I took the EIT in 1991.  You were allowed to bring any reference materials
you wanted so long as they were bound in some manner.  Handwritten notes
were OK but had to be in a binder, not loose pages.

It is very likely the have changed the rules over time.

The point I was trying to make was that if you can't pass the test after
taking the classes without dragging in the entire library, what did you
really learn?  The total points you got on the EIT really didn't matter,
just the PASS/FAIL status.  Kinda like your GPA after you have worked for a
while.  Doesn't really matter if you had a 4.0 or a 2.4 in college if you
have demonstrated solid abilities in the real world.


Robert Young
YR Consulting
rwyoung@ieee.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Wilton" <shawn@BLACK9.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OT:] FE / EIT exam


> You sure you're not thinking of the PE?  Last time I checked you weren't
> allowed to bring anything in to the FE, and they gave you a "notebook"
> with all the equations you would need or were allowed to use.
>
>
> Shawn Wilton
> Junior in CpE
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> Robert Young wrote:
> > Yea, I took it.  I bought one of the review books about a month before
and
> > went through it and made some notes.  Extra calculator (didn't need it),
> > pencils and they allowed us snacks so long as they where "quiet".  Quiet
> > snacks meant no loud crunchy stuff and we take the wrappers off before
you
> > went in.  Water OK, soda not OK.  My pile of stuff was probably under 3
lbs.
> > I saw people hauling in every textbook they ever owned!  Silly.
> >
> > I took the exam my last semester of college.  I figured that if I
couldn't
> > pass the EIT after 3 1/2 years there was a serious problem.  Other than
> > reading the review book I didn't go to any of the cram sessions.  Didn't
see
> > the point and still don't.  Passed just fine.  Lowest score was
associated
> > with the "chemistry" section.  Makes sense because I took Chem. I and II
as
> > a Freshman and really didn't enjoy the classes so I didn't internalize
the
> > information.
> >
> > Robert Young
> > YR Consulting
> > rwyoung@ieee.org
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert B." <piclist@NERDULATOR.NET>
> > To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:09 PM
> > Subject: [OT:] FE / EIT exam
> >
> >
> >
> >>Are there any engineers out there who remember (or had to?) taking their
> >>fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam?  I think it used to be called the
> >
> > EIT
> >
> >>/ Engineer in training exam.  I'm set to take it on tomorrow (Saturday)
> >>morning, and let me tell you it's nerve-racking!  Insights appreciated!
> >>
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