Any Marylanders here have any clue what the SD exam even covers nowadays? I took the ME-III (Storm Drain) course at CCBC in 2013, which was supposed to directly prepare you for the exam. Now I hear rumors that there are ESD design computational questions (which is fine, I have time to study). But I can??t find a pdf of these SHA pipe nomographs anywhere anymore. Are these available anywhere? I don??t know how I can??t find one anywhere, they have been erased from history apparently and that??s a feat for a web search! Thanks for any help
There is a prep class on Saturday at the fall MSS Conference in October
https://www.marylandsurveyor.org/page/2019FallProgram
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Yes I did see that, thankfully. The problem is there is a test coming up in September and I want my license NOW ??? so I figure I can give it a shot. If I fail, well that’s good practice. Take the prep course, go in both guns blazing next exam. Might even look into VA license before I forget everything I’ve been studying lately
Might even look into VA license before I forget everything I??ve been studying lately
Not a bad plan.
I spread mine out - ?ÿso after every test I told myself that was the last one and drank the hydrology out of my brain, then had to go back and put it back in again. ?ÿEvery test is different, but it is possible to pass the Virginia state exam while still "punting" on the drainage questions and picking "C". ?ÿJust sayin' ?????ÿ
Just a complete outsider observance....Since nearly every LS in the DelMarVa area does nearly zero drainage work why is it still on the exam? It seems every time these questions are posted here the answers are all the same. Cram and purge - you'll never use it again...Unfortunately, though there is a real chance I will have to join this camp of cram and purge, but it all just seems like a waste.
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Just a complete outsider observance....Since nearly every LS in the DelMarVa area does nearly zero drainage work why is it still on the exam? It seems every time these questions are posted here the answers are all the same. Cram and purge - you'll never use it again...Unfortunately, though there is a real chance I will have to join this camp of cram and purge, but it all just seems like a waste.
A lot of small and rural shops in the land development arena will do some of the storm drain work on a small scale.?ÿ On site stormwater BMP design for impervious runoff and ESC plans on single family home site plans, small subdivision, drive culvert computations, etc..
I will say that the requirement to learn it has taught me what I need to know too produce a good product as a base for engineering design and helped me to understand the requirements that the engineers need.?ÿ?ÿ
I teach the Maryland Storm Drain Exam Prep course.
email me ?ÿ ?ÿ jburns@wtbco.com
Wow, I just want to say that looks like a great conference schedule! There are a huge variety of topics covered. You might actually leave smarter!
I'm in the same boat that you are.?ÿ I took the classes at CCBC as well but I've let it go too long so I'm sure it's changed.?ÿ I still have the exam prep material from the 2016 conference that was in Solomons that I've been going over in hopes that it'll get me through.
Mark
Yeah I took ME-3 in 2013 when I only had like a year of surveying experience. So I was way off from getting my license. Now six years later, I managed to lose some of my notes from class and I’m piecing together what I can find and trying to make sense of it. Good luck with it
Hope you don't mind but i sent you one as well.
You sitting for the test in Sept? I will be there, hopefully the second time is the charm.
