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How To Study For Your MCA Oral Exam

  • 2020-01-26 2020-01-29 By Paul Shepherd
  • MCA Orals Prep
One question that we get all the time is simply; "How do I study for my MCA Oral Exam?" The flippant answer is "a lot" but, to be fair, working out how to study for your MCA oral exam is a new experience for most people. Failing to plan is planning to fail Whichever ticket you...

How To Answer COLREGS Lights Questions

  • 2019-08-30 2020-01-26 By Paul Shepherd
  • MCA Orals Prep
COLREGS lights answers need to be confident, concise & precise. One of the first COLREGS questions that you'll get in your MCA Orals Exam is lights. This can often feel very intimidating but don't worry. Although there are a few exceptions that you'll just need to remember, we can break the rest down into memorable...

How To Pass Your MCA Oral Exam – #5 – Don’t Panic!

  • 2019-07-03 2020-08-26 By Paul Shepherd
  • How To Pass Your Orals, MCA Orals Prep
Don't panic. We really mean it. Yes, trying to pass the MCA oral exam might well be the biggest event of your life and, yes, it's really hard and, yes, you might fail, but at the end of the day failing is better than being hit by a bus. Some of our clients work themselves...

How To Pass Your MCA Oral Exam – #4 – Practice Out Loud

  • 2019-07-03 2020-01-26 By Paul Shepherd
  • How To Pass Your Orals, MCA Orals Prep
Your MCA oral exam is, as the name suggests, spoken. It's a bit like an interview, really and it's critically important to practice speaking out loud. We tell our clients that it is 50% confidence and 50% competence. Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration but the difference between a correct answer presented confidently, precisely...

How To Pass Your MCA Oral Exam – #3 – Use Orals Reports

  • 2019-07-03 2019-08-30 By Paul Shepherd
  • How To Pass Your Orals, MCA Orals Prep
For those that are unfamiliar, an orals report is the beer-stained, bleary-eyed rememberings of those that have gone before. While that may not sound hugely appealing, they are an invaluable resource for understanding the questions that are in fashion in each centre/with each examiner and therefore might appear in your exam. In our opinion, they are...

How To Pass Your MCA Oral Exam – #2 – Work In A Group

How To Pass Your MCA Oral Exam - Work In A Group
  • 2019-05-19 2019-08-30 By Paul Shepherd
  • How To Pass Your Orals, MCA Orals Prep
Even though you can't bring your mates into the exam room with you, preparing for the MCA Oral Exam really is a team effort. Whether or not you attend college/a prep course, working in a small group is the best way to pass your orals. If the rest of the group are smarter than...

How To Pass Your MCA Oral Exam – #1 – Start Early

How to pass your MCA oral exam
  • 2019-05-18 2020-01-26 By Paul Shepherd
  • How To Pass Your Orals, MCA Orals Prep
When should we start revising for our MCA orals exam? Procrastination is easy but it really does pay off to start early and get ahead. You know yourself better than anyone, but, let's be honest, if you're reading a blog to try to work out when you should start revising for your MCA oral...
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