AAMC MCAT® Official Prep Updates

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Learn more about new MCAT® Prep resources and enhancements for the 2026 testing year.

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MCAT Official Prep Practice Exam 6


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  • The AAMC has launched Practice Exam 6. This brand-new, 230-question online practice exam uses questions from previously administered MCAT exams and includes all the same features and functionality as the previously released AAMC Practice Exams.
  • This product is available for individual sale or as part of the Online-Only Bundle.
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120 Free Practice Questions Added to the What’s on the MCAT Content Outline Course


  • The Content Outline Course now includes the 120 practice questions from the retired Official Guide to the MCAT Exam. 
  • These 120 questions are no longer sold in the AAMC store but are incorporated into the Content Outline Course as a free resource. 
  • The Online Practice Questions from The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam are no longer sold, but students who currently have access can continue to use the standalone product until their expiration date. 

Practice Exam Name Changes


To better align with how examinees use the AAMC Practice Exams and to reflect the order in which they were published, the AAMC made the following changes. The content of the practice exams has not changed. 

  • Practice Exam 1 is now free in the AAMC MCAT Official Prep Hub.  
  • The previous Free Practice Exam (launched in 2023) is now Practice Exam 5 and is available for purchase as an individual product or as part of the Online-Only Bundle
  • As a one-time courtesy, the AAMC will grant free access to Practice Exam 5 (formerly Free Practice Exam), to those students who have access to Practice Exam 1 at the time it becomes a free product. This will apply to students who paid for the product and Fee Assistance Program recipients who received the products as part of the benefits package. This will ensure that examinees have access to the same number of paid practice exams that they purchased.  
  • With the release of Practice Exam 6, there are now a total of seven AAMC Official Practice Exams available to examinees. This includes our two free practice exams: Unscored Sample Test and Practice Exam 1.  
Past Name Current Name Past Cost Current Cost
Free Sample Test Unscored Sample Test (Free) Free Free
Practice Exam 1 Practice Exam 1 (Free) $35 Free
Practice Exam 2-4 No Changes $35 $35
Free Practice Exam Practice Exam 5 Free $35
N/A Practice Exam 6 N/A $35

Frequently Asked Questions

If you purchased the bundle before Practice Exam 6 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 Practice Exam 6 separately. Refunds will not be issued for any previous purchases.

Anyone who has access to Practice Exam 1 individually or through a bundle will be granted free access to Practice Exam 5 (formerly Free Practice Exam) for the remainder of the access period. This only applies to students whose products have not expired by Sept. 26, 2025. Please allow 10 business days for the product to be visible in your account. If you don’t see the Practice Exam 5 in your account by then, please email mcatprep@aamc.org

Students who were already using the Free Practice Exam and who purchase it under its new name, Practice Exam 5, will be able to see all previously completed activity, including score reports. After Sept. 26, 2025, previous activity will only be available after purchase of Practice Exam 5.  

Students who were already using Practice Exam 1 will be able to see all previously completed activity, including score reports in the AAMC MCAT Official Prep Hub, under the new product name, Practice Exam 1 (Free).  

Students who previously had access to the AAMC MCAT Official Prep Online Practice Questions from The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam (Online) will continue to have access to it as an individual product until their original expiration date. All activity will remain available. 

Practice Exam 5 (formerly called Free Practice Exam) and Practice Exam 6 will cost $35 each. The new price of the Online-Only Bundle is $323.70. 

Fee Assistance Program recipients who have active MCAT Official Prep Products will have Practice Exam 5 (formerly called Free Practice Exam) and Practice Exam 6 added to their accounts. Please allow 10 business days after the products go live for them to be visible in your account. If you don’t see the products in your account by then, please email mcatprep@aamc.org

Any Fee Assistance Program recipient who elects to receive MCAT Official Prep benefits after Sept. 26, 2025, will automatically receive Practice Exams 5 and 6 as part of the MCAT Prep benefit. 

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