Crushing His TLine Career and the Geotech PE Exam with Seth Anderson


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Overwhelmed by the number of codes required for the Geotech PE Exam? Scared by its low pass rates…year after year? 🤔


Then this interview with Seth Anderson is what you need.


Seth is a civil engineer with an unconventional career path into the world of Transmission Engineering, and he’s just passed the Geotech PE Exam…on his first try. ✅ 👷


In this episode, he shares everything he did, every study and test-taking strategy he implemented, and every resource he used to pull this off so you can do the same.


If you’re taking the Geotech PE Exam, no matter if it’s your first or fifth try, you’ll want to listen to this episode. 😉 🎧


🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN:



  • How He Got into the Utility World as a Civil Engineer

  • A Rule for the FE Exam That You Should Live By

  • His PE Exam Journey...and How CEA Helped!

  • A Strategy for Your PE Exam Prep to Save You on Exam Day

  • A Test-Taking Tip for Exam Day You'll Want to Use

  • A Subtle Thing That Caught Him Off Guard on the Geotech PE Exam

  • What's the Most Challenging Part of Prepping for the PE Exam?

  • How He Organized the Codes into a System to Help Him Remember Them

  • His Experience with CEA’s PE CBT Exam Simulator

  • What Score Should You Shoot for When Taking Practice Exams?

  • How He Balanced Work, Studying, and Fun Time (Yep, It’s possible!)

  • What He Enjoyed the Most About CEA

  • The Right Way to Look at the Low Pass Rates for the Geotech Exam

  • A New Topic in the New Geotech PE Exam Specs That Threw Him Off

  • A Tip to Handle All the Codes Required by the Geotech PE Exam

  • Is the CEA Student Support Good?

  • The Real Benefit of Taking the PE Most Civil Engineers Don't Realize

  • Why Does He Recommend Civil Engineering Academy?


✅ RESOURCES MENTIONED:


FHWA NHI-16-009


FHWA NHI-16-010


FHWA NHI-16-072


Day in the Life of a Transmission Engineer Episode (YouTube)


Day in the Life of a Transmission Engineer Episode (Spotify)


TRC Companies


Clarkson University


📧 CONNECT WITH SETH:


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🎁 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


FE Environmental Practice Exam


PE Environmental Practice Exam


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