ASCP is IMHO unnecessarily challenging these days. I do not know who is on the board and their rationale on making the test not adapting to what MLS/MLT actually do in the lab. With that being said I would give yourself some time to pivot focus on if you are already in a lab try to transfer in a laboratory that focus or can schedule on heme/coag benches, that helped me out. Study im a visual learner I studied by looking at hematology atlases then follow up with theory with the ASCP exam content beside me. Interconnect disease states with images, analyzer testing, and physiology. Don't give up!!