Jessica Wellcome's Path From Architecture to PE Exam Triumph

Dec 6, 2024

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Many non-civil engineers have passed the Civil PE Exam, and our latest guest, Jessica Wellcome, is another awesome example…whose journey is nothing short of inspiring! 👏 👷

Jessica finished school with a degree in Architectural Engineering Technology but found herself working in Transportation at NYS DOT, which is when she quickly realized that…

She needed the PE license to get promoted! The problem? 🤔

Her path wasn’t easy — she took the exam 6 times (3 paper-based, 3 computer-based), with the COVID pandemic putting a damper on her plans. 😞

In this episode, she dives into this journey and the lessons she learned along the way (and the hard way!) after multiple exam retakes.

If you’re an Architectural Engineering grad taking the Civil PE, or a civil engineer having to retake this exam, this will give you actionable advice to take to heart…and a blueprint for resilience.

After all, as her no-quit mantra during her prep goes, “Don’t give up. It might not be your time now but your time will come.”

TUNE IN TO LEARN:

What Her Transportation Work Looks Like at NYS DOT
How Important is the Civil FE to Your Career?
The True Benefit of Taking the PE...And Why Decoupling Hurts It
Why She Could Only Sit for the PE Exam After 6 Years of Experience
Her Tip to Help you Prove Your Work Experience to the NCEES
Why She Went With Civil Engineering Academy
A Key Lesson She Learned the Hard Way When Prepping for the PE Exam
Her Number One Tip When Solving Practice Problems for the PE
How to Deal With the (Many) Codes in the Transportation Exam...Without Overwhelm
How Much Prep Do You Really Need for Your Exams?
The Biggest Tip for Repeater Takers...from a Repeat Taker Herself
What to Do When You Don't Know How to Answer a Question
The Transportation Topic That Appeared the Most on the Exam
The Topic She Struggled the Most With During the Exam
A Question That Caught Her off Guard on the Exam
Should You Really Take a Review Course? (Plus the Benefits of It)
What She Enjoyed About Civil Engineering Academy