Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I just passed the PTCE exam on Dec 19, too. When I get the mail, I will let you guys know the detail score. However, I'm still little bit sad now because UCSF just denied me. I have to prepare alot for the coming interview for USC and USN. Any advice? Any pre-pharmacy students r applying in this group? write to me soonthien huong From: Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry <rxjm2002@...> Subject: Re: My PTCE Results Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:27 AM CONGRATULATIONS a CPhT! (AKA - Zaldamo CPhT)! You went in with TOOLS, STUDY, PREPAREDNESS but most importantly the RIGHT ATTITUDE! a. BELIEVING INYOUR SELF b. PERPARING FOR THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO (DIFFICULT TEST) c. STUDYING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN Because of this you definitely earned your score. Great work! Please keep us informed of your job hunt. You are in California. It is safe to say that many large cities where pharm tech programs exist are saturated with experienced techs, however job openings do exist in rural areas and non-city or outside the urban developments or suburbs . So you may find a job further away from home than you had planned. Look for work in those areas and do not shut any doors. Thank you for sharing your experiences. May I also add that you emailed me behind the scenes! CONGRATS again! Respectfully, Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Founder/Owner of this site > > Hi All ... > > I took PTCE on 12/1 and have now received my PTCE results in the mail. > > I'm proud to announce that I PASSED the exam ! :-) > > Total Score: 863 > > Assist Pharmacist in Serving Patients: 866 > Maintain Med Inventory Control Systems: 830 > Admin Mgmt of Pharmacy Practice: 900 > > Even after reading scoring explanation at PTCB web site I still don't understand how scores are calculated ... but I'm pleased and proud of 863 score out of 900 total possible. > > I attended a 7 month course. I'm currently serving externship which ends in just over a week. There's currently a hiring freeze where I'm serving externship so I don't expect a job offer. > > As we all know job openings are few and far between right now so the most difficult part in all of this process will be finding a job. > > Many of my ex-classmates have not found positions yet, or have found part-time or full time with very low pay and no benefits. > > After being in the work force for 33 years and having to re-start over (losing my job to outsourcing) , needless to say I'm most nervous about the job search part of all this. > > My main study materials were ... Pass Assured, Mosby's Review CD, book on math titled " Complete Math Review for The Pharmacy Technician " by A. Hopkins Jr. " , sheets of various questions/answers from my school (most which were on tests we had throughout the course), and my class handouts and notes. > > I actually didn't use materials in the files here at the group, as I had a lot of my own study materials already. > > I read posts here in the group and would tackle any math problems that were posted as that was my main concern going into the test. > > When I took the exam the math did not seem difficult to me ... or should I say not as difficult as I was anticipating. > > But that's because I'm somewhat insecure of my math abilities ... but have been overcoming that since taking the course. > > My lowest math test score in class was 86% (only test I got a " B " on during entire course ... and most in class got " B " on that test). > > My highest math test in class was 98% (missed 1 question, darn!) ... so I did much better on math than I thought I ever would! > > When someone asks me if PTCE was " easy " , I hesitate to say yes or no. After all what seems easy for one person may seem difficult for another. > > Whenever I heard anyone say the exam was " easy " , I would catch myself relaxing and not thinking I had to study/review as hard or as much as I was. > > But then I realized not to fall into that trap. So I approached it as I will not assume it's " easy " and will study as though it's going to be really " difficult " . > > I tend to usually over-study but I'd rather be more prepared than under prepared! > > I went into the exam extremely relaxed and felt very good when I finished it and left the exam center because I knew I had passed. > > It's so funny because when I got home from externship Thursday night and saw PTCB envelope, I felt nervous about opening it. > > I laughed and said I know I passed (because I saw that much on their web site 11 days after taking exam) but I had been anticipating the actual score details. > > I was hoping to score in the 800's ... so needless to say when I saw 863, I was quite pleased! > > Thank you everyone for all the participation here and for the encouragement and support we all give each other. > > a CPhT > (previously used " zaldamo " email handle in the group) > > P.S. HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE ! ! ! