Preparing to take ASCP MT exam in three weeks time

James in Scottsdale, Arizona said: I am looking for a MT to manage a STAT Lab in Yuma, AZ. Anyone know someone that may be interested?

do u stll have a position available for a ASCP MT??

plz reply roninbox@yahoo.com

skyblue80 in Modesto, California said: Has anyone taken Online Quiz on State Laboratory Law for California? Do the question come from the Tutorial: Basic California State Laboratory Law or is there any extra material to study? Please let me know if anyone has information.
Thanks

all the questions are from the tutorial, goodluck!

ge in Temecula, California said: all the questions are from the tutorial, goodluck!

thanks

what is that tutorial is that a book to study for the ascp test? can i get it

Its california test after you pass the ascp exam. For ascp, study the ASCP green book, pay more attention on the graphs and know for each details. Also study Robert harr book, as well as Polensky cards. Combination of these should be enough, but it would be good idea to study with partner so he or she can ask you what you have studied.

ge in Temecula, California said: all the questions are from the tutorial, goodluck!

i have a friend who only had ascpi and he just converted his license (apply for reciprocity) for California license. i dont think california offers examination anymore.

Mary in Ashland City, Tennessee said: I PASSED!!...or it was a hallucination, haha. I didn't get any kind of print out saying I passed from the testing center before I left.

I typed up the questions I could remember. Of course they aren't word for word. If I won't get in trouble for it I could post them.

hi mary can you also email it to.. some that you remember. im going to take the test too..i just had AMT license and tryi to get AASCP..heres my email add: nmedija@rangeweb.net

thank you

Hello, you should contact the department of Health and Services. You need to convert the ASCpi certificate to ASCP/CLS license. I had a candidate who did just that and i was able to placed her. email me so I can help you - anna@idearecruit.com.

Anna Dejero
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heart in Forsyth, Montana said: i have a friend who only had ascpi and he just converted his license (apply for reciprocity) for California license. i dont think california offers examination anymore.

Hello, you should contact the Department of Health Services so you can convert the ASCPi certificate to ASCP/CLS license. I have a candidate who did just that and I was able to placed her.. email me so I can help you - anna@idearecruit.com

Roninbox in Santa Fe, New Mexico said: Hi all I am new to forum I pass BSMT as USA and same time Pass ASCP MT also
MY GPA for MT degree is 4.15 and I hope my ASCP score to be good as i had all very hard questions not a single easy ques.. the test was real hard and look like made for pathologists not for Mts.. I got like 60-70% Q from Bbank abd heam only, (uneven disrtibution) Green book was not helpful..

NOW I am looking for a JOB if any one looking for a MT with leadership qualities
plz reply me at roninbox@yahoo.com also if any one have que about ascp test ask me may be i can help.

email me - anna@idearecruit.com I may be able to help you..

Tim in Lawrenceville, Georgia said: LabCE has a free clinical laboratory science quiz game that I've been using to practice for the ASCP exam. It's not exactly what you'll find on the exam, but you can't beat the price! The link is www.labce.com/start.aspx or www.labce.com/game

It's fun, too. Or am I THAT much of a nerd?

Jennifer H in Sarasota, Florida said: Hello all- I am 42yrs old- gradulated with my MLT in 1992!
I would like to take the MT exam- but am afraid I have been away from the books too long.
Any older people take the exam? what did you think of it? Do i have a shot??
Thanks

I'm older (50), plan on graduating in MT/CLS in May 2010. I don't know about the exam, but I've found that my time spent in molecular biology research wasn't wasted. Not so much the specifics, but the vocabulary and the overall body of knowledge needed to pass my courses and fool with practice exams (books) and the labce.com quizzes. Or maybe I just really, really like this stuff. I study what we have to know for class, study other related texts, mess with my Merck Manual and look things up, watch "House" and yell at the TV...

Okay, so that's NO help. I'm basically eating, breathing and excreting this stuff. Dunno what to tell you.

Canadian MedTech in Brampton, Ontario said: Anna,
interested in MT job in california.
what are the requirements?

Hello Canadian MT,

You need to have the state license to practice in claifornia.. if its ASCP you need to convert it to CLS..

ian in Highmore, South Dakota said: hi, mga friends! help nman, i have a problem with my recent employer, he's cutting cost.. pati payroll ko apektado na.. do u know any hospitals, where i can apply and have my visa transfer?? pls advice..

