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AAMC MCAT® Official Prep Updates

Learn more about new MCAT® Prep resources and enhancements for the 2025 testing year.

MCAT Official Prep Section Bank, Vol. 2

Now Available! The AAMC has released a second MCAT Official Prep Section Bank. Just like our very popular Section Bank, Vol. 1, this new Section Bank contains multidisciplinary science questions written by the developers of the MCAT Exam

  • 300 practice questions, with 100 practice questions from the three science sections of the exam
  • Includes explanations for all answer choices (like the AAMC Practice Exams) 
  • Use MCAT Official Prep Hub features like confidence levels, notes, flags, highlights, and more
     
MCAT Official Prep Section Bank, VOL 2

Minor Interface Updates to the MCAT Exam and Practice Exams 

If you have already taken the MCAT exam or used AAMC MCAT Official Prep practice exams, you may notice a few slight updates to the testing interface for the 2025 testing year. In addition to some minor cosmetic updates, the MCAT exam interface and AAMC Practice Exams will have these features:

  • A basic zoom function, allowing you to zoom in and out on content.
  • The ability to change the background color by choosing a black background with white text or a salmon background with black text. Note that the default color scheme remains a white background with black text.
  • A blue highlighter option, in addition to yellow.

The practice exams have been updated to match the MCAT exam. Review the list of updates and learn about all exam features in the Practice with Exam Features Tool. If you have questions, contact mcatprep@aamc.org.

Please note: The basic zoom function is not the same as ZoomText, which is an advanced screen magnification program requiring prior approval as an accommodation.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you purchased either bundle before the new Section Bank, Vol. 2 was released, the product will not be included in your bundle, since your purchase only included the products available at that time. However, you can purchase the Section Bank, Vol. 2 separately.  Refunds will not be issued for previous purchases.

The new Section Bank, Vol. 2 is $45, the same price as Section Bank, Vol. 1. The new price of the Online-Only Bundle is $310.25 and the new Complete Bundle price is $335.75. (The Complete Bundle includes a print copy of the Official Guide to the MCAT Exam.)

Fee Assistance recipients who have active MCAT Official Prep Products will have the new Section Bank, Vol. 2 added to their products. Please allow 10 business days after the new product goes live for the product to be visible in your account. If you don’t see the new product in your account by then, please email mcatprep@aamc.org.

Any Fee Assistance Program recipient who elects to receive MCAT Official Prep benefits after September 27, 2024, will automatically receive the new Section Bank, Vol. 2 as part of the MCAT Prep benefit.