CBSE - February 2024

[Lisa Cuddy]

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Apparently the email ends up in most people’s spam folder so don’t blindly delete your spam emails tomorrow 💀

 

[Cubelife]

Well, let me prepare myself lol

 

[dentalman4]

14 months all decided tomorrow. F*** me.

 

[advhcd]

14 months all decided tomorrow. F*** me.

How was the exam for you?

 

[dentalman4]

I felt devastated walking out the test center. But after reading the previous forums, i regained hope. Just gotta hope for the best and move forward no matter the result

 

[advhcd]

if not released today, going to be next Tuesday or Friday? or could take longer...?

 

[Flossaraptor]

Nobody knows

 

[Surgeondad]

score out

 

[advhcd]

score out

 

[Surgeondad]

whats the score like? kinda fustrated.

 

[Flossaraptor]

Did you all get an email or what?

 

[Surgeondad]

Did you all get an email or what?

yes!!

 

[advhcd]

I did not get any attachments. only a link to a file. but I heard there should be 2 files?

 

[advhcd]

yes!!

how many files? only "EXAMINEE QUESTION-LEVEL FEEDBACK REPORT" ?

 

[LeFort_1]

2nd file is in now

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

Let’s just say I likely raised the curve by a landslide 😢

 

[Prehealthwhatever]

63. Disappointed for sure, but it was a good first run. See some of yall in July ✌️

 

[Flossaraptor]

Where do you login to see scores? Nothing is posted in my NBME portal and I didn’t get an email lol.

 

[PurringTurtle]

Where do you login to see scores? Nothing is posted in my NBME portal and I didn’t get an email lol.

check spam inbox, mine was there and apparently there for a lot of ppl. nothing popped up in my portal either

 

[Surgeondad]

63. Disappointed for sure, but it was a good first run. See some of yall in July ✌️

Not bad.. its like 70 old score.
Was your EPC score matching the NBME practice test?

 

[PurringTurtle]

63. Disappointed for sure, but it was a good first run. See some of yall in July ✌️

How long did you prep for / what did you do to study? This was my first attempt w/ v v minimal studying so I knew to not expect what i need. thanks

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

My curve is just 0.05%. Must mean you guys killed it

 

[Pralk Nekorf]

Did better than my first attempt, but definitely thought i did better. Does anyone know what the "bare minimum" to apply is?

 

[Surgeondad]

Was this CBSE EPC score similar or near to any of the NBME 25-30 practice test?

 

[Prehealthwhatever]

Not bad.. its like 70 old score.
Was your EPC score matching the NBME practice test?

what do you mean old score? I did NBME 20 but I gave up 3 blocks because I was getting a lot wrong, thought I would do bad on real deal so I didn’t do any more NBMEs

 

[Phakomatoses]

69 EPC. Don't know if to be happy with all the new crazy scores. But 69/211 seems pretty good to me.

 

[Condylotomy]

Seems like the safe zone to get interviews is around 63-70 EPC

 

[Prehealthwhatever]

Seems like the safe zone to get interviews is around 63-70 EPC

6 year or 4 year?

 

[Surgeondad]

6 year or 4 year?

6 year look for USMLE Step 1 passing score. but this year many 6 yr were unmatched. I have no idea what they ended up with and what score they finally accepted.

 

[Prehealthwhatever]

How long did you prep for / what did you do to study? This was my first attempt w/ v v minimal studying so I knew to not expect what i need. thanks

Did anki for a bit for pharm biochem and some cardio and endocrine. I was doing some usmle rx while I was doing that. Then when August hit I dropped anki and did amboss, 50% complete until November. Then uworld 80% complete until test day. No NBMEs except 20 and I stopped 3 blocks in because I was missing a lot, thought I might retake in July

 

[teeth!]

65 epc - told myself anything less than a 72 epc would be retake so looks like I’m running it back

 

[Surgeondad]

Did anki for a bit for pharm biochem and some cardio and endocrine. I was doing some usmle rx while I was doing that. Then when August hit I dropped anki and did amboss, 50% complete until November. Then uworld 80% complete until test day. No NBMEs except 20 and I stopped 3 blocks in because I was missing a lot, thought I might retake in July

was Amboss helpful? UWorld random or subject wise and what was the average like?

