2010 California State PLS Exam Results

[klgerman]

Anyone else but me tired of waiting? Should be any time now...

I thought I would start a thread for those waiting for their State exam results so when they start arriving in mailboxes (or your name shows up on the roster) people can start spreading the word.

Good luck to all who took it!

K. German
NV PLS #20461

[E_Page]

The Board needs to accept the exam results at their next meeting before they can be released. The next Board meeting is scheduled for 8/11 &12. Looks like the examinees will have to wait a little longer than normal this year.

[Greg Sebourn]

I remember just how frustrating it was to wait. About 2PM, on days that was home, I would sit on the porch tapping my foot waiting for the carrier to come by. Each minute seemed like an hour; each hour, an eternity. If that describes you right now, you have invested a significant amount of your mind and energy to take and pass the exam(s) and probably took the process seriously. But there is something you can do besides tossing back a cold beer and tapping your foot waiting for the mail. In fact you should do this every day.

Regardless of your score, continue to study.

Don't put off learning while you wait. The results of the exam have no nexus with your need for professional development. Learning more about one's chosen profession is a positive and constructive use of time.

Good luck to all. I hope we have a good crop of new LSITs and PLSs to pass the torch to…

[Rob_LS]

Former CLSA President and current BPELS member Pat Tami worked with BPELS staff to revise the procedure so the exam results can be approved by the BPELS Executive Officer. Last year the results were released shortly before the July BPELS meeting. This year they are expected to go out "soon"... So start looking for an envelope (all are now thin) this weekend at the earliest... If you are sitting around waiting, that is prime study time! Good luck candidates!

[jcoffey]

There's some chatter on the PE boards about BPELS mailing out results on Friday, July 16th (yesterday). We shall see...

[Ric7308]

16 buckets of approximately 12,000 letters went out shortly before 5pm yesterday.

Good luck to all examinees

[shotgun]

I passed my LSIT test
results were in on saturday

[mi_amor]

It appears as though the time has come!? We will await the news from those of you who took the test (both positive and negative news is welcome).

For those of you who passed....reminder to thank all those folks that directly helped you along the way. If you indeed passed, please consider giving back. If you haven't already joined your local CLSA, then consider joining and becoming an active voice in our LS Community. As the late, legendary Paul Cuomo said to me "...the best thing you could ever do for your career, is to join CLSA..."

For those of you who did not pass....do not get down! Do not let this test beat you! Do not allow the frustration drag you down! You can do it! You will succeed, as long as you do not give up! If you are within Appeal Range, then APPEAL!
Your chances are 0% if you do not appeal.
2 things could happen if you appeal.
1st - you can pass on appeal.
2nd - you can size up the test and see what could have possibly gone wrong, then gear up for the next year test!

Good Luck everyone!

Justin S. Pallamary, PLS
San Diego - Vice President CLSA

[jcoffey]

Yes, I received my notice today, and I passed (I took national and state in April). I'd be lying if I didn't say it feels really, really, really, really good.

Special thanks to the great PLSs Bob Wallace, Floyd Huber, Pete Wiseman, Mike and Justin Pallamary, Mike Hart and all the wonderful instructors at the kick-butt San Diego review course. I could not have done it without you.

John S. Coffey, PE, PLS
San Diego, CA

[klgerman]

[QUOTE=jcoffey;19271]Yes, I received my notice today, and I passed (I took national and state in April). I'd be lying if I didn't say it feels really, really, really, really good.

Congratulations John! Did they send you a notice that you passed or your actual certificate? I'm trying to figure out what size of envelope i'm hoping for, or even if you can tell until you open it. :)

I live in a rural area outside of Reno, NV and I have friends in Reno who did receive theirs today, but I did not. I'm hoping tomorrow is the day...

Kevin German
NV PLS #20461

[jcoffey]

Kevin -

I just received a single page letter, serving as temporary evidence that I am a PLS. From my experience with other PEs and LSs recently who both passed and didn't pass, I expect that the BPELS license lookup database will be updated by the end of this week (not yet), giving me a glipse at my license number. Then the certificate will arrive in about 4-6 weeks (and it says that on the letter).

The envelope contains a single page white letter whether you passed or didn't so, sorry, the envelope is not going to help you - you're just going to have to tough it out and open it!

John Coffey, PE, PLS
San Diego, CA

[subman]

John,

Congratulations! One minor suggestion:

John Coffey, PLS PE ;-)

My logic, the survey always leads the design!!

