Failed AMCA twice — what finally helped me pass on third attempt

I'm not going to sugarcoat it — I bombed the AMCA twice before I finally passed last month. First attempt I scored a 68, needed a 70. Second time, 69. I wanted to throw my laptop out the window. I'd been using a random AMCA practice test I found on some sketchy site and honestly the questions weren't even close to what showed up on the real exam.

What changed for attempt three was finding a legit study guide that actually broke down the billing and coding sections separately. That's where I kept losing points — I thought anatomy was my weak spot but it was really the insurance and reimbursement stuff. I spent three weeks drilling those topics specifically, about 90 minutes a day after work.

For anyone else grinding through this, the phlebotomy and EKG sections are way more straightforward than they look. Don't overthink them. The medical law and ethics questions tripped me up more than anything anatomical. Happy to share more exam tips if people want to post their weak areas below.