all about x-ray school: application process, clinical, + first semester advice
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- what to expect in x-ray school | application process, clinical, first semester advice
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my program ‣ 1:20
application process ‣ 2:12
my first semester ‣ 3:30
clinical ‣ 4:25
important things to note ‣ 5:06
tips + advice ‣ 5:44
Q+A ‣ 8:25
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My program is 24 months and a failing grade for us is 78 and under. But I just had my last day of my first quarter! I definitely psyched myself out thinking it would be extremely hard, but I managed to pass with A's! To anyone reading this it really is not difficult if you just study!
That's so great! Congratulations and I hope the rest of your program goes well :)
Is that 24 month including college to get the associates or just the mri parts it’s self?
Any study tips? 😁
Was that for associate degree or the certification ig ?
As a Radiologic Technologist since 2007 to all of you aspiring Technologist Do it! There is a huge demand for us! And its not getting any better. Also If you are having trouble getting a job after getting your ARRT , consider moving . Today I travel twice a week to different states to educate and train Technologist and I can tell you from personal experience after visiting hospital after hospital There is so much demand
Good Luck future Technologists!
Thanks for this.
Really do appreciate it, haven't decided on this from dropping my computer science degree, but it's good to hear that there's possible jobs in this after other people on reddit said the opposite.
Thanks so much
Hey! just a question since i've been hearing about it. Do you usually experience burnout from working?
Is radiology tech school hard?
I love your videos! I’m currently a second year student. I find that there’s not many videos on TH-cam about x-ray..there’s a ton of nursing ones it’s about time someone makes some about x-ray! 😊
thank you, Tatiana! yesss there are SO many nursing videos! I really wish there were more people in any of the imaging modalities who made videos! ☺️
Thats true we need more videos like this! My channel is about MRI
maybe just maybe nursing has more time on their hands than we do in DI.
@@JuliaKristine just out of curiosity, I have no experience in the medical field at all whatsoever. But is the xray tech imaging school a trade? Or certificate program? And there isn't Sat or Act test required for it right? Just high school diploma? Or GED?
You will likely need to have an ACT score and high school diploma to apply to most colleges, but you will have to research that for your specific school. There are radiologic technology programs offered at four-year universities for a bachelor's degree, or a two-year degree at community college's (which is what I am pursuing) for an associates in applied science degree.
I am kind of obsessed with your video. love love love!!
This was so useful thank you! I’m going to be a senior in high school and am looking to do this for a living but could not find any specific insight into the program so this was very useful! My school offers a lot of the prerequisites as dual credit so once I graduate I will have all of my prerequisites completed.
Thank you so much for this video I was so scared to do it but now that I seen your video I feel like I could do it 😩💙
Thank you so much for making this video! It helped ALOT. I have my interview for the Radiology program tomorrow, thanks for boosting my confidence!
Super informative, im in the military and i already know im not going to be doing this for a very long time and looking into what i can do afterwards this is definately good option and i really appreciate all the info you provided
Your videos have saved this girls life! I am a first gen college student who hasn't had anyone to turn to. I truly went in to my college experience blind and have had to adapt & learn as I go. These videos have helped me navigate this process. I am proud to say that I just got my official acceptance into my program a week ago. With my excitement also comes nervousness, but thankfully I can watch your videos to know what to expect moving forward. Thanks for putting in the time & effort to help people like me!
this was such a great video!! superrr informative.
Thank you so much for making this helpful video!! I feel so much better now. Now I’m excited 🖤
Wishing you luck! 💕
it’s cool to hear other people talk about their programs and how they’re so different!! in my program there was a interview process. and we don’t have pm or weekend rotations.
I really love your videos . Im currently a Rad tech student and I am highly subscribed to your channel.
One LOVE your intro! Two this video was so cool to watch!! I’m work in interior design so it’s so cool to hear about other career paths 😘 ❤️
I loved interior design so much in high school! I think that would be such a cool career field to be in!
Thank you so much for this, I’m still doing my pre requisites. This helps a lot!
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Love this video, so helpful! I’ve actually been thinking of going into radiology so I’ve been wanting lots of videos to help!
I’m so glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this! I appreciate that you took the time to make a video about your program and radiology TECH. This is SO helpful to know before going into a radiology tech program.
I'm really glad it was helpful!
This is the first video I’ve ever seen on YT about this particular topic. Definitely insightful for those interested in the career!
I couldn't believe how there were hardly any videos like this on youtube!