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 UCSF is a tough school to get into. a pharmacist i used to work with went there and said you have to be practically perfect to get in there. that's why you are encouraged to apply at multiple schools, as you may not be what your first choice is looking for, but perfect for another school. From: Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chemistry <rxjm2002 (DOT) com> Subject: [JeanettasPTCBStudy Group] Re: My PTCE Results JeanettasPTCBStudyG roup@groups .com Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:27 AM CONGRATULATIONS a CPhT! (AKA - Zaldamo CPhT)! You went in with TOOLS, STUDY, PREPAREDNESS but most importantly the RIGHT ATTITUDE! a. BELIEVING INYOUR SELF b. PERPARING FOR THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO (DIFFICULT TEST) c. STUDYING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN Because of this you definitely earned your score. Great work! Please keep us informed of your job hunt. You are in California. It is safe to say that many large cities where pharm tech programs exist are saturated with experienced techs, however job openings do exist in rural areas and non-city or outside the urban developments or suburbs . So you may find a job further away from home than you had planned. Look for work in those areas and do not shut any doors. Thank you for sharing your experiences. May I also add that you emailed me behind the scenes! CONGRATS again! Respectfully, Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Founder/Owner of this site > > Hi All ... > > I took PTCE on 12/1 and have now received my PTCE results in the mail. > > I'm proud to announce that I PASSED the exam ! :-) > > Total Score: 863 > > Assist Pharmacist in Serving Patients: 866 > Maintain Med Inventory Control Systems: 830 > Admin Mgmt of Pharmacy Practice: 900 > > Even after reading scoring explanation at PTCB web site I still don't understand how scores are calculated ... but I'm pleased and proud of 863 score out of 900 total possible. > > I attended a 7 month course. I'm currently serving externship which ends in just over a week. There's currently a hiring freeze where I'm serving externship so I don't expect a job offer. > > As we all know job openings are few and far between right now so the most difficult part in all of this process will be finding a job. > > Many of my ex-classmates have not found positions yet, or have found part-time or full time with very low pay and no benefits. > > After being in the work force for 33 years and having to re-start over (losing my job to outsourcing) , needless to say I'm most nervous about the job search part of all this. > > My main study materials were ... Pass Assured, Mosby's Review CD, book on math titled " Complete Math Review for The Pharmacy Technician " by A. Hopkins Jr. " , sheets of various questions/answers from my school (most which were on tests we had throughout the course), and my class handouts and notes. > > I actually didn't use materials in the files here at the group, as I had a lot of my own study materials already. > > I read posts here in the group and would tackle any math problems that were posted as that was my main concern going into the test. > > When I took the exam the math did not seem difficult to me ... or should I say not as difficult as I was anticipating. > > But that's because I'm somewhat insecure of my math abilities ... but have been overcoming that since taking the course. > > My lowest math test score in class was 86% (only test I got a " B " on during entire course ... and most in class got " B " on that test). > > My highest math test in class was 98% (missed 1 question, darn!) ... so I did much better on math than I thought I ever would! > > When someone asks me if PTCE was " easy " , I hesitate to say yes or no. After all what seems easy for one person may seem difficult for another. > > Whenever I heard anyone say the exam was " easy " , I would catch myself relaxing and not thinking I had to study/review as hard or as much as I was. > > But then I realized not to fall into that trap. So I approached it as I will not assume it's " easy " and will study as though it's going to be really " difficult " . > > I tend to usually over-study but I'd rather be more prepared than under prepared! > > I went into the exam extremely relaxed and felt very good when I finished it and left the exam center because I knew I had passed. > > It's so funny because when I got home from externship Thursday night and saw PTCB envelope, I felt nervous about opening it. > > I laughed and said I know I passed (because I saw that much on their web site 11 days after taking exam) but I had been anticipating the actual score details. > > I was hoping to score in the 800's ... so needless to say when I saw 863, I was quite pleased! > > Thank you everyone for all the participation here and for the encouragement and support we all give each other. > > a CPhT > (previously used " zaldamo " email handle in the group) > > P.S. HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE ! ! ! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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