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I just got back my grade report for the NBME Comprehensive Basic Science Examination and my behavioral sciences score was so bad that it exceeded the chart and had an asterisk next to it. I'm really confused by this because I thought the behavioral science questions on the test were really easy and straightforward. They were mostly of the "what to say next" variety with some biostatistics sprinkled in.
Did I really do that bad or is the curve on this stuff just really, really steep (eg. one gets 80% right but is still at the 10th percentile)?
The other possibility is that the neuroanatomy questions were also considered behavioral sciences and I know I really need to brush up on that stuff.
Overall I was pretty happy with my score (I was in the top 15% of my class), and it looks like a 240+ will be possible with studying, but the behavioral sciences score really threw me.
Did I really do that bad or is the curve on this stuff just really, really steep (eg. one gets 80% right but is still at the 10th percentile)?
The other possibility is that the neuroanatomy questions were also considered behavioral sciences and I know I really need to brush up on that stuff.
Overall I was pretty happy with my score (I was in the top 15% of my class), and it looks like a 240+ will be possible with studying, but the behavioral sciences score really threw me.