Approximate score and percentage questions right

[Phosphorus Ylide]

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Hey all,

I took step I today and like I did when I got done with my MCAT, felt like total crap and have no idea how I did. I felt like 3 sections really sucked (I marked like half the questions on each section), but 4 were ok. Is there a tool like the Qbank and practice test predictor one to see what % right =what approx score? I know they vary between testing days and all.

 

[Phosphorus Ylide]

Er.. sorry, I just saw that there was an experiences thread (It's been a while since I've been on SDN). Can someone delete this for me?

 

[ipizzy]

yep, there are several online (such as http://www.medfriends.org/step1_estimator/). also try browsing the scores and experiences thread for people who posted their qbank percentages, NBME scores, and actual step 1 scores 👍

 

[Phosphorus Ylide]

Oh, I meant for the actual test. I know all the predictors for Qbank, etc. But say hypothetically I think I got about 70% of the questions right today, what can I expect?

 

[ipizzy]

I don't think anyone knows that, since your step1 score report is just a 3 digit number without getting into your absolute percentage correct (as far as I know). There would probably be a lot less speculation and angst if we knew a correlation 😀

 

[Phosphorus Ylide]

I had almost forgotten how crappy it was waiting for the MCAT scores to come back until this afternoon.

 

[Kaputt]

Oh, I meant for the actual test. I know all the predictors for Qbank, etc. But say hypothetically I think I got about 70% of the questions right today, what can I expect?

No one here could tell you. If they think they know, they don't. There is never any official release of raw scores.

Some argue that the curve is as harsh as the NBMEs, some argue that this can't possibly be the case. Either way, it's impossible to know.

What you should know is that it is extremely common for people to say the test completely rocked them, only to get a great score and/or one that is line with their practice tests. So congrats! Time to relax and/or party.

 

[ipizzy]

I had almost forgotten how crappy it was waiting for the MCAT scores to come back until this afternoon.

I hate it when people tell me that there's no use in worrying; but perhaps knowing the score release date will help? (It sounds like everyone who takes it between mid-May to late-June will hopefully be receiving scores July 11 http://www.usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=92)

 

[Aclamity]

Think about all those experimental questions and pretend like all the ones you marked were those 🙂

Also, with all the experimental questions (prob like 30 or so) it's impossible to tell how you did form your impression of the test. people tend to remember the ones they were stuck on (which were likely the majority of experimental ones)

 

[lemonade90]

The problem with this data and all the other formulas out there is that they have no time series component. They erroneously assumes that the exam doesn't change overtime and just keeps adding data points as though you observed them all at the same time.

Its like using the GDP of the US in the 1800s to predict the GDP in 2012 without accounting for year to year changes.

 

[batch5000]

Think about all those experimental questions and pretend like all the ones you marked were those 🙂

I love it. I hope that all of the experiential questions are like the Uworld questions that I got incorrect.