[teeburd]

Congrats everyone....I feel your excitement!
We had 18 from San Diego area.

[E_Page]

Coffey, John S., PLS 8733

German, Kevin L., PLS 8782

Congratulations to both of you and to all who passed.

The BPELS license lookup website has been updated.

[Greg Sebourn]

There sure are a lot of new licenses in San Diego! Way to go CLSA-SD!!!

[jcoffey]

Thanks for the kind words.

Dennis, I thought about that as I was typing it. I certainly don't want anyone to think that I value one over the other. Getting the PLS feels much more rewarding. So I sign,

John S. Coffey, PLS (who by the way is also a PE if anyone cares) :-)

[Greg Sebourn]

I just contacted PLS8746 to congratulate her and she said ... "who? Me? What are you talking about?" It looks like they got posted before some received their letters! It always feels good to make someone's day!

[pls7809]

The Riv-SB chapter had at least three pass that were enrolled in our LS review course - Shelly Jones, LS 8763, Steven Lewis, LS 8784 and Daniel Slawson, LS 8725.

I checked all the names and those were the only ones that popped up, barring any later appeals. Daniel actually found out that he passed during the course in February when he passed the October national exam, but he was in our class this year.

Congrats to everyone who did pass and keep on pushin' to everyone who didn't.

[Rob_LS]

Only 76 were licensed so far. Passing percentage was likely in the 20-30% range. No way to know if someone is held up on a take home exam. I've completed the Excel file, but still have some info to add to the file - will post later today.

[Rob_LS]

WITHOUT VIOLATING EXAM SECURITY -
For those of you that passed - what was the factor that made you pass?
Did you take an LS Review class?
What was it that worked for you from the class?
What DIDN'T work for you from the class?
How do we improve it?
What did you do on your own to get you through?
What did you do differently from others?

[VANCE]

On that note I would also like to know if anyone used the State Plane Coordinate Program for the 48gx that I posted on this site.

If so was it helpful?
I would like some feedback

Thanks

Vance

[subman]

John,

It has been a curiosity of mine for some time as to how many dual CA PLS/PE professionals we have in the state. From 1/1/1982 to present day, the state has issued 3,742 PLS licences (8801 - 5059) compared to 43,185 PE licenses (77150 - 33965).

If one were to make an absurd assumption that all 3,742 PLS licenses were issued to Post-1982 PEs, only 8.7% of Post-1982 PEs would be licensed to practice land surveying. As I said, that is absurd.

If I look at my organization, which is one of the biggest public works departments in the country, we have 3600 employees and 479 of them are licensed civil engineers (the vast majority Post-1982).

To date, only four (4) of us are licensed as both land surveyors and civil engineers (although others are in various stages of the exam process). So if you look at may organization, less that 1% of the civil engineers have dual licenses (4/479x100 = 0.84%). I believe that is probably a representative number to project statewide. If you do, that would mean there is a potential for about 360 Post-1982 civil engineers statewide that are licensed to practice land surveying. If you take it to the next step, those 360 PLS/PEs could potentially represent approximately 10% (360/3742x100 = 9.62%) of all land surveyors licensed since 1/1/1982.

We appear to be a very unique segment of the land development community and should be proud of it!

[klgerman]

Thank you for the congratulations. It definitely made my day to see my name on that roster this morning. The state specific exam was a real beast. The content of the exam isn't too bad, but the time management aspect takes it to a whole different level. Not having to do that over again is a real relief.

As far as the question above, I was in attendance at the LS review at the CLSA/NALS conference earlier this year. I would say the test taking and grading methodology was a great help. I did expect to see a little more problem work in the review. Not too much, because if you don't know the content, you're not going to learn it in a 4 day review. Just enough to get the gears turning again and get the students into exam mode.

Thanks again and i'm honored to have my name on that roster with you all.

Kevin German
NV PLS #20461
CA PLS #8782

[pls7809]

Also add Dan Cunningham, LS 8764 to the list from the RSB chapter LS Review class. Congratulations Dan.

[pbmatt2001]

I passed and can truly say I haven’t been this happy in a long time. To all who passed, CONGRATULATIONS! To all who didn’t just keep at it and you will. This was my 3rd try and now I'm an LS. I think what helped me the most was the SD-CLSA review class and all the great volunteers that taught the classes. I was laid off and had tons of time to study, but sometimes you get lost with all that info and they really helped steer me in the right direction. So thanks to all those guys.