How competitive is it to make SK2? How many do they normally take, I am about to take my first SWE just curious to know.

Well for at least 3 years now they have been making everybody on the list, and there already advancing SK2's from last Nov SWE, which wouldn't normally start until July 1st but since the list is cleared from May they start on the next list. Who knows how long this will last. So best advice is study hard and do your best to be near the top. Good luck.

I recently competed against 149 sk3's for the NOV SWE. And to be honest, I didn't worry about how many sk's there were, but more the questions. Just study the mandatory and a few levels above that, and ask your supervisors to quiz you when they can. Just ask for guidance of your supervisors and friends and listen to the advice. GOOD luck