There’s whole lot to learn and retain to succeed on the PE exam! Concepts you need to relearn, problem-solving skills you need to develop, references you must be familiar with. All this takes time. Start too early and your familiarity with the material will fade over time. Start too late, and the information won’t sink in and you won’t get enough practice. Start without a plan, and you’ll waste precious time studying the wrong things.

After many years of preparing engineers for the PE Exam, I found that 20 weeks is the optimal time frame for learning and retaining the knowledge and skills you need to pass the exam. That’s why my courses are based on a 20-Week schedule. I recommend you spend 3 to 4 hours, 5 days a week on your review. That adds up to 300 to 400 hours of review time.

Making the necessary weekly time commitment for your review really is one of the most important keys to success on the exam. Exactly how much time that will be each week is going to vary depending on your personal review needs, but consistency pays off. That means following your study plan each and every week, sticking to it as closely as you can. – Dr. Tom

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