The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast5 Feb

A Single Mom's Journey to Pass the PE After 5 Years and 4 Tries With Bianca Wilson

Passing the PE Exam is difficult enough already. Now imagine doing it as a single mother, with 3 successive failed attempts over 5 years, and having to start from scratch after switching exams? 😮

That’s exactly why this episode with Bianca Wilson hits different.

She’s a Geotech Project Manager who just passed the Civil PE Exam after 4 tries over 5 years — long after most people would’ve folded already. But it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows.

In this interview, she opens up about the emotional rollercoaster this journey has been to her as a single mom.

The tough calls she had to make in life to get this done. The decision to switch exams and start over. The tight budget she had to get help to get over this hump. All the way to the study habits and how she organized her schedule to find time to study…with a full-time job and a kid!

If you’re a repeat taker, questioning whether you’ll ever get to cross the finish line, this episode has some honest lessons from someone who had every reason to quit, but didn’t — and passed instead! ✅

Go check it out!

🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN:

Her Long PE Journey from 2020 to 2025 in a Nutshell
Her Controversial Take on Switching Exams...After Doing It Herself
What She Had to Overcome to Pass After Switching Exams (And How She Did It)
How She Managed to Study as a Single Mother
The Minimum Study Time Required to Pass the PE, in Her Opinion
The Importance of Accountability in Your Exam Prep
How She Found CEA's PE Course And What She Loved About It
Her Tips for Approaching Practice Exams That You Should Listen
The Exam-Day Test-Taking Strategy We Share in Our Course That Helped Her Pass
How the CBT Exam Simulator Helped Her Prep for the Actual CBT Exam
How to Get a Handle on All the Codes You Need to Know for Your Exam
Has the CERM Really Become Obsolete for the New PE Format?
Her Biggest Surprise on Exam Day (Hint: The PE Isn't as "Tricky" as You Think)
How the Different AIT Questions Stack Against One Another in Difficulty
The 4 Surprisingly Simple Secrets to Passing the PE Exam
How It Really Feels After You Pass the PE Exam
Would She Recommend Civil Engineering Academy to Others?

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Civil PE Review Courses

PE CBT Exam Simulator

A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets

Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities

Georgia DOT

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