Thank you for doing this video! I am a 2nd year student!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
it looks like you love.... love what you are learning... this helped me thank you,,,
I’ve been doing lots of ‘research’ on TH-cam about becoming a rad tech and your video and q&a was by far one of the best! Thank you! I was very nervous to look into it but now excited to start my journey
I’m glad it was helpful! Best of luck to you with your schooling :)
My program earned me a bachelors degree! I went through 1 year of prerequisites and 3 years in the program. It was 2 years focused on X-ray, and then the last year was a modality (mine was MRI). I stayed in X-ray clinic once a week, and the rest of the week we had MRI clinic. The University of Iowa offers an online AS to BS degree if you were interested in furthering your degree in MR, CT or CVI! Otherwise there are always jobs out there that offer cross training!
That's a really amazing option!
Do you still recommend the field?😇
focus on MRI more
This was so helpful. Thank you, Julia!!
I'm so glad!!!
this video helped me so much thank you!!
Just applied for my radiology program at my school! Your video was great and gave me a lot of information!!
aw I'm so glad! Best of luck to you!
omg thank you I was so nervous about clinical
Super helpful!!! I plan to move to florida and start my radiology clases there and don’t know what to expect so this was amazingly helpful!!! Thanks ❤️❤️❤️
That's very exciting! Congratulations & good luck :)
Your videos have helped me so much! I just finished up my first week of x-ray school. ☢️💙
that's so exciting!
I start my xray program in August and this was so helpful and interesting! Thank you.... you’re right, there are not many videos on TH-cam about this topic!
ahhh I'm SO excited for you! best of luck! you'll do great :)
Yay! You're right, there aren't many videos about becoming a rad tech. I'm finishing my pre-reqs and just got admitted into the program for the summer start. So excited!
congratulations! ☺️
Got accepted into my program!!! I have been watching you for a while now I can’t believe I’ll be here soon ❤
Congratulations! 🫶🏼😊
Thank you! This was very informative! I start school for rad tech in January. Been a nail technician for 10 years so this is a big change
Where you start
I’m so happy you’re making these videos because I’ve searched TH-cam in and out over rad techs and couldn’t find any. Thank you!!!!!
I'm so happy to hear this!
I start clinical on Thursday, I'm glad i found you when i did!!!
good luck!!! :)
Omg thank you so much😫I'm a senior in high-school and I'm thinking of doing radiography and this was so helpful and informative.
ahhh yay! that makes me so excited to hear! if you ever have any questions, I'm always here :)
This was so helpful! I’m from MN too and going to LSC for radiology 😊 I start this fall and I am so excited! Love your vids girl
that's so so exciting! congratulations!
How’d it go?! I’m applying to the program at lone star north Harris
Thank you so much this was so helpful all you wanna see if people wanting to be nurses and those are the only videos available. I hope everything works out for you!
I am starting a LMRT w/ MA Skills program. I am married, a mom of 3, and a disabled veteran from the Army and OMG I am so skeptical but excited to get started.
My prerequisites were Anatomy and physiology + lab, chemistry + lab, physics + lab, algebra, English 101, medical terminology, communications and 100 hours of shadowing a radiologist technologist
The college that I go doesn’t says that I have to take chemistry and physics.
English 101 is low shouldnt it be up to english 170?
Robertson Thirdly i really wanna do rad but my parens are against it :( so idk what i wanna be they assume the raditation will hit me back isnt that crazy? Or maybe over protective?
Damn where you going Harvard
Khy fucking dead 💀 lmao
Keep going girl! I graduate from a bachelors program X-ray in May!!! I LOVE X-ray!! It’s such a great field. And I’m so glad you are loving it! Good luck 👩🏼🎓🙌🏻😍
Ahhh congratulations! That’s so exciting! Thank you ☺️
This is soooo helpful! I'm finishing my pre-reqs and applying in the spring!
I’m starting my first RadT class in the morning. I am so nervous, but this helped so much!
Congrats!
You just gained a new subscriber! Your videos are awesome!!! Love them!!!
Thank you!!
Ok I LOVED hearing what made you want to be an X-ray tech and how much your family is involved in the career!! That’s so cool 🤗
It's really cool following in their footsteps because all of my instructors, one of the radiologists, & some of the techs know my parents! I'm definitely my parent's little shadow 😂☺️
This was super helpful, thanks so much for sharing!!
so glad it was helpful!
