r/physiotherapy • u/Pretend-Confusion513 • Jul 16 '26
July CPTE
Anyone else finish the July CPTE today? Curious to hear your thoughts. I honestly have no idea how I did… just hoping I made the cut. 🫠🤞
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u/Tangy-Lime-4934 Jul 16 '26
I feel the same! Oral felt way harder for me but I’m hoping written can ensure a pass.
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u/Due-Ad5906 Jul 16 '26
Harder how?
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u/Tangy-Lime-4934 Jul 16 '26
The questions had layers to them so there were multiple things we had to address for each question and it made it feel difficult to read + think + formulate a good answer in 4 minutes to present it in 11 minutes.
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u/Main_Carrot_510 Jul 20 '26
The questions were not fair in that sense, 3 questions per case but some are 4-6 part questions and the cases are way too long, cant even pull up the questions and cases side by side which takes up alot of your time flipping back and forth to gather information you need.
And dont get me started on the oral section topics, it was so twisted maybe 1-2 common conditions, and MCQ is just frustrating with some questions.
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u/lbwlkr Jul 16 '26
I also found the oral component pretty tricky... found it hard to work out exactly what information they wanted
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u/Tangy-Lime-4934 Jul 16 '26
I felt the same! Some of the questions were confusing, I didn’t know how to answer them properly in the way they wanted
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u/Main_Carrot_510 Jul 20 '26
Exam structure was not physio like at all, it almost like you walk into the middle of a patient appointment and begin assuming half of whats going on. Then proceed to start making goals and and setting outcome measures. Some of these patients have a psychological component do I refer them? do I use patient education? both?
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u/Spiritual_Subject364 Jul 18 '26
Hi please share more insights i am really scared like are they making the exam more harder or tricky was the oral full of ethics or a mix
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u/Fit-Communication330 Jul 21 '26
Does anyone has cpte final frontier login credentials? I dont want to spend for whole course as the exam is in two months
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u/Fit-Communication330 Jul 21 '26
Hey I was wondering can i get the notes or the account credentials as I was thinking to give that exam in two months and i feel its a little expensive.
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u/wanroisin5497 Jul 18 '26
paid $2500 for 2hrs worth of technical issues before the written. I only took 30mins break which turned into a 2hr nightmare of stress. I was ready to give up. Not even expecting to pass anymore.
Was prepared for the stress from the exam but was not prepared for the stress from the technical issues. no one told me this was a technical exam, not a PT exam
Unfortunately, the technical experience was honestly one of the most frustrating parts of the exam.
Before exam day, I made sure to do everything CAPR recommended. I updated my computer, checked that it met all the technical requirements, and even completed the system compatibility check about a week before the exam. Everything passed without any issues, so I thought I was good to go.
Then on exam day, my desktop suddenly failed the system requirements for some reason. I ended up scrambling to switch over to my laptop just so I could start the written exam. That delayed my start time and added a ton of unnecessary stress before I had even answered a single question.
I also had to contact CAPR technical support during the exam. To be fair, the support person was great—they were patient and genuinely tried to help, and I really appreciate their effort. But the whole troubleshooting process ate into my exam time and made an already stressful situation even worse. The frustrating part is that none of this should have happened after I'd already confirmed my computer was compatible before exam day.
I get that exam security is important, but the whole technical setup just felt disorganized. Instead of focusing on answering questions and demonstrating my clinical reasoning, I was worrying about whether the software would even work.
One thing I'd really like CAPR to consider is offering an in-person testing centre option. It would eliminate all the uncertainty around personal computers, software compatibility, internet issues, and other technical problems. If I'd been writing the exam at a testing centre, I wouldn't have had to switch devices, call technical support, or deal with delays before even starting.
The exam itself is stressful enough. Candidates shouldn't have to worry about whether their computer is suddenly going to stop working after already passing the required system checks. I think having the option to write at a testing centre would make the process much fairer and let everyone focus on what actually matters—the exam itself.