Earplugs?

[BioMedGy]

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I just read on the aamc site that they aren't allowed on test day. However, I also heard from two other sources in my Kaplan class that you just can't bring your own, and that they are supplied at the test site (which I doubt 😎 ). Based on the info posted on the website, I'd assume they aren't allowed nor supplied, but does anyone know the definite word on this?

thanks.

 

[willthatsall]

Yeah, not allowed. But i think if you get skin colored ones and jam them far enough in your ears you could get by. Probably not worth it though.

 

[Sage880]

Ear plugs are more trouble then they're worth. The MCAT room is always dead quiet and I really find ear plugs uncomfortable!

They say they're real strict but MCAT testing sites vary. Mine let us have cans of coke and other non-water drinks which is a big no-no for most MCAT testing rooms!

 

[JohnHolmes]

Ear plugs are more trouble then they're worth. The MCAT room is always dead quiet and I really find ear plugs uncomfortable!

They say they're real strict but MCAT testing sites vary. Mine let us have cans of coke and other non-water drinks which is a big no-no for most MCAT testing rooms!

Will is on the mark.

It really varies from site to site though. At my site, I had to keep everything in a bag in front of the class, and if I wanted water, I had to go OUTSIDE the room ONLY DURING BREAKS to drink it (I kept the water in my bag).

That being said, there is about a snowball's chance in hell anyone will let you use ear plugs in testing day ... 🙁

 

[45408]

why? in case they have the answers encoded in them and osmotically transfer them to your brain during the exam?

 

[MoosePilot]

why? in case they have the answers encoded in them and osmotically transfer them to your brain during the exam?

I wondered too and eventually came to the conclusion that it would be too easy to disguise earphones as earplugs. You could have equations playing in your head or something.