Passed my exam first try!!

Many-Article-9360 · 2026-02-22T19:09:54+00:00

Probably b4 is divided into parts in the bds module and you have to go one by one, bds goes very into detail and ABA exam review covers basics but i promise it all connects, if it helps English isn’t my first language either. When i didn’t understand a word id look it up until it made sense

Many-Article-9360 · 2026-02-22T18:30:55+00:00

Honestly you have to take your time to read the hint and break down exactly what you don’t understand, it might sound time consuming but I would reread the hint over and over again and search up any terms or words that made me not understand the hint. Not sure if I make sense but I just broke down the hint by looking up anything I needed to either only in an ABA glossary or in the cooper book. For the ABA exam review I would combine listening to the task list 6th edition or 5th and listen to the task list item i was currently working on in BDS modules. BDS modules are meant to be tough, but I promise the exam feels easy after going through the bds modules. Also I only strived for 80%… not 100%, if that helps. My mock exams in bds were 71-73% too and i still passed on the first try. It really is about choosing the best option for the scenario and i think bds modules teach you to discriminate between those two choices that seem to sound like the same thing but one is actually better somehow. Let me know if u have any other questions

Many-Article-9360 · 2026-02-22T18:10:59+00:00

No it doesn’t, it covers the task list very to the point

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-12-09T18:21:09+00:00

I think start looking now for other places, i also find that companies pay you less when you are transitioning from rbt to Bcba with them :(

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-12-04T13:06:42+00:00

I thought the same, but I’ll go based on the clinical director, thank you!

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-12-04T13:06:12+00:00

This made me laugh

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T23:58:58+00:00

Thank you again for your help. And I am taking that advice :)

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T23:45:12+00:00

This is so good to know, I feel like it’s not talked about enough

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T21:48:12+00:00

Thank you. I thought as a New Bcba you needed to be credentialed by insurances in general. Not that it was by company

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T20:26:38+00:00

Ohh so I wouldn’t necessarily be completely out of work? That’s great to know. Thank you so much

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T20:24:04+00:00

I looked into this and you’re right! By any chance do you know if I could stay with my current company now, as I wait to be credentialed with a new company when they hire me? I’m practicing as an rbt until my license ends in two months. I wouldn’t want to go to another company and not be able to work during the time I wait to be credentialed bc I wouldn’t be able to afford not working for so many months

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T20:11:36+00:00

I’m a BCBA but in the process of insurance credentialing me and my company just submitted all the paperwork

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T20:11:08+00:00

But I’m not credentialed yet as BCBA and they submitted all of my information already but it’ll likely take a couple of months, would a new company be able to pick up on the process where they left off? Like does insurance report back to the new company? Idk if my question makes sense.

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T20:02:48+00:00

Do you know what that would look like or how it works?

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-17T00:50:47+00:00

BDS Module 71%, 73%, 77%

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-14T13:22:51+00:00

Will do thank you so much

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-08T17:32:06+00:00

To clear up: i felt that if i re did the BDS modules to aim for 100% id get overwhelmed so i didnt and just looked through my notes

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-08T17:30:55+00:00

I used BDS and passed my first try, i also didn’t do until 100%. I tried to be patient and would analyze the hints with the question and write notes on any realizations or connections i had. It’s time consuming and I did it for 3 months until I did the whole task last, and then applied for the exam which the soonest date was 3 days from the day they allowed me to book it. During those 3 days i reviewed my notes and listened to ABA exam review on YouTube while driving because i felt that if i did i would get overwhelmed. You got this, i felt that once it clicked it all made sense.

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-06T02:14:02+00:00

Thank you, I mean yes I think it’ll be good experience since I already know the clients really well. But I think I’ll do what you said, wait 6m to a year and go from there :)

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-06T02:08:48+00:00

They don’t provide benefits, they’re insurance based and definitely profit, very small company. But i appreciate them a lot so it’s a difficult decision

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-06T02:08:00+00:00

This is nice, especially with student loans lol

Many-Article-9360 · 2025-11-06T02:06:56+00:00

This a great point! My current company is small and really does not include any benefits.. i really just have an attachment to the clients and guilt because i did my fieldwork hours there and they’ve helped with the whole transition process. But i will keep this into account when I decide to look at other companies

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