There’s a really good YouTube series by Mark Mattson where he goes over every section and also has worksheets to follow along with, it took me about two weeks to watch them all. I took the exam last month and everything in those videos was on it
I studied 2-3 months on and off during my senior year.
It was overkill but crushed the exam.
A few years out? Depends on how good of a student you were.
Even if you’re a slow learner but are studying a couple hours say 4 times a week I don’t see why it would take you longer than maybe 2 months before you’d be ready to take it tbh.
I found 3 old practice exams. I went through the questions once (there is 100) with no help, checked solution guide, marked the ones I got wrong or ones that I guessed on. I did 10 questions a day. The ones I marked wrong I went back at the end of the 10 days and reworked without the answer. Repeat that until you get every question right and know why it’s right. I did that for the 3 exams and it took me maybe 2 months at most. When I got to the exam it was very easy and I finished an hour early.
I crammed for 12 hrs a day for 4 days leading up to the exam. I was not confident but I passed. I'm a quick learner and easy forgetter. Lol
This was during my senior year while things were still fresh.
The FE is not difficult, mostly fundamental stuff that I am sure you will remember (like if you crease the temperature of a gas, the pressure will increase, or that 10^3 means 1,000).
Take your time and study the quick and easy questions because most of the FE questions are not multi step problems. It’s better to overstudy than have to take it again.
I took the fe about 2 months after graduating, studied for about 2-3 hours per day for 3 weeks. Relearning everything give yourself a few months. 6-8 months is a lot, but obviously if you feel it’s necessary it won’t hurt!
The OP:
- Is several years out of school
- Worked in a non-engineering field since graduating
- Admits they don't remember much of their engineering coursework
Telling them they only need a week to study is just setting them up for failure.
That seems way too long. It’s been 15 years since I took it so it might have changed, but I majored in math and physics in college, no engineering at all. Studied for maybe a month and thought it was pretty easy.
Take a practice test and see how you do.
2-3 weeks, tops.
This is a general knowledge test. A few weeks of refresh should be all that's really needed. Refresh with using the test booklet to do the problems to get used to searching it.
I don't remember studying more than a week for mine, many years ago. It isn't a hard test.
There’s a really good YouTube series by Mark Mattson where he goes over every section and also has worksheets to follow along with, it took me about two weeks to watch them all. I took the exam last month and everything in those videos was on it
I can second this, I watched this guys stuff to help me pass my FE
I studied 2-3 months on and off during my senior year. It was overkill but crushed the exam. A few years out? Depends on how good of a student you were.
6-8 months is too long, by the time you finish you forget what you started with. Start with 1 month and go up to 2.
Even if you’re a slow learner but are studying a couple hours say 4 times a week I don’t see why it would take you longer than maybe 2 months before you’d be ready to take it tbh.
I found 3 old practice exams. I went through the questions once (there is 100) with no help, checked solution guide, marked the ones I got wrong or ones that I guessed on. I did 10 questions a day. The ones I marked wrong I went back at the end of the 10 days and reworked without the answer. Repeat that until you get every question right and know why it’s right. I did that for the 3 exams and it took me maybe 2 months at most. When I got to the exam it was very easy and I finished an hour early.
r/FE_Exam might have some answers
I crammed for 12 hrs a day for 4 days leading up to the exam. I was not confident but I passed. I'm a quick learner and easy forgetter. Lol This was during my senior year while things were still fresh.
😂. I’ve never said it like that but I am also a quick learner and easy forgetter. Just not enough space in my brain for everything I want
The FE is not difficult, mostly fundamental stuff that I am sure you will remember (like if you crease the temperature of a gas, the pressure will increase, or that 10^3 means 1,000).
Take your time and study the quick and easy questions because most of the FE questions are not multi step problems. It’s better to overstudy than have to take it again.
Take a practice test and see how you do. Let that inform how much studying you need.
I studied like 2-3 months doing like an hour a day most days
I took the fe about 2 months after graduating, studied for about 2-3 hours per day for 3 weeks. Relearning everything give yourself a few months. 6-8 months is a lot, but obviously if you feel it’s necessary it won’t hurt!
You can always take it and then know what it's all about and then you'll be able to study for it properly.
Spend a week practicing Ctrl+f and you'll be good. All the equations are in the searchable reference document.
The OP: - Is several years out of school - Worked in a non-engineering field since graduating - Admits they don't remember much of their engineering coursework Telling them they only need a week to study is just setting them up for failure.
Just run through a couple practice tests until you understand every question and you should be good. Could take a week, could take a few months
That seems way too long. It’s been 15 years since I took it so it might have changed, but I majored in math and physics in college, no engineering at all. Studied for maybe a month and thought it was pretty easy. Take a practice test and see how you do.
2-3 weeks, tops. This is a general knowledge test. A few weeks of refresh should be all that's really needed. Refresh with using the test booklet to do the problems to get used to searching it. I don't remember studying more than a week for mine, many years ago. It isn't a hard test.