Monday 20 October 2008

Good Luck!!

**Apologies for the mistake earlier - the written exam in London is at the Royal National Hotel, not the RCOA as I wrote earlier.***

My advice, for what it's worth at this late stage, is:

-Try not to panic - part of this exam is keeping a cool head. Remember that the minimum needed to pass the SAQ is usually 12/20 on each question (sometimes lower, sometimes higher) to get a '2', and minimum 6 1+'s and 6 2's (or even 3 2+'s and 9 1+'s although not advised).
-Get nice pens, plus a spare or two
-Plan your journey and leave time to spare.
-Arrive early & bring photo ID as told.
-Read the questions (properly).
-Write nicely and space answers out - make it easy for the examiner! 10% of marks can be gained here!
-Don't overrun on questions.
-Eat and sleep well tonight!
-Look through RCOA MCQs
-Look through some guidelines/protocols/past papers.

-Have some luck !

All the best and I'll see you Londoners tomorrow for a beer at about 16:50!!

James

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good luck James.
Is ur exam venue in Royal college ? Thought there was just one venue in Royal National Hotel.

Anonymous said...

Good luck mate.

Nabi

Dr James Shorthouse said...

Thanks for the error spotting - all corrected now. Best of luck to you guys!