 

[Pleurodynia]

Going by the 2024 match thread here, it seems like many people with mid-high 60s EPC got close to 20 interviews.

I have a feeling the EPC scoring system is harder/not accurate to the leaked conversion tables. Maybe it's due to COVID being over but it seems like you should add ~10 to your EPC to compare your competitiveness to the old scoring systems of previous years.

 

[advhcd]

67 epc - told myself anything less than a 72 epc would be retake so looks like I’m running it back

where did you study from?

 

[Prehealthwhatever]

was Amboss helpful? UWorld random or subject wise and what was the average like?

I think everything I did helped, I got qs right because of anki uworld and amboss, and I probably a lot wrong because I didn’t complete my resources. Did uworld random, amboss some subject wise, rest random

 

[teeth!]

where did you study from?

Just pm me , happy to help

 

[advhcd]

so I see some programs want official reports? how does sending an official report work? or they will verify it themselves?

 

[TEEETHY99]

61 EPC first time taking it. Not sure what this means in terms of applying for programs. Any thoughts/suggestions?

 

[advhcd]

67 epc - told myself anything less than a 72 epc would be retake so looks like I’m running it back

What does it say about chance of passing USMLE in your report?

 

[FosterWallace]

75-80 EPC

First time taking it, studied intensely for about 6 months.

Good luck to everyone.

 

[Mirizzi]

78 EPC

First time taking it, studied intensely for about 6 months.

I felt much better walking out of this than I did any NBME, so I knew I did better. That being said, I always took my NBME scores with a grain of salt because I would get distracted and not take them seriously. I would start zoning out in the third block and my scores always reflected that, lol. Obviously knew with the adrenaline I would be more locked in for the real deal.

NBME 26 - 63% 5 weeks out
NBME 27 - 61% 4 weeks out
NBME 29 - 68% 2 weeks out
NBME 30 - 63% 1.5 weeks out (this one crushed my confidence lol)
NBME 28 - 69%, next day after I took 30
Free 120 - 70%, next day after 28
NBME 25 - 68%, next day after free 120
NBME 31 - 71%, 4 days before the test

Feels good to be done. This test is a beast, but I think anyone can do it. I think the reason a lot of people don't do well is because they dont respect it in a way. I was like this at first too. You have to know going in that this is 2 years of med school material that we dont learn, and it is tested in a way completely foreign to most of us. Even subjects I was strong in during school didactics (i.e cardio) I would always get wrong on Uworld until I accepted I know nothing and basically learned from scratch. Good luck to everyone.

Congrats on the amazing score!

 

[dentalchamp98]

40 EPC and second time taking it.... so disappointed and honestly going to give up on this

 

[FosterWallace]

Congrats on the amazing score!

Thank you! Not as good as yours but did my best haha

 

[dentalman4]

69 EPC. Scoring a 48 on NMBE 25 8 weeks out lit a fire under my ass. Scored a 71 on NBME 31 1 week out. The NBME's were very representative for me

 

[Surgeondad]

40 EPC and second time taking it.... so disappointed and honestly going to give up on this

Don't give up. 3 more attempts to go. Did you not do practice NBME? try Uworld do it in tutor mode, if you have time do 2 pass of U world.

 

[mga12161216]

Is 73 EPC worth retaking if I am doing an internship as well?

 

[Gustavo dos Santos]

Is 73 EPC worth retaking if I am doing an internship as well?

It’s like a 77/78 on the old scoring. You decide

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

Is 73 EPC worth retaking if I am doing an internship as well?

That’s a good score. You should be okay with a noncat, depending on your situation

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

69 EPC. Scoring a 48 on NMBE 25 8 weeks out lit a fire under my ass. Scored a 71 on NBME 31 1 week out. The NBME's were very representative for me

What was your strategy for increasing your score so greatly in such little time?

 

[chironX]

Got a 68 EPC, first pass. Worth going for a second? I'm applying for dental anesthesia so it's difficult to find any sort of consensus on score requirements.