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&#39;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&#39;ve ever wondered whether you&#39;ve been out of civil engineering for too long, don&#39;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 ItWhy She Wanted the PE LicenseWhat Actually Made Her Go for the PE After Coming Back into the IndustryHow She Balanced Family With Studying for the PEIs 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 CourseHer Top 2 Tips for Anyone Prepping for the PE Exam, If You Want to PassHow She Picked Herself Up from a Failed Attempt...And You Can, TooShould You Really Wait Years to Take the PE? Here&#39;s Why the Answer is No.The Maximum Number of Questions You Can Blind-Guess on the PEWere 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 FailedThe Doors the PE License Opened for HerThe Non-Studying Tip She Learned the Hard Way That You Need to Live By Does She Recommend Civil Engineering Academy?🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONEDOur PE Review Course100 Bonus Water Resources Theory Questions500-Problem PE Civil Water Resources BookCEA Podcast Ep 300 (Switching Exams After a Fail?)New 2027 PE Exam SpecificationsUSA Employment WebsiteBureau of ReclamationIMEGUtah State UniversityChatGPT💬 CONNECT WITH ANELLISELinkedIn🎁 OUR FREEBIES FOR YOUThe Civil FE Startup GuideThe Civil PE Startup GuideFREE Floodplain Manager Course Module🖥️ OUR REVIEW COURSESCivil FE Review CourseCivil PE Review CourseFloodplain Manager Review Course<stro