of experience.]

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Additional comments or words of advice for future test takers?

The most common words of advice from past test takers are as follows, (1) Study the codes a lot. Next, (2) do as many practice exam problems as you can. It is very important to not look at the solutions, but to really struggle with each practice exam problem. You need to develop the skills of interpreting the problem, analyzing and narrowing down the solutions and finally making sound decisions with your understanding of the concept. (3) Lastly, study the concepts behind the equations. Many people spend hundreds of hours studying the vast amount of topics on the power pe exam.

Anonymous, P.E. [Passed October 2017, 300 study hours, 5+ yrs of experience]

My weak areas included, Measurement & Instrumentation, Circuits.

Anonymous, P.E. [Passed October 2017, 300 study hours, 2 yrs of experience]

Study your weak areas.

My weak areas included, Devices and Power Electronic Circuits - baterry, power supplies, inverters, vsd's, plc's, etc., Protection

Anonymous, P.E. [Passed October 2017, 100 study hours, 3 yrs of experience]

Study your weak areas.

My weak areas included, Devices and Power Electronic Circuits - baterry, power supplies, inverters, vsd's, plc's, etc., Transmission and Distribution, Power System Performance.

Anonymous, P.E. [Passed October 2017, 100 study hours, 5+ yrs of experience]

Understand what the question is asking

Admittedly started studying pretty late towards the end of September. Took the NCEES practice test twice. Made sure to really understand why i got a problem wrong on any of these practice tests. Lots of good references explaining specific problems from the NCEES test online. Tried to work in the NEC whenever those questions came up and not skip them. Test was heavy on the NEC so it was important to feel like i got most of those right. Overall, make sure you understand what a question is asking for and what information they give you up front. It seems like they try and trick you by giving way too much information for many questions. Know your fundamentals for delta - wye, single phase & 3 phase equations, and polar - rectangular coordinates.

Anonymous, P.E. [Passed October 2017, 100 study hours, 4 yrs of experience]

Do a lot of practice problems!

Do practice exams until you get a couple of 80s, then stop studying and enjoy life

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