So I'm studying for the written boards in 2 weeks using Peer VI for the first time. I'm finding the questions significantly more difficult than the ones I saw on the in service exams. For example, I am routinely answering 70-80% right on Peer VI. I passed the inservice as an intern (85) and had something around 90 as an upper-level. Have I lost it or are the questions hard?

So I'm studying for the written boards in 2 weeks using Peer VI for the first time. I'm finding the questions significantly more difficult than the ones I saw on the in service exams. For example, I am routinely answering 70-80% right on Peer VI. I passed the inservice as an intern (85) and had something around 90 as an upper-level. Have I lost it or are the questions hard?

Bro if you scored 90 as an upper level statistically you shouldn't have a problem. I've been using PEER VI since second year residency... they are usually relatively straightforward but pretty nit-picky. If you're scoring 70-80% without ever having used PEER VI i wouldn't worry about it.

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Has anyone used the CORDTEST questions? how do they compare to the inservice?

So I'm studying for the written boards in 2 weeks using Peer VI for the first time. I'm finding the questions significantly more difficult than the ones I saw on the in service exams. For example, I am routinely answering 70-80% right on Peer VI. I passed the inservice as an intern (85) and had something around 90 as an upper-level. Have I lost it or are the questions hard?


I score about 80% on Peer VI and I got mid to high 90 percentile on the inservice. I'm taking the written soon with you.

Peer VII is out. I briefly thumbed through it as ACEP. Peer usually has a lot of nitpicky questions and a lot of "guess what I'm thinking" types that probably don't stand the rigors of being implemented into the actually exam.

mike

Has anyone used the CORDTEST questions? how do they compare to the inservice?

More picky, less reliable than Peer.

mike

I'm taking in the first Monday the boards are available. Yippee!

Come on Pearson VUE, hope its got nice windows.

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I'm taking in the first Monday the boards are available. Yippee!

Come on Pearson VUE, hope its got nice windows.

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Does anyone find it interesting that when you take a poll about who scored what on a standardized test, everyone comes out in the 80th or 80th percentile? I'd like to hear from people who got less than 50th percentile....logic would suggest it's about half of all who take it.

Does anyone find it interesting that when you take a poll about who scored what on a standardized test, everyone comes out in the 80th or 80th percentile? I'd like to hear from people who got less than 50th percentile....logic would suggest it's about half of all who take it.

General,

May I humbly suggest that 80% right =/= 80th percentile?

Oh and those <50th percentile are not talking about it. Nor are those <50% right.

General,

May I humbly suggest that 80% right =/= 80th percentile?

Oh and those <50th percentile are not talking about it. Nor are those <50% right.


Sorry, I meant 80th or 90th percentile. My point was that everyone seems to do "above average" which makes no sense. (of course I did as well)

Below average kids are studying way too much to post on SDN.
Doy.

Has anyone used the CORDTEST questions? how do they compare to the inservice?

I HATE the CORD questions. Horribly written.

I thought PEER VI was pretty similar to the inservice. I also thought it prepared me reasonably well.

Take care,
Jeff