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Biological Sciences
Self-Assessment:
Biology Test
MCAT is a program of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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Copyright Infringement Reminder
Please note that your usage of this test is governed by the terms and conditions of your purchase. You
may review the terms and conditions at
https://www.aamc.org/publications/274794/mcatpracticetesttermsconditions.htm.
MCAT is a program of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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Taking Your Test Offline
The full length test may be taken online, printed and taken offline, or a combination of both methods.
If you started a test online, the answer sheet provided at the end of this printout does not include the
answers you entered online. Your online answers will appear on the online answer sheet used to submit
your answers for scoring.
Once you have completed your offline test, follow these steps to enter your answers and submit them for
scoring.
Sign in to the web site.
If this is a new test, click the "Start on Paper" link provided in the "Start a New Test" table of your
home page.
If you want to continue entering answers for an in-progress test, click the "Restart on Paper" link
provided in the "Resume a Test" table of your home page.
Click the "Score Paper Test" link.
Enter your answers in the provided form. Any answers previously entered using your online
practice test or this answer sheet will appear in the form.
Once you have finished entering your answers be sure to save them by clicking "Save", "Save and
Exit", or "Review Online". If you close the answer sheet page without clicking one of these links,
your answers will not be saved.
You may return to the answer sheet to enter or review answers as many times as you like.
When you are ready to submit your final answers for scoring, click the "Update and Submit for
Score" link. Once you submit your final answers for scoring, you will not be able to review or
modify your answers using the entry form.
After your answers have been submitted for scoring, you will automatically return to your home
page. To view your analytic summary, click the link provided in the "Completed Tests" table.
From the score report you can review your answers and the solution for each question.
Additional support for scoring a paper test offline is available by contacting
accommodations@aamc.org
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Printing Guide
Use this printing guide as a reference to print selected sections of this test.
To print, click the PRINTER icon located along the top of the window and enter one of the
following options in the PRINT RANGE section of the print dialog window:
To Print Enter Print Range Options
Complete Test
Click ALL radio button
Commitment Self-Assessment
Click PAGES FROM radio to and enter
page 5 to 5
Pre-test Confidence Self-Assessment
Click PAGES FROM radio to and enter
pages 6 to 7
Periodic Table
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page 8 to 8
Test questions
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pages 10 to 54
Post-test Confidence Self-Assessment
Click PAGES FROM radio to and enter
pages 55 to 56
Answer Sheet
Click PAGES FROM radio to and enter
pages 57 to 58
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Commitment Self-Assessment
How committed are you to completing this test and using the results to prepare for the MCAT?
1=Not committed , 2=Somewhat committed, 3=Committed
If answer is 1, --- Completing the test requires a commitment of time and energy. If you do not feel you can
commit the time to complete it, you may be better off waiting to take the test until you can commit the time. The
test must be completed to receive the feedback to guide your study.
If answer 2,--- Its okay if you are unsure about your confidence to use the results to prepare for the MCAT. The
unknown can be daunting. However, it is important that you feel motivated to complete the test since you need
to answer all the questions to receive feedback. The Official MCAT Self- Assessment Package will show your
relative strengths and weaknesses to help you determine in what areas you should focus your preparation.
The entire test will take a few hours to complete, but you dont need to complete it all at once. It doesnt matter
how long it takes you to finish the test, but you do need to finish to receive feedback!
If answer 3,-- Youve taken an important step in preparing for the MCAT by committing your time and energy to
completing the Self-Assessments. It is okay if you dont know all the answers. This time spent on preparation
and practice will help you figure out your relative strengths and weaknesses in the content of the MCAT so that
you can plan your study most effectively.
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Pre-test Confidence Self-Assessment
One of the factors that can influence both your preparation and performance on the actual MCAT exam is your
confidence. This questionnaire will help you assess your confidence on the topics in this section of the exam so
that you can use the information to decide where you should focus your study time. You will be asked to rate
your confidence again after completing the test to help you gauge how your experience with actual MCAT
questions influences your perception of your ability in these content areas so that you can decide if you were
overconfident, under confident or on target and why this may be.
Confidence: Using the 5-point scale below in the table, how confident are you are in your ability to perform
well on this section of the MCAT exam as well as for each content category?
MCAT
Self-Assessment Package.
Now that you have completed the test, reconsider your confidence rating of your knowledge of the content in
this test. Has your confidence level changed after answering the questions? Why might this be? Both your initial
and revised confidence ranking for each content category will be displayed in the analytic summary.
MCAT