Love this video so much!!! You’re one of the only youtubers I know of going into Radiology so I love watching your videos. My program seems super similar to yours with the orientation and clinical process! Loved the BE comment 😂 That’s crazy you ran the c-arm on your second day, I was terrified of it for the longest time!
It's crazy how there aren't really any other youtubers that are going into RT!
When my supervising tech started moving the c-arm, the surgeon said "Um what are you doing? She's doing this" & looked me dead in the eyes & pointed at me 😂💩 BUT it went really well & was such a cool experience - still SUPER intimidating though!
There are not much. There is an Erica and April Butcher also into x-ray's
twinklinglena is a resident in radiologist
Raya Juliana That’s awesome! ☺️ however, I’m studying to be a radiologic technologist, not a Radiologist - nevertheless, still very cool! I will definitely check out her content
This was so informative! Thanks for sharing xo
I'm so glad you benefited from it!!
Nice to see a video on this! I’m currently about finish off my second semester in the same program, everything you’ve stated is on point. Good luck with everything! 😁
That's so amazing! Best of luck to you too :)
I love your room!
Thanks so much for this video! So in-depth. Loved it ❤️ Your seriously like a super woman being in school and doing TH-cam at the same time. U Rock🥰 I personally procrastinate too much lol.
Sooo glad you liked it! AHH thank you! That means so much to me, but I definitely do my fair share of procrastinating too!
I went to Wisconsin for my school as well, but it didn’t last long it was not my cup of tea so I went for nursing instead. Awesome video as always 👍👍🚨💕😍
I considered nursing at one point! it's an amazing career! thank you, Silah!
The reason I found your channel was because I looked up day in a life of a x-ray tech since I am going into that field. I fell in love with your channel and your personality after watching your college day in my life videos. ❤️❤️❤️
That means so much to me!!! Thank you! 💕
Hey just came across this video and it has been very helpful ❤️
Yess! This video helps so much! I hope this starts a wave of other X-ray tech videos on TH-cam.
Ahhh I hope so too! That would be so cool!
Thank you ! Great information.
I LOVE this thank you so much I am applying for the radiology program and this is very helpful ❤️
wishing you the best of luck! ☺️
Julia Kristine thank you so much ,love you’re videossss🤩❤️
Going this upcoming Fall for the Rad Tech program. I’m graduating this May with a business degree but happy with my change of heart, haha!
Hey same here! I’m graduating with exercise science but decided pt wasn’t for me! Going to RT school in the fall!
How's it going I'm doing the same thing next spring
I'm currently studying economics but the career as a rad tech caught my attention recently. That's the first comment that i could relate to :) i'd be very thankful if you share your experience❤️
I just finished my first semester of RT school!! I love watching your videos to reflect and see my progress vs yours.
I have heard (from my teachers and 2nd year students) the first semester is The hardest semester in the program. Because everything is so new and foreign for us.
My grading scale is similar to yours! 74 and below is considered a failing grade at my program.
Thank you for all your videos 😬😁
congratulations! In my personal experience, the second semester was the hardest for me because of the complexity of the exams we were learning & I had an extra online class!
best of luck to you in your program!
Is your program hard? Did you pass
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video! and I am glad someone finally made a video like this! Love the barium enema comment at the end of that segment :,) I have done too many this past year it's sick.. LMAO good luck this semester!
YAY I'm so happy that you liked it! HAHA girl, you are a PRO now!
Savannah Abraytis why are BEs sick?
Just finished my program and passed the ARRT exam. Rad school was strenuous at times but was worth it in the end. Good luck with rad school! Great video.
Congratulations! That's so exciting. Thank you!
Robert O were u able to find a good full time job?
Thanks Julia I really like your video.
I start my xray program September 23..im really excited and nervous at the same time..thanks for all the good advice😘
You will do great! Good luck!
Aww..thanks so much..
How are you doing now?
Thanks for this video girl! I just got accepted to my X-ray program and start in May! I’m excited but nervous at the same time
ahhh congratulations! That's so exciting - you will do great :)
Mgomezz17 how long was you wait time?
Like everyone else , SO GLAD I FOUND THIS VIDEO! Very first vid I find about Rad tech.
So excited to start the program in October !!! Please keep doing more videos on Rad tech and how it goes !
This video is older so there are tons up on my channel!
Congratulations on starting your program & best of luck! 💛
Julia Kristine
Thanks so much!
I really plan on doing a TH-cam channel also to talk about my program because there’s SO many types and many different courses, and there is barely Rad tech videos out to inform people so thank you ! ☺️
Also, best luck to you in everything 💀
Casandra Barrios You definitely should! ☺️
Hey cassandra, how has your journey to becoming a rad tech been??
