u/bigb0ned

I'm 2 weeks into my PE application, all 4 of my references verified, and now I'm waiting to goto technical review. I'm hoping I'll be able to take both exams before end of the year. I purchased the hiner seismic course, but I'm not sure if I should refund and wait for the 2027 format courses to come out, or just play the course and hope for the best, given that the board states 4-6 months for the application to be processed, granted I have no deficiencies and setbacks.

Does anyone think it's realistically possible that ​I can make the time line and take the seismic exam before 2027?

I recall having the option of verifying my FE results, but I don't see it for the PE results.

Was that only for the FE?

As stated in title, I'm feeling more confident in myself (engineering at work - wise) after this last prep. I have felt this way before, but failing tests in the past have always shot my confidence down, like completely. I don't want to fall into this mindset anymore, so gonna try to take the result with a grain of salt (lol I mean I'm gonna try).

Does anyone else go through these phases?

I've been working on my handwriting for decades, including hand sketches. but it just doesn't seem to get any better! I try to slow down and I find myself speeding up again. It's almost impossible some days. I also press harder than I should and almost always smudge when I swipe away erasures. How does everyone else feel about hand writing? Is there a way to actually improve? ​

Is it that hard to accept looking their age? Does looking young at 65 mean power? Don't they realize just because they've transformed their faces doesn't mean their kids won't be ugly? I never understood this.