<p>Hey guys, its been quite a long time since I've been on the forum. I'm almost done with school with a few semesters away. I'm a civil engineering major and I will be taking the FE (EIT) exam this October 2011. I will begin the majority of my studies this month and review while the fall semester is in session (will be difficult though!) Here is my current class schedule and I just wanted to see if you think this may be too much while studying for the FE exam.</p>
<p>From what I hear at my university, Structural Lab is writing intensive. Many say that it really is a 5 unit course with all the writing and presentations involved. I hear that Environmental is quite challenging as well since many do not like the chemistry that is involved. I'm confident that I can pull through since I will not be working. Just wanted to see if anyone had any similar schedules or even worse while preparing for the FE exam. I hope I can pass and simply get it over with!</p>
<p>I can understand a freshman asking if a schedule is too much, but listing upper level classes is bizarre. Wouldn’t your adviser be a better source of information than strangers on the internet?</p>
<p>15 credits isn’t that much. As far as the difficulty of those classes go I think that would be based off the school and more specifically the professor. Civil has the reputation of being the easiest where I go so 15 credits would be considered pretty easy.</p>
<p>I definitely should have talked to my adviser about this. My fault. I’ll see if I get a chance before the semester starts. I guess I’m just worried of compromising my study quality for the FE Exam. I feel like I will barely touch the review manual while semester is in session. ziggy90, as far as my units (credits) go, 15 units may not sound as much but it actually is quite intimidating when it is 6 engineering classes. Since I’m taking two 1 unit lab classes, the unit count misleading. Thanks for the replies!</p>
<p>I agree with elementG. I am entering my senior year as an Electrical Engineering major. 15 credits is rough, but it beats 18 credit semesters! I will also be preparing for the FE exam this fall and taking the GRE. I feel your pain. You will survive. My buddy is a civil and has taken all of those classes and did just fine (he’s no brainiac). Take it one day at a time and put forth a lot of hard work. The rest will follow. Good luck. </p>
<p>Thanks blobberhead! Haha. As long as I make time to study for the FE then I should be able to handle it…but easier said then done, especially in engineering. Have any of you taken and passed the FE exam while in a loaded semester? What kind of study methods did you use? Or do you plan on taking it? Thanks Steur18 for the incite! Interesting that you will be taking the FE exam as an EE. I rarely see any EEs where I go to school (CA) even mention the FE exam. For CEs its pretty much indirectly required. But then again, definitely a great career booster in any engineering field.</p>
<p>I also have a couple questions. I am an aerospace engineer and i am just starting some upper division classes. The following is my schedule.</p>
<p>Low speed aerodynamics -3 units
fluid mechanics-3 units
mechanics of materials-3 units
intro to engineering materials-3
thermodynamics and heat transfer-3 units
rhetoric and written studies-3 units</p>
<p>how are the upper division classes compared to lower division?
example: dynamics and statics compared with thermo and fluids.
I want to pursue a graduate degree and i am scared that my GPA 3.76 may drop significantly next semester.Btw i don’t have a job.</p>
<p>Its ok, anyways, red619, your schedule looks typical for an AE. Thermo and fluids work well together when you take them at the same time. Can’t really compare them to statics and dynamics as far as difficulty. They’re just different subjects. Mechanics of materials is not too difficult. Kind of like a ‘statics’ version of materials. Not having a job (like me) makes the semester a lot more manageable.</p>
<p>Yeah I am taking the FE exam just for a resume booster. You’re right, only about 1/4 of my senior class of EEs plan on taking the exam. It’s not necessary but will give me a step up and my university pays for your first exam, so why not. I have 7 fraternity brothers that are CEs and they are also taking the FE exam soon. As long as we prepare in advance I think we will do alright. I know where I go to school they offer review classes touch every engineering discipline on the FE exam. See if your school has review classes and see if you can attend them.</p>