I really appreciated this video. I was most recently the past 3 years in hospitality as a flight attendant and loved it, but after my grams died my life changed and now I am looking into the medical field. Even at my age you can still change your life, thanks for the inspiration girl and all the tips. You have a new subbie! Much success and luck to you!! XX
I'm so sorry to hear that! But thank you so much, & best of luck to you!
@@JuliaKristine this career dont affect your health.
Current FA and aspiring to leave this industry. Awesome to see others looking as well! Hope you found something that works for you 🙌🏼
Great video! I am doing pre reqs and considering nursing or x ray tech 🖤
Hello, I just came across your video. I’ve wanted to do sonography however it’s super expensive and I wanted a less debt road. My counselor actually recommended for me to go into Radiology and then further my studies into sonography if I still want to. Thanks to your video, I was able to direct where I wanted to go.
OH MY GOSH! It is so fricken cool the reasoning of why you chose to be an x-ray tech and how your parents met! That is so so awesome! I am not even going into that field and I found this video so interesting! You are just so organized and so smart! Oh my gosh girl. Loved this video
Awh Steph, I truly appreciate it so much that you watched even though you're not even going into the field! You're seriously the truest friend! 💕 I definitely try to pretend I'm organized, but don't let it fool you 😂
@@JuliaKristine Aweh I am so glad :) This just made my day, anytime girl! You are the greatest 💕HAHA, well you totally fool me 😂
THANK YOU for posting this video! I have been searching for a good TH-camr or videos for rad techs, and you’re the first one I came across! I am currently applying to a program in Colorado that sounds very similar to the one you are currently in (: in our application process they go off of grades, an essay, employer referrals, character reference referrals and a panel interview of 8 judges! I just got the call at the beginning of the week that I got my interview, so fingers crossed all goes well. But I loved your video and found it very informative. And I look forward to watching more radiology videos from you! (: once again thank you for posting content like this!
Super interesting to hear how your program varies from mine! Thank you so much for watching, & I'm so glad you found it helpful :) good luck with your application!
I'm also in colorado which school did you apply to?
Soumaya Sammie I applied to Memorial Hospitals School of Radiology (:
how was your interview ? may I ask what the questions were, because I have my interview in a week
Ohmar I just found out that I have been accepted! But they asked me a lot of behavioral based questions. Like why I want to be in this program, how I prioritize tasks, what type of people or personalities do I find hard to work with, what I think my greatest and weakest traits are, why I think I deserve a spot more than the other candidates, and they asked about any healthcare experience or volunteer experience
Great video! I’m starting my first semester on Wednesday. Too bad I rented the positioning book, I guess I have to buy it now lol.
Thank you for this !!!
I went through the Army for my training. It was nothing like a 2 year tech program, and literally only lasted me a year. The stuff these students go through now, I don’t envy one bit! 👍😎
Im stuck in between going to the army like you did or just do community college to become x ray tech. Was it more difficult since they’re cramming in more material in a shorter period of time? Did you have to do the same pre requisites?
@@Soychica13 this is late and a little different than your question. I was in the air force and became an ultrasound technician rather than mri/xray
I would definitely have chosen radiology in the air force if I could go back though haha
But I liked having the hands on experience the job gives through the military. Tech school was definitely tough because we had to learn so much so fast, but I definitely found it to be worth it. I like having the military experience background and I was able to immediately get a job working for the VA even before getting registered, since they knew me and knew that I could do the job already. Really depends on what path you want to take though. Army is probably a good bit different than air force and physically also, you definitely have to be even more fit. (If thats a concern for you)
@@bethanyrose9026 Hey Bethany, I have a quick question for you if you could answer for me. When you were signing up for the Air Force did you tell the recruiter the specific MOS you wanted, or did you get diagnostic imaging through an open contract?
@@Texx_OGNever go open. You'll never get the job you want.
Thank you. So much ima sighn up
Thanks a lot, I’m really interested in the field and going into college to get my degree in this field.
I'm persueing radiology and even tho it's different for every university, i guess this will be helpful :)
Basically I have to stop working when I get in to my program this video is very helpful thank you
No, you will not have to stop working altogether
Awesome video. I wish you the best.
Thank you very much!
Thanks for doing this video. Answered most of my questions. Good luck with your future classes.