Ian saan mo ba gusto magwork? medyo mahirap maghanap ng nyan ngayon kasi nga because of the economy.. until when ba ang work permit mo? email mo ako - anna@idearecruit.com kasi baka makaswerte tayo.. last ko nakassist ng visa transfer was March..

Jennifer H in Sarasota, Florida said: Hello all- I am 42yrs old- gradulated with my MLT in 1992!
I would like to take the MT exam- but am afraid I have been away from the books too long.
Any older people take the exam? what did you think of it? Do i have a shot??
Thanks

Don't feel that way.. of course you have a shot..I have candidates who were in their 50s and 60s and they just passed their ASCP.. Just pass the test and it will open door for you!

Mary in Ashland City, Tennessee said: I PASSED!!...or it was a hallucination, haha. I didn't get any kind of print out saying I passed from the testing center before I left.

I typed up the questions I could remember. Of course they aren't word for word. If I won't get in trouble for it I could post them.

can you please e-mail me those test questions to paflores@charter.net

Hello Jennifer, I took my MT ASCP in June and passed after being out of school
for 10 years. Yes you can! Please do not listen to the negative comments some
people post. Start studying now, and give yourself a couple of months. Make a
study schedule and stick to it, weekends and all. I am 43 and have been out of
field for 2 years. You can do it. Let me know if I can help in any way.

oh GFinL, you are too kind. thank you. I did order the flash cards just to see how foriegn the matterial looked- aand to my surprise i was familiar with all of it! yea! I just need o brush up on Micro and some details.

now i just have to commit to it.

thanks for your support.
let me know if you come through Sarasota and have time to be a tutor!!! LOL

jen

Your welcome. I used "A Concise Review of Clinical Laboratory Science" by Joel D. Hubbard.
It really helped. Take it a Department at a time not to get overwhelmed. Let me know how
you do.

im melanie magno can you give your telephone number then i call you or can you pls. email me at (ammety6601@yahoo.co.uk) ....i tried to send to you un email but unfortunately i can't... thanks

Hi guys,

I just took the exam and failed. I have a question. I finished the exam in 1 1/2 hours. What I did was on questions where I wasn't sure if I was correct, I just answered it right away and marked a check for review. Do you guys think that is a good thing to do? I have this feeling that if you answer the question right away, and then plan to go back, then you're not giving yourself a chance to pass because the succeding questions might be easier, and so forth. The scoring system may be too low because you never give the computer a chance to give you a harder question, which I presume would translate to higher points? So do you guys think the proper way to answer is, move on to the next question only if you're sure that you answered the current question correctly?

Mike,

The test is based on a teir system, you need a certain number of hard questions correct in order for you to pass, if you keep getting easy questions more than likely you failed.

So to answer your question do not change the answer, do not answer the question quickly b/c if you get it wrong, the next question will be easy. The trick is to get the question correct so you can get a more difficult question. If you get the difficult question correct you only need a certain percentage of them to pass.

So your are correct move to the next question ONLY if you think you have the correct answer. If you get questions that you have never seen before that is a good thing because you getting the harder questions right.

Thanks Buck, I knew it, I actually put a review on all of them, guessed most of the questions, and went back to review all of them. No wonder they all look easy when I was reviewing them. Geez now I have to take it again. I am a licensed CLS in CA and only taking this exam because I wanted to have the certification beside my name. I wonder if its necessary but it is really nice to have the MT, ASCP behind your name. Anyways thanks again Buck.

Mike,

I probably clicked "review" on around 80% of ALL of the questions. If I wasnt completely positive I wanted to review it. I am pretty sure it did NOT hurt me to do this because not only did I pass but I did fairly well.

I tooked the exam yesterday and finished in 2hrs and 20 minutes.I tooked it real slow to make sure that my answers were correct.

sporothrix in Fremont, California said: I tooked the exam yesterday and finished in 2hrs and 20 minutes.I tooked it real slow to make sure that my answers were correct.

does that mean you passed?

Well I took off from work and reviewed for a week Probably too much confidence because I only started reading Mycology and Parasitology 1 HOUR BEFORE THE EXAM. I had Polansky and Harr (which I never had the chance to read the sections of Chemistry, Micro, until the end of the book) which I believe were sufficient but I honestly think I had too much confidence being a working CLS generalist. Apparently, its not enough. The book is not the same as what's happening when you're in the bench. I'll see if a month will work. I wanted to take it again so I can still retain what I have previously read.

