Extra time may be granted as an accommodation to address a number of different functional limitations, such as the need for breaks to address a medical issue or refocusing or to allow time for re-reading. The administration of extra time can also differ across settings. It is important to note that extra time is administered in several different ways for the MCAT exam depending on the functional limitation that is being addressed.
To support the need for extended testing time, your application should document normative impairment in an area of functioning that is consistent with the need for more time for actual test taking.
Your evaluator should describe how your ability to engage in the task demands of the MCAT are impacted by your current functional limitations, explain how extended testing time addresses those limitations, and recommend a specific amount of extended time. A current objective assessment i. Stop-the-clock breaks are flexible breaks that allow you to take breaks during the content sections of the exam. It is important to note that these stop-the-clock breaks are granted in addition to the regularly scheduled breaks between sections and do not take away from your time for test taking.
This type of extra time accommodation is granted when time is needed to manage a condition or to utilize a strategy unrelated to your ability to access or process test content. Extended breaks add more time to the regularly scheduled breaks between test sections. This type of extra time accommodation is typically granted when the regularly scheduled break time is not sufficient for the test taker to manage the issues or symptoms related to their condition.
Examples can include the need for extended bathroom or food breaks or the management of a medical condition. The accommodation of extended breaks has no effect on your actual test taking time.
When deciding which type of extra time would best suit your needs, consider the functional limitation you are trying to address and how the extra time will be utilized during the exam. Food and drink are not allowed in the room under standard test conditions; however, these items can be stored in your locker and accessed during breaks.
No special approval is required to access food and drink during scheduled or additional approved break times. Should you need continuous or immediate access to food and drink in the testing room during the exam, please apply for accommodations as this must be approved beforehand.
Keep in mind that your supporting documentation should explain the specific need for continuous or immediate access to these items during the exam. Your ID must be issued by a government agency and no international IDs are currently accepted.
The ID is current. The expiration date is set after the day of the exam. The ID contains your photo. The photo can easily be used to identify you. The ID contains your signature. The signature can easily be traced back to you. The ID is whole and tangible. Here are a few examples of unacceptable IDs: Credit cards.
Student IDs. Paper IDs. Library cards. Birth certificate. Social security card. Raise your hand when you need more paper, and your proctor will give it to you. Wear something comfortable. Dress appropriately. You can expect a formal atmosphere during your exam, so dress accordingly. Dress for the weather. The testing center asks you to show up at am to start checking you in. This process can take up to 30 minutes because usually there will be 20 to 30 other test takers for the MCAT as well as different standardized tests.
During this check-in process, the testing center will obtain fingerprints and a picture of you, which you will use when coming in and out of the testing room. In the end, you can tack on an additional minutes for the testing center to check you out, print your MCAT confirmation page, and gather your belongings. Altogether, you are really spending a little more than 8 hours at the testing center. Unless you cut your breaks short which is NOT recommended. You are supposed to show up by am to begin the check-in process.
During the MCAT test, you will have two minute breaks and one minute break. Each break follows one of the 95 minute MCAT sections. You will need to take advantage of that break in order to prevent burnout.
Be prepared to be efficient. You will need to check-in and check-out every time you re-enter and leave the actual testing room. First, they have you turn your pockets inside out in front of the proctor and a camera. After every pocket is checked, the proctor waves you down with a metal detector wand. Seriously it would be easier to have a career as a diamond thief than cheating on the MCAT.
So, if you were planning on cheating, you could reconsider your career choice. The minute breaks during the exam are so much shorter than what 10 minutes feels like in real life. I swear I would check out with the proctor, use the restroom, eat a granola bar, and then find myself racing back to the test room.
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