The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast12 Joulu 2025

The Single Skill You're Missing to Pass Your Exam That Nobody Teaches

Ever walked into an exam feeling completely ready…and then suddenly your heart is pounding, your mind goes blank, and even the easy stuff looks like it’s written in a foreign language? 🤔

If that sounds familiar, you’re gonna want to listen to this!

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the other side of taking those professional exams — the part that’s not in specs but can tank your performance and make months of hard work and sacrifice go down the drain if you don’t get it right.

There’s a single skill no professor and no other exam prep course provider out there teaches…but every FE and PE test-taker needs!

We dive into what that other side of passing your exam is, that single skill you need to get it right, and the tools and frameworks you can use to actually (and easily) do it. 😉

If you blank out, rush through questions, or panic yourself into silly mistakes when taking your FE, PE, or CFM® exam, this episode shows exactly how to undo that pattern.

Give this episode a listen and walk into your next exam with a calmer mind, a clearer plan, and way more control than you’ve ever had before. 👍

🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN:

The Biggest Non-Studying Obstacle We Hear From Students
What "Composure" on Your Exam Really Is
The Problem of Labeling Yourself as "Bad at Exams" (+ What to Do About It)
What Test Anxiety Really Is...And The Only Way to Get Rid of It
What to Do the Week Before the Exam to Build Composure
How to Spend the Day Before the Exam to Avoid Sabotaging Yourself
What to Do in the Morning of the Exam to Make Things Go Smoothly
The 3x3x3 Exercise to Calm Yourself Down When You Face a Tough Question
The Triage Test-Taking Strategy to Stay Calm While Taking the Exam
The Self-Talk Script to Use When Anxiety Spikes During the Exam
The Mid-Exam Reset You Need to Do to Show up Sharp for the Second Half
How to Keep Composure With the (Increased) Test Anxiety as a Repeat Taker

🎁 OUR FREEBIES FOR YOU:

The Civil FE Startup Guide

The Civil PE Startup Guide

🖥️ OUR REVIEW COURSES:

Civil FE Review Course

Civil PE Review Courses

📚 OUR PRACTICE EXAMS:

FE Practice Exams

FE CBT Exam Simulator

PE Bonus Theory Questions

PE Practice Exams

PE CBT Exam Simulator

FE Environmental Practice Exam

PE Environmental Practice Exam

📱 CONNECT WITH CEA!

support@civilengineeringacademy.com

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(360)

How Laser Scans Can Make Tank Thickness Testing Smarter With Travis Keener

Failure of tanks that store highly hazardous chemicals can be huge, like the Longview Tank Disaster this year. The problem? The current method used to keep track of the structural integrity of the tan...

8 Loka 32min

A Career Journey in Structural Engineering With Zach Bowden

What does a career in Structural Engineering look like? 🤔Most people think it’s only the (demanding) technical side, but that’s not the case — and Structural Engineer Zach Bowden, P.E. is here to pro...

1 Loka 23min

Crushing the FE and PE Exams Just 36 Days Apart With Angello Murekye

The normal path is getting the FE first and the PE second…but who said you can’t do it the other way around? 🤔 That’s what Angello Murekye did — and he passed both exams just 36 days apart! 😳 👇Ange...

26 Syys 32min

A PE in the Philippines to a PE in USA with Jonathan Espiritu

Picture this: you’re a stay-home dad taking care of three kids while preparing for your exam. Interesting? That’s exactly how today’s guest started his journey toward becoming a PE in the US! In this ...

18 Syys 28min

The Present & Future of Transportation Engineering With ENR’s Top 20 Under 40 Christy Jeon

Transportation is changing fast. From sustainability concerns to climate resiliency to EVs, the systems we use today will look very different very soon. That’s what Christy Mihyeon Jeon joins us to ta...

16 Syys 34min

The AEC Freelancing Platform Changing How Engineers Find Work With Brian Sullivan

Not finding reliable engineering talent for your projects when you need it? After 20 years running his AEC firm, Brian Sullivan knows that problem all too well — and he’s now set out to tackle it from...

11 Syys 31min

The Top 16 Transportation PE Study Materials Worth Considering

Freaking out trying to choose the exam prep resources for the Transportation PE that are actually worth your money? 🤔 With so many options, it's easy to go down a rabbit hole…but you don’t have to. ...

2 Syys 18min

How Clara Feitoza Passed the FE Exam Using Only Our Free Resources

What if you could pass the FE exam on your first try…totally on your own? Clara Feitoza did exactly that — and she says CEA played a huge role in helping her get there. Here’s how. 👇After nearly thre...

26 Elo 25min