Motherhood, a Career Break, and Passing the PE Exam With Anellise Deters

Imagine this: you step away from civil engineering for years to raise your kids, and then come back to the profession and have to pull off one of the biggest achievements in everybody’s career right off the bat? 🤔 That's exactly the road Anellise Deters traveled on her way to becoming a licensed PE. And there’s more — she did that all while being a mother of three kids! Exactly. I reacted the same way: What the heck?! 😯 In this episode, she dives into this exact journey, sharing the lessons, tips, and resources she learned the hard way as she prepped for the Water Resources PE exam, picked herself up after a first failed attempt, and got it done on the second try. Yes. It wasn’t smooth sailing at all. But as she also dives into the opportunities that opened up for her after earning those two letters next to her name, you’ll see why it’s totally worth “the trouble.” 😉 If you've ever wondered whether you've been out of civil engineering for too long, don't have enough time to study because of family, or can’t bounce back after a failed attempt…this interview is 100% for you. Period. Go check it out! 🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN: Her Journey Going into Civil Engineering, Out of It, and Now Back into It Why She Wanted the PE License What Actually Made Her Go for the PE After Coming Back into the Industry How She Balanced Family With Studying for the PE Is the PE License More Heavily Demanded in the Public or Private Sector? How She Found Civil Engineering Academy (and Went for It!) What She Enjoyed the Most About The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course Her Top 2 Tips for Anyone Prepping for the PE Exam, If You Want to Pass How She Picked Herself Up from a Failed Attempt...And You Can, Too Should You Really Wait Years to Take the PE? Here's Why the Answer is No. The Maximum Number of Questions You Can Blind-Guess on the PE Were There a Lot of Theory Questions on the PE Exam? Was She Satisfied With the Student Support at CEA? Why She Took the Water Resources Exam...Without Ever Working in Water Resources How She Handled All the Codes for the PE (With Some Help from AI) How Much Time is Enough to Let Emotions Settle After a Fail And Get Back to Study? When is the Best Time to Take the PE in Any of the Testing Windows? What to Do After You Find Out You Failed The Doors the PE License Opened for Her The Non-Studying Tip She Learned the Hard Way That You Need to Live By Does She Recommend Civil Engineering Academy? 🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED Our PE Review Course 100 Bonus Water Resources Theory Questions 500-Problem PE Civil Water Resources Book CEA Podcast Ep 300 (Switching Exams After a Fail?) New 2027 PE Exam Specifications USA Employment Website Bureau of Reclamation IMEG Utah State University ChatGPT 💬 CONNECT WITH ANELLISE LinkedIn 🎁 OUR FREEBIES FOR YOU The Civil FE Startup Guide The Civil PE Startup Guide FREE Floodplain Manager Course Module 🖥️ OUR REVIEW COURSES Civil FE Review Course Civil PE Review Course Floodplain Manager Review Course 📚 OUR PRACTICE EXAMS FE Practice Exams FE CBT Exam Simulator PE Bonus Theory Questions PE Practice Exams PE CBT Exam Simulator Floodplain Manager Training Workbook FE Environmental Practice Exam PE Environmental Practice Exam 📱 CONNECT WITH CEA Website Newsletter FREE CEA Community LinkedIn YouTube Channel [email protected]