[Histonet] ASCP Exam
Hello fellow histonetters!!! I have begun studying for the ASCP HT exam. Any guidance/studying suggestions/study booklets/tactics you can throw out at me would be greatly appreciated. Any recent exam takers out there? Oh yeah, and also, since I am planning on relocating to California, does anyone know if that state has it's own state licensure? Thanks again!! -Bharti Parihar ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] ASCP Exam
California does not have state licensure for histotechs. There is no regulation that histotechs even have to be certified, but many of the facilities will only hire certified technicians. The NSH has a list of study materials at http://www.nsh.org/content/certification-exam-study-aids Bharti Parihar bhartolog...@gmail.com Sent by: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 04/10/2012 03:50 PM To Histonet Archive histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu cc Subject [Histonet] ASCP Exam Hello fellow histonetters!!! I have begun studying for the ASCP HT exam. Any guidance/studying suggestions/study booklets/tactics you can throw out at me would be greatly appreciated. Any recent exam takers out there? Oh yeah, and also, since I am planning on relocating to California, does anyone know if that state has it's own state licensure? Thanks again!! -Bharti Parihar ___ 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
[Histonet] ASCP exam
I was an MLT who transitioned into histology, did the program at IUPUI and passed the HT exam on the first try (Thankfully). I took the exam as soon as could following the program, studied Carson, exams from the program and purchased the online tests through ASCP. My coworker started in the gross room, then moved to cytoprep person and then into histology, did the program at IUPUI and did not pass the first time. We decided she had tried to study TOO many things, and she passed the second time. We talked about the tests and her second test was completely different from the first. I had asked her about the pictures and certain things I had remembered, and she did not have any of that on the first go round. We now have another student who will be sitting for the BOR this summer - we will see where that goes! Nancy Schmitt MLT/HT -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Brandi Higgins Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:19 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 ___ *** NOTICE: This email may contain legally privileged information. The information is for the use of only the intended recipient(s) even if addressed incorrectly. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender that you have received it in error and then delete it along with any attachments. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[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
RE: [Histonet] ascp exam
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
