MCAT Online Proctored Mac Setup
The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is delivered by Pearson VUE at testing centers and via OnVUE for the home-proctored variant. AAMC has been restrictive about home delivery; check current availability for your application cycle.
AAMC contracts with Pearson VUE for delivery. The home variant uses OnVUE - a downloadable Mac app with a live human proctor and continuous webcam/screen capture. The Mac capture pipeline is identical to other Pearson VUE exams: ScreenCaptureKit + window privacy. The overlay is technically invisible. AAMC's candidate agreement forbids AI use; medical school admissions depend on score validity. The risk is not technical detection but the consequences if you are caught through other means (proctor sees a phone, behavior flags trip).
Availability varies by application cycle. AAMC announces home-delivery windows separately from in-center.
Yes - AI is widely used for content review and practice. The restriction is during the actual exam.
See our "best AI tools for medical students" guide. ChatGPT-4o for clinical reasoning, Anki for spaced repetition.
Need reference access during your exam?
Fracture runs a native floating overlay that sets the macOS window privacy flag. It is 100% excluded from screen capture feeds, window lists, and proctor recordings.