So I just got my results back yesterday and I finally passed the PG (Professional Geologist) exam. Honestly didn't think I'd make it after failing by about 12 points the first time around. I want to share what changed between attempt one and attempt two because I wasted so much time on the wrong stuff initially.
First time I basically just read through my old geology textbooks and called it a day. Huge mistake. The second time I found a solid P G practice test online and started doing timed sections every weekend for about eight weeks. The practice questions were way closer to the actual exam format than anything else I tried. I also leaned heavily on a structured P G study guide that broke down stratigraphy, structural geology, and hydrogeology by topic weight — that helped me stop over-studying geochemistry when it's barely on the exam.
Anyone else going through this right now? Happy to share more exam tips if people have specific questions about the format or timing strategy. The 8-hour day is brutal and pacing matters more than most people admit.