Paper MCAT?

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[Remy LeBeau]

Buy the AAMC online practice tests. They are worth it.

 

[Ismet]

TPR, Kaplan, and AAMC practice tests are all computer based. If money is a concern, go for the AAMC tests, since they're made by the people who write the MCAT. Going into medicine is expensive, start saving up and getting used to it now. I've spent over $1000 on question banks and books for Step 1, including $580 for the test itself, and each standardized test you take after that is even more money.

 

[040111333]

So there is no option to take a paper MCAT?

 

[EMDO2018]

So there is no option to take a paper MCAT?

No you cannot take a paper MCAT.

 

[xffan624]

Is it still possible to take a paper MCAT exam instead of the computer-based version? Since all the practice exams are usually paper-based (except TBR but their CBT's are so expensive to buy!), I'd assume that most people would be more comfortable taking a paper exam for the MCAT as well...

Invent a time machine. When I took it in 2003 for the first time, it was paper. I was much happier taking a computer based version and I did better as well.

 

[235009]

I took the second to last ever paper MCAT in 2006 and have since taken step 1 and 2 on computer along with every test in med school. You should thank god you don't have to go through taking it on paper. Not to mention it used to be longer.

 

[040111333]

I took the second to last ever paper MCAT in 2006 and have since taken step 1 and 2 on computer along with every test in med school. You should thank god you don't have to go through taking it on paper. Not to mention it used to be longer.

Wait...so none of the exams in medical school are on paper?!

 

[Ismet]

Wait...so none of the exams in medical school are on paper?!

Depends on the school. Most of my in-house exams have been paper/Scantron, but we've had a few NBME shelf exams, which are on the same CBT system as USMLEs.

 

[Goro]

Not at my school. Welcome to the 21st Century.

Wait...so none of the exams in medical school are on paper?!

 

[235009]

Wait...so none of the exams in medical school are on paper?!

The only thing we took on paper was the anatomy shelf exam during first year ...everything else was on computer including both in-house exams and all other shelf (NBME) exams.

 

[Theafoni]

Depends on the school. Most of my in-house exams have been paper/Scantron, but we've had a few NBME shelf exams, which are on the same CBT system as USMLEs.

I hate computer exams, I have no strategy in doing them

 

[Ismet]

I hate computer exams, I have no strategy in doing them

Practice makes perfect. You get used to it.