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ncarolina111 · Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

I called ARRT today 4-7-2006 and was told I had until the end of June 2006 to send in my application to take the exam to be reinstated. There is a five year window or something like that and if I dont send in my application by June 2006 I would have to go back to school. I have started working (not in x-ray) and have not studied much at all but I am going to send in my application because I am pretty sure I will fail the first time but I will have 2 more attempts in 3 years IF I send in my application by June. Maybe I will have a chance on my 2nd or 3rd attempt. I borrowed all the books, test, notes from a student who just graduated x-ray school and right now they are sitting in a box in my room. I think I have 10 books and lots of mock registry tests to study. Good luck to everyone having to retake this exam. I am still flunking the practice tests on the GE healthcare website and I am talking about the same test I took on their website last month so you know my memory is not that good. This really sucks..........

RadMaster · Site Admin Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 162

Be sure to get the application in on time but you should be able to choose a test date that is later than June. Find out if there's a deadline to actually take the exam and if not, set your date for a later time to give yourself a chance to study more.
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ncarolina111 · Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

Well, I will NOT take the reinstatement exam. I am working so much I have not studied enough and plus everything I have read it is so different from 1977 when I took the exam and passed. (its a shame you cant take the exam with info from when you first took it). I dont think I could come even close to passing the exam even if I took it 3 times, so sadly I want be working in x-ray and the best opportunity just came open for a new office looking for a x-ray tech (and I know the doctor well and I feel like I could have gotten the job, I was asked). The exam is TOOOOOOO hard for me. I am 48 years old and for some reason after not working in the field for so many years I really wanted to get back in x-ray, but I have to work now and I am still not passing the practice tests. I wonder if I studied 8 hours a day for 2 months if I could even pass the exam. I doubt it. So for all you x-ray techs out there even if you are not working in the field keep up your CE because one day you might want to work in the field again. I am going to give back the crate of books and practice exams someone who recently graduated let me borrow because I will NOT be taking the exam. My 5 year deadline ends next month (June 06) and after that it will be too late. I wish you could just pay a hefty fine and do all the backup CE and I would definitely do this. Sad about this decision..... Sad

xrayquilter · Power User Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 120 Location: Ohio

WOW, if reading these doesn't want you to keep up with the CEU's, nothing will!! Surprised

Good luck to all you fine folks!