quick question about breaks on the mcat

[makeshift123]

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so i've read that if u want to leave the room during your break, its really only 5 minutes because it takes a while for the whole fingerprint, checkout stuff.

say i finish a section with like 10 minutes left... can i keep the time running and essentially get a 20 min break? i'm a smoker and will NEED to smoke at least 1-2 cigs during the 5 hour marathon. are we allowed to leave the room in the middle of a section like this?


thanks!!

ps. ill quit someday, like when i start roations lol.

 

[The Bearded One]

As a smoker you should have no problem getting a cigarette down in 5 minutes. But you will most likely have more time than that, the checkout only takes about a minute or so.

You should look into the gum.

 

[makeshift123]

ok... but even then, are we still allowed to just keep the time running for longer breaks?

 

[RySerr21]

ok... but even then, are we still allowed to just keep the time running for longer breaks?

I mean technically yes, you could do this, but I wouldnt try it. It just wouldnt look good if someone noticed that you were gone while your test screen was still up, you know? It just looks weird. There might even be a rule that says you cant do this, but i cant remember. Either way, I wouldnt take the chance.

But it really shouldnt matter, b/c whoever told you that it take 5 min to get in and out was lying to you. It takes about 15 seconds. The intial time you go in the testing place it takes a little while cuz you fill out your name, take fingerprint and picture or whatetever it is....but after thats it easy. You are all goign to be starting at different times and therefore all finishing at different times, so itsn ot like theres gonna be a line waiting to leave the testing room. When you leave, you sign out (takes 2 seconds to write your name and the time). When you come back, it takes another 2 seconds to sign your name back in and put your thumb in the fingerprint reader. Youll have more than eough time to play with your cancer stick

 

[elyswim]

Another ? Can I check my cellphone during breaks? I mean I can't see why not as I don't know what the questions in the next section will be, but I do'nt want them to think I am somehow cheating.

 

[Phlame217]

cell phones and electronics are strictly proibited as mentioned in the student guide, so i wouldnt say so.

 

[Ibn Rushd]

It's become habit for me to check my email during breaks. I do that using my phone, usually. So are you saying that I can't do that on the day of? Noo! 🙁

 

[Revilla]

No, you're not allowed to use your cell phone during breaks. As for taking a longer break, when you sign out, you initial the time. When you sign back in, you, once again, put down the time. I don't know what they do if it's more than 10 minutes, but I wouldn't want to find out. Just follow the rules and you'll be fine.

 

[sina_yn]

plus to be efficient smoke 2 or 3 cig @ the same time!!! pump up the dosage lol