AAMC PREview® Exam FAQs

If you are not sure whether or not you are applying to one or more of the participating medical schools but haven’t registered for the PREview exam, we recommend you register for one of the available testing windows before the deadline. Registering for the PREview exam earlier in the season will ensure you have the option to test should you decide later that you want or need to include the PREview exam with your medical school application. You may cancel your PREview appointment up until the registration deadline associated with your test date for a 50% refund.

You can reschedule your exam appointment up until two weeks prior to your current exam date. Rescheduling fees will apply.

Once you schedule your appointment, the system will send you a confirmation email that will include your test date and start time. Please note that your start time will be provided in 24-hour clock (military) time and in the time zone you selected at registration. Please save this email so that you can find it later.

Make sure to add noreply@getyardstick.com to your contacts so that you can receive your confirmation email. You may also check your exam date by logging in to your exam portal using your AAMC credentials. 

When you log in to the PREview Portal to schedule your exam, you will select "Book" and then "Online Proctoring." A drop down will appear with a list of available time zones. Please select the time zone corresponding to the location where you will be taking your remote exam. Once you have booked your appointment, a countdown clock will appear on the ‘Exams” page within the portal, that shows how much time until your appointment.

Schools use a rolling admissions process so it is possible that you will be invited to complete a secondary application later in the season. Registering for the PREview exam early will ensure you have the option to test should you receive a secondary application later.

The medical schools determine their policies for how old scores can be before they will no longer consider them in their application process, so we recommend you contact the medical school(s) to which you are applying to determine if you need to retake the exam. All score reports from all PREview exams you have taken, including reports from 2020 and 2021 when the exam was called the AAMC Situational Judgment Test (SJT), will be available and reported when you apply to medical school. 

Please note the lifetime limit for the PREview exam is no more than four times in your lifetime (beginning with the 2024 administrations). The yearly limit is no more than twice as of the 2024 testing year. 

If you missed your PREview exam appointment, you may schedule a new appointment in the PREview portal as long as registration is open and appointments are available. You will be required to pay the full scheduling fee. A no show does not count toward your testing limit for this testing year.

In order to cancel your appointment for a 50% refund, you must request cancellation by the deadline, otherwise refunds will not be applied to no-shows. For more information on scheduling and rescheduling, please visit the registration webpage.

The registration fee for the PREview exam for the 2025 testing year includes one scheduled online exam registration and score release to an unlimited number of participating medical schools. For more information on fees, please see the Register for the AAMC PREview Exam page.