Finally passed my CART exam after failing twice — here's what helped
Okay so I've been putting off writing this post forever but I feel like I owe it to this community since you all helped me so much. I failed the CART exam in October and again in January — both times I walked out thinking I'd done fine, then got the score report and just felt sick. My second attempt I was literally two points short of passing. Two points.
What finally clicked for me was actually slowing down and doing structured CART practice tests timed the way the real exam runs, instead of just reading through my notes. I also found a solid CART study guide that broke down the clinical documentation sections by category, which is where I kept losing points. Spent about 6-8 hours a week for six weeks and tracked which question types were killing me.
Third attempt I passed with a 78. Not a perfect score but honestly I don't care — it's done. Happy to share more about what worked if anyone's in the same boat I was. What areas are you all struggling with most?