I got my Rad Tech program interview next month :D
I hope you are doing well at your school Julia
I need you to drop a hair care video/ bleach process please. It’s beautiful! 😫😍
Argosy student here until they closed 😤 then got lucky and Northwestern Health sciences University luckily took us in! I’m in 2nd week of clinical training and definitely can relate with the nerves it’s now only us haha
I toured Argosy way back when for sonography!
Congrats on getting accepted!!
My prerequisites for rad tech are algebra, English 1 or 2, anatomy and physiology 1, psychology or sociology, medical terminology and medical assisting. Just a bit different!
thank you for commenting this!
My sister is interested in radiology! I’m gonna send this to her!❤️
awww yay! That is so exciting! I'm always here if she has any questions! ☺️
@@JuliaKristine My brother is wanting to start this fall semester taking x-ray classes.
Currently in my first semester for rad tech. I'm reeeeeeally glad I was in the military before doing this. A lot of my classmates get really stressed out about things and I'm like, "... Really?" Then again, few things stress you out after having to hand someone's arm back to them or perform first aid on a collapsed lung by using some tape and a plastic card. XD
Currently I'm Early Childhood Education student but I was looking into nursing for a back up career just in case and both x-ray and the regular nursing program at my college are to much for me for being someone who has a learning disability had a very hard time with the ECE program I'm now looking into Nursing Assistant. At the same time I'm so into becoming a teacher.
That's awesome that you found a path for you! You'll be a great teacher!
love the vid
I’m currently in my second week of classes for my program! 2 years to go
Just got accepted to Rad school in Cali 😍 I'm hoping to go for MRI after. The school I'm at is the only school in the state (that I've seen) that allows you to get MRI with your BS so I'm hoping to get my Bachlelors 😄🙏 thank you for ur videos. Helps alot!
that is such a cool opportunity! congratulations & best of luck! :)
@@JuliaKristine I love your tips and videos I'm prepping now and getting some compression sleeves and all the study stuff 😂 love following your journey, thanks for sharing you experiences 🙏
I’m going to do this :3)
you’re so pretty
aw you're so sweet!!!
Hi Julia☺️ your videos are soo helpful and informative! I applied to the Radiology program at a nearby community college, and just found out I have an interview next week! My question is did you have an interview process for your program, and if so, do you have any tips on standing out and gaining admission? A more specific question I have would be did you bring any documents such as a resume with you to your interview? Hoping you see this!! Thank you in advance either way 🥰
Hi Haley! I mentioned in this video that I did not have an interview process as my program was solely based on grades. My advice for an interview would be to go into it as if it's an actual job interview. Possibly look up nursing school interview questions to prepare because they may be similar! I'm unsure if it's necessary to bring a resume, but it wouldn't hurt! Best of luck!
I'm interested in this but it looks so daunting. For the program at my school you have to already be a cna or a medical assistant as well as a few pre req classes.
that's really interesting that you have to be a CNA/medical assistant first!
I'm thinking of going into Xray, I'm finishing my associates this year and would only need one class class to enter into the program. I currently work in a hospital for Transport so I'm around the environment everyday and have been the last 6 years. So I'm trying to figure out which area I want to go into, I would love to do Ultrasound but the schools around me are super expensive even though I get reimbursement through my job, but I would also not be able to work while I would do that program, and I have bills to pay lol.
Thank you Julia! That was very helpful! I'm definitely interested in becoming an X-ray Teach. I haven't graduated high school yet, but may be doing some shadowing soon. Is this in Virginia? I live in Virginia, but I'm not sure what state I'll do everything in yet.
Love the video ! trying to decide between Radiography or Biomedical Science...
Off topic: Is that your natural hair ?? SO pretty !
They’re both really great professions! And yes, it is ☺️ thank you so much!
Thank you great video, you’re convincing me to not be afraid I keep switching my majors Rad tech is one of them. Something that put me off some time a go was the radiation exposure in the room someone talked about it in their video I’m gonna try to find it, would you say it’s safe and nothing to worry about?
Your radiation dosage is monitored by a dosimeter that you wear at your collar at all times, and we take precautions to protect ourselves by wearing lead aprons if we're going to be directly in the room or in fluoroscopy/surgery with the c-arm. But to answer your question, yes it is a safe profession.
damn I love math but I'm really interested in this and right now I'm in my senior year. I'm going to apply to wake tech for 2 years and maybe transfer to a university but maybe.
Could you do a video on the physics of the program?
Whoot whoot!! Shout out to Wisconsin peeps
yessss
Sonny with a chance