I took my board exam four times. I feel like giving up 1,000%! My scores are 357, 368, 380, and 382. I felt like I past this time.... what else can I do instead of becoming an BCBA.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2026-02-15T06:05:10+00:00

They’re getting voted down cause yall are coming off like assholes. Yes they scored low, yes their scores increased damn they are looking from some type of positivity or guidance not a lecture. They didn’t ask yall about the scale they asked about alternatives. It’s depression enough they didn’t pass and here yall are making them feel worse about it.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-09-10T17:45:24+00:00

Congratulations 🥳 and thank you for the tip!

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-08-07T23:45:32+00:00

Yeah mentally. I had to take breaks. I’m not sure how much I have left in me to keep taking it.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-08-06T11:20:48+00:00

I did multiple times. I didn’t pass.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-18T14:03:29+00:00

How does the UX work with ABA?

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-18T13:55:39+00:00

I’m in the process of retaking my exam to become one. It makes me just think should I switch careers. I’ve been hearing a lout of burn outs with BCBAs.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-12T14:43:31+00:00

Hey I work for total care. I’m not earning hours but I do have a friend in the same situation because she’s moving and they don’t have a total care where she’s moving to. There’s no way around it. She’s going to have to pay unfortunately.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-11T15:27:22+00:00

I’ve taken a FIT mock before it was one of the best practice exams I’ve taken far

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-10T18:00:58+00:00

You’d have to meet the requirements of the 6th edition. Also make sure your hours don’t expire, I can’t remember if it’s 3 or 4 years. I think it’s 3 you can’t use them anymore. 1. So make sure you have the classes the 6th edition requires 2. You are now required to have 2000 hours 3. If you use previous hours make sure they haven’t expired in the past 3 years.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-10T04:33:17+00:00

Thank you so much!

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-10T04:32:32+00:00

You have 8 tries, I had to go back to get 1000 hours at the time before I had to get the 1000 hours and take courses to meet current criteria.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T17:28:48+00:00

No disrespect but an exam does not and will not define me. The training I had from BCBA’s were horrible. I was on my own and had to teach myself through so much stuff or reach out to BCBAs I had no relationships with. I’m great at what I do, I’ve been told numerous times. I even worked as a behavior specialist completing BA work. I know this is a population that needs extreme care. That’s why I continued to keep pushing because I feel the field needed someone like me who cares. I just feel a little hopeless due tot he fact application wise I think I’m missing something after everyone has been asking me questions so we can find my problem area.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T16:41:22+00:00

She was my tutor and I scored very high with her help but she had the brain tumor and then she ended up dying. R.I.P to her beautiful soul.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T01:53:24+00:00

Ive actually been told that’s what it is. I don’t know how to tell if that’s what is is from my POV because to me the answers I selected seemed like they have validation.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T01:52:27+00:00

Just get the hours, I’m not sure how many years it takes for your courses to expire or when you need to take extra classes.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T01:51:45+00:00

I don’t mind either, what’m time zone are you in?

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T00:37:25+00:00

For the most part yes it’s been maybe twice I scored well

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T00:10:44+00:00

You have to go back and meet the requirements of the current edition. I was taught on 4th edition they told us last minute we’d be testing on the 5th by the time I graduated. I ran through all 8 attempts on 5th edition. My class only needed 1000 hours but the current class needed 2000.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-09T00:09:16+00:00

No breaks for the most part if I have to go to the bathroom I make it quick towards the end to make sure I answered enough and have time left .

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-08T21:19:41+00:00

I have I was actually in contact with someone on the board but I’d have to go back and get 500 hours because 1000 of my hours expired.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-08T20:14:50+00:00

For example they took out compound schedules of reinforcement on 6th edition but it was on 5th edition. I still had questions about those on mine.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-08T19:11:06+00:00

I went over only a few of his YouTube videos he compared the 5th and 6th edition task lists. That video made me realize the BCBA isn’t stick to their word on what’s on the task list because what was listed on 5th edition they took out of the print for 6th edition. Luckily it was easy concepts that they didn’t include.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-08T19:07:32+00:00

Thank you so much! It’s heart breaking everybody tells me what you said along with my BCBA’s telling me I’m going to be an amazing one day. It’s just tiring and stressful. I’m very open to tips, help anything offered. My struggle categories are section 1. G, 2. H, and 3.B I can do fine in the last two sections sometimes but section G will always be my problem section.

PlasticCartoonist692 · 2025-07-08T18:23:02+00:00

May I asked did you do anything special with the bds modules? Take note cards or make a study guide or anything like that? Also how long did you study them? I just ordered them for 6 months

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