217 is probably a good estimate of the actual mean for the year, some people seem to be offended whenever this is stated, im not sure why. why is it a good estimate? Two reasons:
1. It came out around June, which is around the time when most (not all) people take their step 1.
2. Every person that I saw post something on this webiste about this years exam who commented on the mean seemed to reference 217.
This is information (the mean) has a high probability of being released at some point in time, maybe if not next year, then in a few years. Anyway 217 is a good benchmark to compare yourself to to see if you above average or below!
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