A MCAT consists of four tests (and hence four scores) with a total on-task time of 5¾ hours. In the morning it's: Verbal Reasoning and Physical Sciences; in the afternoon it's: Writing Sample and Biological Sciences. The below table reports the time allowed on these exams.
| Test | Number of Questions | Time (min) | Minutes per Question | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal | 65 | 85 | 1.3 | critical reading |
| Physical | 77 | 100 | 1.3 | GenChem and (non-calculus) Physics |
| Writing | 2 | 60 | 30 | written communication skills |
| Biological | 77 | 100 | 1.3 | Organic Chem and Intro Bio |
As an example of how this site works assume that you have hardcopy of AAMC's MCAT Practice Exam II. Question 133 of this exam you will find is:
This web site provides only an answer sheet, one small section of which will refer to this particular question. That line looks like:
If you select an answer and click on "Score Exam" you will see the sort of output generated. I encourage you to make a harcopy of these grade reports to aid your preparation for the real MCAT.
During an actual test you are not permitted to use aids of any kind. Calculators, slide rules, equation sheets, notes, books are ruled out. Obviously I cannot check what aids you might use in the privacy of your home. However, I beleive the results of this web test will be most useful if you take the web test under conditions identical to those enforced during the real test. It may well be difficult to find a place to take this test without distractions. If you must, take the test in the quiet of the library and then just fillout the web answer sheet on-line. (In this case you must enforce your own time-limit: the web will not know how much time you spent quietly answering questions isolated from a computer.)
It is important that you must not hit the "Reload" key on the web-answer sheet. "Reload" will erase all answers: you'll have to start again from scratch. Remeber to hit the "Score Exam" button when (and only when) you have answered all questions.
Good Luck!