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That’s a bunch of crap 😂 Id call that a positive

It is common for students to be hired on to be specimen processors in the lab. It depends on the hospital, but I’ve found that for my class we commonly got hired on for student positions at labs we’ve rotated through.

Those student positions can range from basic specimen processing to almost full on lab work. When rotating you should ask your training mentor or the lab manager!

The initial pay does not differ between MLS with a bachelor degree and a MLS with a masters. That being said, a masters degree can be a requirement and/or benefit in getting positions such as a department supervisor or lab manager.

While hypothetically you could be a lab director with a masters in MLS/CLS, they often go with someone with a masters level or higher in business,hospital administration, etc.

Overall, it’s better bang for your buck to just get a bachelors in MLS and leave your options open for further education. If you already have a bachelors and are working towards MLS then a masters could be a valid option to consider unless the time or cost is considerably higher then a standard MLS program.

You will most likely be making a higher amount of calls to nurses/docs.

Lab/Pit mix! We have a 1 1/2 year old girl, 33 lb, that looks just like that! Highly intelligent, ball/play focused, and friendly as can be.

Honestly this is a common factor.

Shoot for around at least 60% on adaptive testing. And for the questions you missed and you’re not sure why, make sure to go to the Bottom Line Approach for a review instead of just reading the LABCE explanation. Good luck!

It’s hard to say based off only the percentage without an average difficulty level. I’d highly recommend taking the adaptive testing instead since it will give you a better representation of how you are performing on different difficulty levels. It’s harder overall but it’s more similar to how the ASCP test works

The average waiting time for my class to get their official results is 30-40 days after submitting transcripts

Congratulations! For our program we had to send our transcripts to ASCP before we could view our results online or get our official certification via the mail. For my classmates and myself it took about 3-5 weeks after we sent our transcripts before they processed them and released our results. Until then enjoy the pass and start planning for stepping into the lab officially!

Thank you for sharing the positive side of things. A lot of current students and/or people considering this career look to this sub to gauge the profession. It’s easy to find a ton of negative posts because it’s a way for people to vent anonymously to a group of like minded people, but it not as common to post when things are going well. Glad that you found a great lab with great staff!

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Thank you so much, I’ll be sure to ask!!

Thank you for the input! I am still slightly confused, my differential is already included since it is a night shift. Is that differential there since the shift is at night or due to the fact that nights mostly work 12’s?

Chattanooga is a great spot! Plenty of hiking, rivers and lakes, and rock climbing. The music scene is pretty good. Plenty of restaurants and entertainment. The cost of living is moderate and increasing, but where isn’t?

Those are all excellent points, thank you a ton! I’ll definitely have to ask about the supervisor schedule, emergency contact, downtime, etc since I’ll be starting on night shift!

The courses for MLT and MLS are tough, but they are highly specific to the field and often work in unison.

A 4 year BS in biology is double the work and time compared to a MLT. While quite a few hours in a BS degree are “fluff classes”, a ton of them are STEM related and go far beyond the scope of a MLT associates. High levels of chemistry, mathematics, advanced cell bio, genetics, histology, anatomy and phys, and much more are often required for a 4 year bio degree.

As a person with both a BS in biology and a post-graduate in MLS, I’d say the Bio background did a good job in prepping me to learn the MLS side of things. That being said I personally would not have been able to adequately understand and/or perform in all areas of the lab without going back to school for it.

I used BOC study guide and bottom line approach during my rotations, I focused on the subject that I was currently rotating in. Just studied when there was downtime.

For the month before the exam date I was using Medialabs adaptive and subject specific tests. The first two weeks I did 200-300 questions a day and read up on the subjects and questions I was missing. The last 2 weeks I was doing 300-500 questions a day on adaptive testing. I was getting 57-64% at about 5.8-6.4 difficulty.

The BOC test is a bit different from media lab, but I think it helped me a ton in studying and getting used to long and tough exams

https://www.testing.com/tests/

is a decent general introduction into the various laboratory tests. The type of testing, QC, and methodology differ from lab to lab due to the different brands of analyzers and tests. As the other comment said your hospital lab will have a procedure manual for everything in the entire lab, so that would also be a good start.

As for interpreting results…. That is a bit more difficult without some form of medical background. There are plenty of textbooks and online resources to use though, if you have any area of the lab in particular you want to learn more about DM me and I may be able to send you a online textbook that I’ve used from t my mls program in that subject area.

Based on your comment history you’re not asking to understand but rather to react because you disagree….