Matthew Hardy
MechEng
I have a Civil Engineering (Bachelor & Masters) degree with a 3.2 GPA. I have my EIT, and have passed the Civil/Structural PE exam. Prior service (AD Army). LOR's were all from engineering/construction professionals. I interviewed with an LT in person, and had a phone interview with a CPT (both seemed to go pretty well, but I never asked the recruiter what they thought of me). I'm fairly old at 31 too....
I think the EIT thing was a pretty big deal. Neither of them had an EIT, but one had a Phd, and the other had tons of construction management experience. From what I gather, these professional certs are a big deal.
**I passed my PE exam after my packet was resubmitted, so they did not know this**
I had previously applied as well, back in 2012, right after graduation from my Bachelors program. I had no experience or my EIT. I didn't stand a chance.
I'm 27 now and my package is in to the July 2017 board. Now I've got land surveying experience (~2 years) and Mechanical Design experience (2 years at a company that design medical devices). My EIT, and a Masters degree in Mechanical (3.7/4.0). I've got strong references (3 work and 2 character from retired CEC Captains). And I got a 61 on my OAR.
I know I've got a better shot than I did in 2012 but I know its an extremely competitive program.