Perseverance Pays Off: A PE Journey of Seven Attempts with Tucker Stafford

Perseverance Pays Off: A PE Journey of Seven Attempts with Tucker Stafford

What would you do after failing the PE Exam five times?! 😧 And worse, with each and every attempt being a different exam format? From paper-based to CBT…all the way to the new specs?! 😱

That’s exactly Tucker Stafford’s journey of resilience to get over the PE exam! 🥵

He got started way back in 2020 (when the exam was still paper-based!) and finally cleared the bar in April 2024. ✅

He took all the exam formats ever since, sticking with the Transportation exam every time.

His story is the ultimate inspiration for any repeat taker out there, going above and beyond where most people would have simply folded and given up.

If you’re struggling with this exam and have already failed it a few times before, you need to listen to this episode.

Tucker's hard-earned tips and advice will give you the motivation you need to keep pushing forward and get this done and over with as well, no matter how many times you take it. 💪

TUNE IN TO LEARN:

  • His Experience Having His Exam Canceled in April 2020
  • A Mistake He Made in His First Attempt in October 2020 That Most People Make
  • His Second Attempt With His First Review Course in April 2021
  • His Third And Fourth Attempts at the PE Still as a Paper-Based Exam in 2022
  • His Struggles With His Fifth Attempt With the PE as a CBT Exam in April 2023
  • His Final Attempt in April 2024 With the New Depth-Focused Specifications
  • Should You Immediately Sign Up Again for the Exam After a Fail?
  • Is It Better to Stick With the Same Exam After Failing...Or Switch Exams?
  • The 2 Rules of Thumb to Choosing Your PE Exam
  • 2 Topics About Which He Got the Exact Same Questions on All 6 Attempts!
  • Two Transportation Topics That Came up During the Exam as AIT Type Questions
  • How to Use the NCEES Diagnostics Right After a Fail
  • The Only Two Prep Materials You Need, Even if You Don't Get Anything Else
  • A Daily Habit Every PE Test-Taker Should Pick Up During Their Prep
  • His No. 1 Piece of Exam Prep Advice...That He Learned the Hard Way

🤝 OUR PARTNER:

Audible

✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Should You Switch PE Exams After Multiple Failures?

Official NCEES PE Practice Exams

PPI’s Transportation Depth Reference Manual

Mississippi Engineering Boards

Mississippi DOT

University of Mississippi

Jackson State University

Highway Safety Manual (HSM)

Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)

AASHTO Green Book

Guide for Design of Pavement Structures

Roadside Design Guide

📧 CONNECT WITH TUCKER:

LinkedIn

tuckerstafford@me.com

🎁 FREEBIES:

The 5 Best FE Resources

The Civil PE Startup Guide

FREE CFM® Course Module

📚 PASS YOUR EXAM WITH THESE:

Civil Engineering Academy

Website

Civil FE Review Course

Civil PE Review Courses

CFM® Review Course

FE Practice Exams

FE CBT Exam Simulator

PE Practice Exams

PE CBT Exam Simulator

CFM® Practice Exam

📱 CONNECT WITH US!

Newsletter

Free CEA Community

Instagram

LinkedIn

support@civilengineeringacademy.com

Avsnitt(328)

CEA 2025 Year in Review!

CEA 2025 Year in Review!

Every year, we like to hit pause, look in the rearview mirror, and reflect on everything that happened in the past year. We just did that with our 2025 Year in Review…and that was a crazy one! 😅In th...

5 Mars 18min

Passing the CFM® Exam After 3 Tries as an Electrical Engineer With Chris Moe

Passing the CFM® Exam After 3 Tries as an Electrical Engineer With Chris Moe

Think Floodplain Management is only for Water Resources Engineers? Those already working in water- and flood-related fields? 🤔 Well, this interview with Chris Moe will make you rethink that. 👇Chris ...

26 Feb 31min

How Civil Firm Owners Can Plan a Smart Exit From Day One With Laurie Barkman

How Civil Firm Owners Can Plan a Smart Exit From Day One With Laurie Barkman

Do you know the biggest mistake AEC firm owners make? 🤔They get lost in the busy work and never plan how they’ll leave the business one day. That’s why this episode with Laurie Barkman is huge!Known ...

19 Feb 30min

A Structural Engineering Niche Most Don't Know About With Dr. Joshua Schultz

A Structural Engineering Niche Most Don't Know About With Dr. Joshua Schultz

When you think of “Structural Engineering,” you likely picture big concrete or steel structures. Right? 🤔 Exactly — and that’s the problem! 👇There’s a whole corner of that industry outside of these ...

12 Feb 42min

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

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...

5 Feb 33min

The Future of Civil Engineering School With AI: Raising or Lowering the Bar?

The Future of Civil Engineering School With AI: Raising or Lowering the Bar?

AI is already everywhere. Students are using it. Companies are relying on it. And schools are feeling the pressure to do the same. The question is — is it  raising the bar…or quietly lowering it? 🤔In...

29 Jan 32min

Starting and Running Your Own Structural Engineering Practice With Daniel Bressler

Starting and Running Your Own Structural Engineering Practice With Daniel Bressler

Ever told yourself you’d “start your own firm one day?” 🤔 Most civil engineers have, but they kick it down the road because they don’t know what it takes.If that’s you, this interview with Daniel Bre...

22 Jan 41min

The Geotech Influencer Growing Engineering Firms Worldwide With David Jasinski

The Geotech Influencer Growing Engineering Firms Worldwide With David Jasinski

Long gone were the days when engineering was only about the technical work! Today, you can take your technical skills, flip it, and use it in a way that’s never been possible before — and this episode...

15 Jan 30min

Populärt inom Utbildning

historiepodden-se
rss-bara-en-till-om-missbruk-medberoende-2
det-skaver
alska-oss
harrisons-dramatiska-historia
rss-viktmedicinpodden
nu-blir-det-historia
sektledare
johannes-hansen-podcast
roda-vita-rosen
not-fanny-anymore
allt-du-velat-veta
rss-sjalsligt-avkladd
i-vantan-pa-katastrofen
sa-in-i-sjalen
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet
polisutbildningspodden
rss-om-vi-ska-vara-arliga
rss-traningsklubben
sex-pa-riktigt-med-marika-smith