Mike in North Hollywood, California said: Well I took off from work and reviewed for a week Probably too much confidence because I only started reading Mycology and Parasitology 1 HOUR BEFORE THE EXAM. I had Polansky and Harr (which I never had the chance to read the sections of Chemistry, Micro, until the end of the book) which I believe were sufficient but I honestly think I had too much confidence being a working CLS generalist. Apparently, its not enough. The book is not the same as what's happening when you're in the bench. I'll see if a month will work. I wanted to take it again so I can still retain what I have previously read.

mike this y be a silly question but i am a student so i dont know everything. How many test do you have to take anaother to be full licenced or certified? i am a little confused because you are already a CLS and yet you are taking more tests. Can you please clarify that for me?

Daffy, I know your a little confused and expect you to be. Let me explain. I got my bachelors degree and training from another country so that makes me ineligible to sit for the ASCP exam. For foreign grads, ASCP requires you to have 5 years local experience in order to take the MT ASCP exam. Back in 2000, taking the state administered exam doesn't require you to have 5 years US experience. A bachelors degree from a recognized foreign school is enough for you to get approval to take the CA CLS exam. I am licensed in CA because I took the state exam back in 2000 which was administered by the state. I was planning to take the ASCP at the same time during that year but learned later on I was ineligible. I really wanted a certification because I might not like California and decide later on to move somewhere. So instead of taking the ASCP, I took the AMT exam, who up until now allows foreign graduates to take the exam as long as your degree has been certified as a US bachelors degree equivalent. There is now an equivalent MT ASCP certification called ASCPi certification, being offered for ineligible applicants. This ASCPi is also currently accepted in CA as a way to get a state license. If the ASCPi was available in 2000, I could have taken it.

to continue...

Now that I have 8 years of US experience on all sections, I have decided to take a shot at the MT (ASCP) exam. I am not taking the ASCP exam for acquiring a license in CA (because I am already licensed). I am taking this exam as an added credential since as a Section Supervisor in a hospital. I just deem the ASCP certification is important as a way of being recognized in this profession, especially if you want to do things other than working on the bench. In fact, I am also attending Cal State Dominguez Hills for a masters degree in Quality Assurance because I want to take more responsibility in a different level, and sometimes, credentials might spell the difference between getting hired / promoted or distance you from the crowd. Most of my peers who are supervisors in the field have it so I think it is essential, but then again, its not required. I wished ASCP had reciprocity to all licensed CA CLS because they have allowed the ASCP to replace the non-existent state exam, but I think that's a long shot.

Taking the exam is a personal choice.

Mike in North Hollywood, California said: Daffy, I know your a little confused and expect you to be. Let me explain. I got my bachelors degree and training from another country so that makes me ineligible to sit for the ASCP exam. For foreign grads, ASCP requires you to have 5 years local experience in order to take the MT ASCP exam. Back in 2000, taking the state administered exam doesn't require you to have 5 years US experience. A bachelors degree from a recognized foreign school is enough for you to get approval to take the CA CLS exam. I am licensed in CA because I took the state exam back in 2000 which was administered by the state. I was planning to take the ASCP at the same time during that year but learned later on I was ineligible. I really wanted a certification because I might not like California and decide later on to move somewhere. So instead of taking the ASCP, I took the AMT exam, who up until now allows foreign graduates to take the exam as long as your degree has been certified as a US bachelors degree equivalent. There is now an equivalent MT ASCP certification called ASCPi certification, being offered for ineligible applicants. This ASCPi is also currently accepted in CA as a way to get a state license. If the ASCPi was available in 2000, I could have taken it.

Oh i understand it now. Thank you for explaining. One more thing. Is it true that one must take the california test to practice there? or it doesn't matter what state you come from as long as you have the ASCP licence

In fact, if you browse through most CA CLS jobs, they "prefer" CA CLS license and MT (ASCP) certified. However, these qualification requirements are now obviously obsolete because ASCP certified is now synonymous to getting a license in CA. Most recruiters (and hiring managers) are not aware of this changes so they still continute to state it on posted job ads.

daffy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida said: Oh i understand it now. Thank you for explaining. One more thing. Is it true that one must take the california test to practice there? or it doesn't matter what state you come from as long as you have the ASCP licence

Nope, if you have ASCP, then just apply for the state license. You need to take another online exam (correct me if Im wrong) regarding CA laws. As soon as you pass it, then submit the requirements, and the state will issue you a license.

Thank you Mike great info.

daffy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida said: Thank you Mike great info.

