About the Practice Test  

The three PCAT Practice Tests currently available include items like those you will find on the actual PCAT. Comparative analyses have shown that individuals who took a Practice Test before taking the actual PCAT earned significantly higher PCAT scores than those who did not.

• You will have access to the Practice Tests from the date of purchase through the PCAT test cycle, which ends on January 31st.
• Each Practice Test provides you with detailed information about the Writing subtest. You will receive information about how to compose your essay and how your essay will be scored and reported. You will also be provided with sample Writing topics and actual sample essays to give you an idea of what essays look like and how they are scored.
• Each Practice Test consists of 240 items in five multiple-choice subtests, with explanations for each correct answer.
• Each Practice Test contains the same number of multiple-choice items that are on the actual PCAT. Over 80% of the items have appeared on actual PCAT test forms, and all have been written specifically for the PCAT.

• Due to changes in the PCAT Biology and Chemistry content for 2012, many of the items in the current Practice Tests for these two subtests are different than those available from March 2008 through January 2012. For the other three subtests, the Practice Test items are the same as those previously available.

You may purchase access to an individual Practice Test for $40.00, two Practice Tests for $60.00, or all three for $80.00. This entitles you to:

• Detailed descriptions of the Writing subtest, including actual sample essays that illustrate each score point.
• Five PCAT multiple-choice subtests (not printable), with correct answers and explanations for each question; a timer is provided if you choose to simulate timed conditions like the actual PCAT.
• A separate printable Diagnostic Report for each of the five multiple-choice subtests and for the Composite score (the five multiple-choice sections combined).
• Adobe® Reader is required to view the Diagnostic Reports. Download Adobe® Reader here.

• Each Subtest Diagnostic Report:
  1. Displays an approximate percentile score range for the subtest to show you how your score compares to scores of other examinees from the same reference group used to determine actual PCAT percentile ranks.
  2. Lists the number of questions for each specific subject area within a subtest and shows the number and percent of questions you answer correctly for each, which identifies your strengths and weaknesses.
• A Composite Diagnostic Report summarizes the results of the five Subtest Diagnostic Reports.
• At any time while using a Practice Test, you may choose to score an individual subtest. Once you choose to score a subtest, you will be able to continue to review the questions and print out a Diagnostic Report as many times as you wish from your date of purchase until January 31st. However, you will not be able to score any subtest more than once.
• No refunds will be granted, even if you choose never to access the Practice Tests that you pay for.

Click the link below to register for the PCAT Official Practice Test site. Once you have registered for the site, you may purchase PCAT Practice Tests from the “My Profile” page. You only need to register once and can reuse the site as often as you like. If you have registered before, click the “Login” link to get to the “My Profile” page.