My advise from 2014 above still rings true today. Study hard to remove luck from the equation. There is no room for luck in this profession.
Jered McGrath PLS, post: 331343, member: 794 wrote: There is no room for luck in this profession.
He was lucky to find this thread. 😉
Oregon is a common second license here. Every person I talk with says take the refresher course.
I goofed around and didn't get my paperwork ready. I'll be asking for an update in May.
Wishing you well, Tom
John1Minor2, post: 331323, member: 404 wrote: In addition to all the good advice above, I would add that you have a good grasp of Geodetic concepts. The Vansykle (sp?), GPS for Land Surveyors, text is a good one and the fourth edition just came out on Amazon.
The Van Sickle GPS was by far the hardest book on surveying that i ever read. In fact I couldn't even get through it....something about it made it seem like i was reading chinese.
I have heard others, such as you, praise it...but it's certainly not for me.
To help even the odds, the attached 'Multiple Choice", is a summary of research done on how to take multiple choice tests...the link is to programs for the hp33....Best of Luck!
WA-ID Surveyor, post: 331354, member: 6294 wrote: The Van Sickle GPS was by far the hardest book on surveying that i ever read. In fact I couldn't even get through it....something about it made it seem like i was reading chinese..
I suggest skipping to the chapter about Coordinate Systems. The preceding chapters on how GPS does its thing are quite esoteric. Who cares how the thing works, as long as it works? Well, I do. But that's just me. It would be a shame to get bogged down on the minutia and never get to the chapter on coordinate systems, and those that follow.
Jan Van Sickle. That sounded familiar so I looked it up. Thanks much.
Be sure
Dusty, post: 331386, member: 10331 wrote: Jan Van Sickle. That sounded familiar so I looked it up. Thanks much.
Be sure to have an understanding of the Oregon LDP's.
Bringing this one back up. Does anyone know of the specifics for the Oregon LS Exam Prep seminar? It's a 2 or 3 day class that is put on not long before the test. I am interested in getting the materials early and attending.
TIA, Tom
Thank you. April seems a ways off but I need to get started. I passed Washington but it was a wakeup call. West coast exams are no cakewalk...
I found that reading aloud while studying helped me retain what I was studying. Also write down what you are studying where appropriate, another retention tool.
I have no experience with any professional surveying exams, but one tool that I've found useful for short term memorization is a website that allows you to write flashcards called Quizlet. After you've written the cards you may review them in sequence or random order. If it's allowed, I would suggest pagemarking your reference books and manuals to assist you in finding pertinent information more quickly. Best of luck on the exam when you sit for it
Good Luck, We need new surveyors to take over for us that are retireing.
joe
I posted the same question in 2005 before moving to Oregon on the other board. DLC's and Schultz's' class was the answer, same as now. I did not know what either was! I do remember that it was so busy I got job offers from the post. Good luck! Jp
Joe Ferg, post: 342717, member: 332 wrote: Good Luck, We need new surveyors to take over for us that are retireing.
joe
Say it ain't so Joe. Retirement?
Scanned through the replies and agree. Mark Mayer hit on something that I prepared for that likely made the difference of passing on the first attempt as opposed to having to retake.
Aside from studying the material, I went through my references and placed the little Post-It tags on pages at important points in each reference. The key part being that on each tag, I wrote 1 to 3 words that described the subject covered at the tagged location. When needing to look something up, you won't be starting with a code section number, you'll be starting with a question like having to know whether or not a map needs to be filed, where the boundary between private upland and public bed lies along a body of water, or the reporting requirements when using state plane coordinates.
My copy of the ORS and OARs that I took in probably had close to 100 tags, and my other 3 or 4 had between 10 and 40 each.
