When you are ready to create a new practice set, click the Create New Practice Set button:
You will be taken to a page to create your practice set:
You are able to customize your practice sets by:
Creating a Name for the practice set
Select the Exam you want to create a practice set for
any Qbank you have access to will appear as an option here (i.e. Step 2, Shelf)
Select Subjects/Specialties
these will differ based on which Qbank(s) you have access to
Select Question Status
All or Unanswered
Unanswered includes only questions that you have not submitted an answer for yet, which helps more accurately reflect your progress.
You may also notice that if you delete a practice set, the questions from that set do not return to the Unanswered category. This is intentional. Deleting practice sets can interfere with performance tracking, and keeping those questions out of Unanswered allows us to provide more accurate insights into your overall progress and performance trends while studying.
If you’d like to reuse questions you’ve already answered, you can do so by creating a new practice set and selecting “All” under Question Status. This will include both unanswered and previously answered questions in your set.
These updates are designed to give you clearer tracking and a more reliable view of your study progress. If you have questions about how to use filters, we’re happy to help.
Select Categories
All categories and subcategories are selected by default
You can uncheck “Select All” to start from scratch
You can use the search functionality to more quickly find a category or subcategory
Each category has a drop-down with subcategories associated with each
Select Mode
if you select Exam Mode:
you will not see the results of each question until the end of the set
you will be able to select your Time setting
Tutor Mode
if you select Tutor Mode:
you will see the results of each question immediately after answering
the Time section will disappear - Tutor Mode is always untimed by default
Please note that tutor mode is only available on the MCAT IOS app, this is an app exclusive feature!
Select Time
only available in Exam Mode
1x - standard time
1.25x
1.5x
2x
Untimed
Input Number of Questions
You can build a practice set of any length as long as it does not exceed 175 questions!
The only thing left is to click the Create Practice Set button and start studying. When you're ready to start the practice set, you can click Go To Assignment.