Good luck on finishing the degree and taking the exam! Dont forget to wish me good luck hehe.

Mike in North Hollywood, California said: Good luck on finishing the degree and taking the exam! Dont forget to wish me good luck hehe.

Lol good luck. I am sure you'll make it next time.

daffy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida said: Lol good luck. I am sure you'll make it next time.

I hope so, I think the key is to give oneself more time to read. I prepared for a week and I guess its not as easy as I think. Gotta take it more seriously. If I had more paid time off, I could have taken a month off. I probably have to read every night. I have to wait for my scores and see where it went wrong so I know can determine where to concentrate. When are you graduating? Why made you decide to become a CLS?

I mean why do you want to become a CLS?

Mike in North Hollywood, California said: I mean why do you want to become a CLS?

Plan A was to go to pharmacy school i applied but didn't get in. MT was the plan B. So after MT school i will apply to pharm school again i am also keeping an eye on the DCLS program and salary increase for MT because of shortage. It seems that soon there will be a surplus of pharmacist. i alresdy have a pre-pharm AA degree i am starting MT school next month for 2 years. Technically, MT was my back up because it is recession proof lol

Hi There !!

I heard ASCP exam is little bit harder, but dont know much about it. You can search in the internet.

All the best :)

Regards,
George Buffet

daffy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida said: does that mean you passed?

yeah, I passed the exam

sporothrix in Fremont, California said: yeah, I passed the exam

Nice! Congrats to you

daffy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida said: Nice! Congrats to you

Thanks daffy, good luck with your studies.

Hi, Mary can you email me the questions you taken in real exam? Thanks in advance.
helen.hj@gmail.com

Mike in North Hollywood, California said: Hi guys,

I just took the exam and failed. I have a question. I finished the exam in 1 1/2 hours. What I did was on questions where I wasn't sure if I was correct, I just answered it right away and marked a check for review. Do you guys think that is a good thing to do? I have this feeling that if you answer the question right away, and then plan to go back, then you're not giving yourself a chance to pass because the succeding questions might be easier, and so forth. The scoring system may be too low because you never give the computer a chance to give you a harder question, which I presume would translate to higher points? So do you guys think the proper way to answer is, move on to the next question only if you're sure that you answered the current question correctly?

Hi, Mike. What does the exam looks like? Is it hard or easy? You only take 1 1/2-hour! What is the standard exam time for every applicant? Did you put review mark for every single question? I am confused that why the system put the review mark rather than not to give the harder question. Does that mean you did not get the correct answer when you put review mark even though you put the right answer?
Thank you for shring the information.

Got Faith in Lafayette, Louisiana said: Your welcome. I used "A Concise Review of Clinical Laboratory Science" by Joel D. Hubbard.
It really helped. Take it a Department at a time not to get overwhelmed. Let me know how
you do.

Hi, Got Faith. I think the book you recommanded really good for the exam. Thank you.Did you use the other stuff to review? I am a foreigner graduate and planning to take MT exam in 3 months. I have 2 years beyond my majoy.I am so nervous!! Hard to memories the all aspects of field. Would you please share you experience with me, thank you so much.
helen.hj@gmail.com

Mr. Marbles in Ortonville, Michigan said: Mike,

I probably clicked "review" on around 80% of ALL of the questions. If I wasnt completely positive I wanted to review it. I am pretty sure it did NOT hurt me to do this because not only did I pass but I did fairly well.

Hi Mr. Marbles. After you clickd "review" bottom, did the system gave you a harder question? Is that means "review" not effect the system automatically give you a harder question when got right answer on the previous question?

Mike in North Hollywood, California said: Nope, if you have ASCP, then just apply for the state license. You need to take another online exam (correct me if Im wrong) regarding CA laws. As soon as you pass it, then submit the requirements, and the state will issue you a license.

Hi Mike. Would you please tell me what is the on-line test covered? Does it the same as the ASCP exam's format? What kind of materials should I prepare for the online exam?
According to your explaination for Daffy, I noticed that I have the same background as yours, but one diffence is I do not have US experience :)
Thank you sharing.

i took 2 time Mt(ASCPi) exam and i couldn't pass it, i review all basic thing than also i couldn't pass exam. this is my 1st exam in usa.so i m not use to with exam system.do anyone help me for preparation for exam and if some body know about any classes or something who can guide me for exam plz tell me?
thanks

jordanrosana in New York, New York said: what is that tutorial is that a book to study for the ascp test? can i get it

Did you find the tutorials?