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    What to do step 1 fail and how to navigate this?

    Hi everyone, I’m a USMD at a California T30 medical school. I took Step 1 and did not pass due to ongoing personal circumstances. In short, I was not in the right headspace and tried to push through. Ultimately that did not work out, and I took some time off to regroup. I retook it and I did...
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    the state of step 1

    As many of you are aware, step 1 pass rates are going down. To pull in some official numbers from USMLE (link: Performance Data | USMLE), first time pass rates for step 1: US MD: 2023- 90%. 2024-89%. US DO: 2023- 86%. 2024-86%. For the past 2 years, 1 in every 10 MD students failed, the group...
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    Step I Scored sub 160 range (162-163) on Step. 3 days before 69% on Free 120 timed.

    Hey everyone. I got this score back. It doesnt make any sense to me. The exam i felt was fair, i checked answers after - yes there was some i got wrong but there was more right than wrong. 3 days prior to sitting, i free 120 timed (old) and scored 68.5%. I felt there was some issue with...