For those who have already taken the PCAT

[IgotoPitt]

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Hey,
I am taking the PCAT in about two months, and was wondering how many passages are included in biology and chemistry?

Is it basically half of the tests, or just a few problems, or even heavier than that?
I am just little worried because the test has changed since 2016 and the materials I have been studying are quite old.

Thank you!

 

[pharmD2022]

I don't know the exact number. I would say for bio it was about half. Chem seemed to be more than half to be honest. I remember being a little surprised at the number of PBQs in the chem section.

 

[Stabler22]

expect 4-6 passages per science section.

 

[DucksNDogs30]

I'd suggest purchasing the Kaplan study guide, its only ~$30 on amazon and it comes with two practice tests. I found the tests to be really similar to the actual PCAT except for the Reading portion, the actual PCAT was way harder in that section for me. I'd say the amount of passages per section we the same for the Kaplan practice tests and the actual PCAT.