I passed Paper 1, 2 and 3 within 3 months. Some suggestions for whom struggling.

[ryukenden 20]

Due to my internet businesses, I was not able to focus on CASC which I took 3 or 4 times without much preparation and unfortunately I only managed to pass 11 stations etc.... but failed some stations due to empathy issue or this and that. Therefore my written papers got expired.

I thought CASC was not for me and didn't want to appear for the exam any more. I would not take the exams any more if the dean was still Robert Howard who was perceived by many as being unfair to oversea doctors. He kept changing rules this and that like some manic retard who is not able to organise things.

But since Dr Wendy Burn took the post as a new Dean, things appear better for oversea doctors and I had an impression that the rates of passing exams may increase reasonably. (Recent CASC pass rate was about 45% and it's not bad compared with 33%, IMO.)

I decided to do all the papers in late May, 2012.

I passed paper 1 on 17 August and passed both paper 2 and 3 on 9 November and effectively passed all paper 1,2 and 3 within 3 months or so.

It's a bit stressful to take both paper 2 and 3 on the same day. I had to finish off paper 2 within 2 hours and left the paper 2 exam room an hour earlier because I still had to revise some old questions for paper 3. I went to a quite restaurant nearby where I bought an awful meal for £17 (roasted chicken which was just put in the oven without any flavor). But I bought it to be able to site down there quietly to revise the old questions for paper 3 using my ipad. It's a kind of habit for me to study especially in the last 2 to 3 days before the exam date but both paper 2 and 3 were a bit too much to be revised in 2 or 3 days and that's why I had some revision to be done for paper 3 on the exam day.

I didn't study that much for the papers but I passed all of them within short time. Here is how I prepared for the papers.

I subscribed Mrcpsychmentor.com before the papers and in the last month, I subscribed Birmingham online course for £89 per paper. It would cost only £30 per paper for 4 months for Mrcpsychmentor.com.

I started with Mrcpsychmentor and went through the questions 2 times or so and in the last month, I looked at the old questions from Birmingham Online Course as well as all other questions there and again went through them twice or so. I achieved 80 to 90% correct answers after going through twice. For me, that was enough to pass the papers but I have had some prior knowledge due to being in psychiatry for few years and it did help.

[onome 3]

Hi ryukenden

I thought when they put the paper 2 and paper 3 on the same day it meant that you cannot actually do both same day. Please could you or anyone shed more light on how you can do all papers 1,2,3 within 3 months assuming the candidate took the paper 1 today dec.11.

[pukhtun 57]

I think its one followed by the other the same day

[drasghar 8]

paper 1 today

2 & 3 in april 2013

thats how it can b done

paper 2 & 3 take place same day 1 in the morning and the other in afternoon

[pukhtun 57]

God how I don't miss doing exams but its a process alright. I admire people who do 2 papers in one day

[onome 3]

Thanks guys for your response now i know.

[ryukenden 20]

Hi ryukenden

I thought when they put the paper 2 and paper 3 on the same day it meant that you cannot actually do both same day. Please could you or anyone shed more light on how you can do all papers 1,2,3 within 3 months assuming the candidate took the paper 1 today dec.11.

Sorry for the delay in reply because I was away on holidays.

Paper 2 was held in the morning and paper 3 in the afternoon. I finished off paper 2 in 2 hours to get an extra hour for revision for the paper 3 in the afternoon (I had some old papers to be revised on that day for paper 3). There is a nice cosy restaurant nearby the underground station where you can revise your paper 3. Worth paying £15 to £20 for the meal if it would help your chance of passing the paper 3.

[raj123 0]

Thanks and good luck for your CASC (If you are still waiting to have it).

[donncha 4]

Thanks for the information - good to know what is possible

[ranjan_73bd@yahoo. 1]

Thank you ryukenden.
 

[Digeorge 0]

Mrcpsychmentor and Birmingham notes which is better for preparation?

[jasonhptan 24]

@Digeorge, Birmingham is good but i still prefer SPMM notes.. 

[u01uj9 1]

Some have said it's all about questions, questions, questions.  I was thinking of taking this approach as I get too engrossed and muddled reading the SPMM notes (which can be quite detailed).  Any thoughts?

[Hesham 0]

What a long journey! but it deserves.

[calendar 1]

thanks for the information

[JELLYNLOO 2]

Even though the tips are for old system (paper 123), but I think it is helpful for paper a and b too.

Thanks!

[me080825194 3]

Anyone took the December 2015 paper ? How did u guys find it. Any suggestions on how to prepare

 

[dr_n 1]

Thank you ryukenden!

[Sandy 0]

Even though the post is old , thanks for the motivation !

[playingmyrole 0]

Thx for the advice

[MRCPsyc 0]

Thanks for the info

[claretblue 0]

Valuable information, thanks