Are you kidding!?! I have an AA in Histotechnology and still didn't pass my (HTL) written on the first round. I did pass my slide review though, thank you very much. :) I passed on the second try, which included 3 years of OJT and tons of studying after graduating school. (BTW, I also have a BS in Biology with a major in English) I think they have just made the test harder because they have gotten rid of the slide part of the test. And it sounds like the micrographs still suck. :p Claire Disclaimer: Chill out people. I'm not crabby, I'm just drawn that way.
________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Brandi Higgins Sent: Wed 4/21/2010 6:18 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] ascp exam Hello, For those of you who are ASCP certified, either HT or HTL, did many of you have to take the exam more than once? I have not yet sat for the exam, but I see the pass rate is low, and average score is usually just slightly above the pass line. I have read a lot of comments on some message boards saying people don't even recognize the material in a lot of the questions, and how the images of stains are of very poor quality. I am just wondering if most of the people who don't pass are people who think because they work in a lab they will be able to pass the exam, and as a result they don't study for it the first time. Or, is it really that difficult and many people study hard but still cannot pass it. Any comments welcome! Thanks! Brandi Higgins _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet