Can you take the MCAT online?

Online practice from the AAMC

The AAMC’s practice runs in your browser through the MCAT Official Prep Hub. Two full-length exams are free: the unscored Sample Test and Practice Exam 1, which gives you a scaled score and percentile.

Practice Exams 2 to 6, the Section Banks and the CARS Question Bank are paid. They come together in the Online-Only Bundle for $336.15 a year, or free with Fee Assistance.

Practice like the real thing

• Take full-length tests in one sitting, with the same breaks: 10 minutes, then 30, then 10.
• Use the highlighting and strikethrough tools, because you’ll have them on test day.
• Work without a calculator. You can’t use one on the real exam.
• Do your scratch work on a single sheet or whiteboard, since you’ll only have a wet-erase noteboard booklet at the center.

Online courses

The prep companies we compared all sell online options. UWorld’s question bank is web and app based, Blueprint sells online practice tests and self-paced or live online courses, and Kaplan’s courses are live online. Khan Academy’s free MCAT videos are online too. Our where to learn page has prices and what’s free.

What happens at the test center

You check in, show your ID, sign digitally, have your palm scanned and your photo taken. Phones go in a sealed bag in your locker. You’re checked again every time you leave and come back into the room.