4th Down & 3 Yards to Go: How Gracie Johnson Scored a PE Touchdown - The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast | Lyssna här

Passing the PE exam isn't always a straight play to the end zone. Gracie Johnson knows that firsthand. After 3 attempts off by 1-2 questions, she was down to one more run — and this time, she scored the touchdown! 👇

Gracie is a civil engineer in Texas who had a very turbulent experience with the PE exam. She got off to a rocky start in 2024, when the specs changes made the course she had bought totally obsolete. Then, she tried a review course that left her second-guessing herself.

Now, add in wedding planning, an unexpected apartment flood, and full-time job…and you've got quite a few curveballs to deal with. 😅

In this episode, she dives into how she managed to pull that off even with all of this going on, and everything she learned along the way.

From how she organized her study time around her life and her insane cadence for taking practice exams that worked really well (+ why)...all the way to the biggest surprise she’s had on the exam that may be the reason why the Transportation pass rates plummeted in latest stats.

If you’re taking the transportation PE exam, especially if you’re a repeat taker, you’ll want to listen to this one. There’s a lot of wisdom you can apply to your own prep, from someone who walked the walk. 😉

🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN:

How Her PE Exam Prep Started off on the Wrong Foot
The Second Review Course She Signed up for...And What Was wrong With It
Why She Took Transportation Even Though She Doesn't Work With It
How She Found Civil Engineering Academy (And Went With It)
Why She Didn't Switch Exams After a Few Failed Attempts
Her Advice for Repeat Takers Questioning Whether They Should Switch Exams
How CEA Helped Her Pick Herself Back Up After Her Third Failed Attempt
An Unexpected Life Curveball That (Almost) Put a Damper on Her Studies
What Her Study Schedule Looked Like With a Full-Time Job and Life
How The Ultimate PE Course Planner Helped Her Stay on Track During Her Studies
Her Insane Approach to Practice Exams Most People Would Call "Crazy," But Works!
The Biggest Surprise on the Transportation Exam That Caught Her Off Guard
What May Have Caused the Nosedive in the Latest Transportation PE Pass Rates
What She Enjoyed About the CEA PE Course That Got Her Across the Finish Line
How the Weight of Having to Pass the PE Carried Over Even After She Had Passed
The Immediate Impacts of Passing the PE That She's Noticing at Work