CBSE -July 2024

[Futureoms26]

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2 weeks to go. Let’s hear some good ideas to relax before the exam.

 

[Surgeondad]

Guys whats the HY stuff to read in the last week? Please suggest.

 

[Tvirtumas]

Guys whats the HY stuff to read in the last week? Please suggest.

I would recommend 100 concepts on every NBME. Just google it

 

[Tvirtumas]

Do people generally score better than their practice test scores?

 

[Surgeondad]

Do people generally score better than their practice test scores?

Generally Yes! CBSE is quite close to NBME, you will be able to predict.

 

[DentistRays]

Generally Yes! CBSE is quite close to NBME, you will be able to predict.

Do you know on average how much higher? Like should we expect 5% increase? I know it's different from person to person but just based on what you heard from people. Thank you and good luck everyone.

 

[Gustavo dos Santos]

Do you know on average how much higher? Like should we expect 5% increase? I know it's different from person to person but just based on what you heard from people. Thank you and good luck everyone.

I wouldn’t count on a huge jump. I scored 1 point better than my highest practice test, which I took the week before the exam.

It was a fair bit higher than my average. But that doesn’t really matter since I was improving over time.

I would expect to be within a point or two of your most recent NBME practice exam.

 

[Surgeondad]

I wouldn’t count on a huge jump. I scored 1 point better than my highest practice test, which I took the week before the exam.

It was a fair bit higher than my average. But that doesn’t really matter since I was improving over time.

I would expect to be within a point or two of your most recent NBME practice exam.

Hey I have a question regardig Anki. Can I PM you?

 

[Surgeondad]

1 day to go. Good Luck to all

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

What did you guys think?

 

[claridude]

This is my second attempt after July 2023, it felt alright but much fewer “gimme” questions. Could go either way- my main goal is to beat myself last year so here’s hoping.

 

[Tvirtumas]

Felt awful coming out and flagged nearly 20 per block

 

[Surgeondad]

Felt awful coming out and flagged nearly 20 per block

So Stressed out! Some questions I felt I didn't see them on NBME or Uworld.

 

[Obturator33]

Felt like there were a good amount of WTF questions, but glad it's over!

 

[DentistRays]

way harder than the recent NBMEs, and lots of WTF questions

 

[ThrowawayOMFS]

I underestimated how much the 1st month on my non-cat yr would screw up my studying lol, does anyone know if there’s any questions thrown out/experimental?

 

[Surgeondad]

I underestimated how much the 1st month on my non-cat yr would screw up my studying lol, does anyone know if there’s any questions thrown out/experimental?

I wish! Don't think anything is experimental. The exam is just messing up with time. It truly sucks at this point.

 

[Tvirtumas]

I underestimated how much the 1st month on my non-cat yr would screw up my studying lol, does anyone know if there’s any questions thrown out/experimental?

Apparently they have curved it a 1-2% in the past but I wouldn’t count on that

 

[toothdoctor1]

It seemed quite harder than the one in February but maybe that’s just biased cause I seem to only remember hard things from it right now.

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

I underestimated how much the 1st month on my non-cat yr would screw up my studying lol, does anyone know if there’s any questions thrown out/experimental?

Likely not. When I took it in February, my correct/incorrect almost exactly summed up to my EPC. Technically, I had a -1 point curve lol

 

[Tvirtumas]

Likely not. When I took it in February, my correct/incorrect almost exactly summed up to my EPC. Technically, I had a -1 point curve lol

Yikes, can I ask what you got last time?

 

[Surgeondad]

Scored high 76+ on NBMEs 25-31 with a high of 80 and this CBSE felt the worst out of all of them by far lol...

What did you feel was missing? What were your resources for the preparation?
NBMEs are very much predictable to the actual exam, can say this from my experience.

 

[aproposmanifestation]

Felt exam was very extreme - meaning essy questions were hyper easy and difficult questions were insanely difficult with vague vignettes and multiple good sounding answer choices. Good luck to everyone hope it went well

 

[PurringTurtle]

What did you feel was missing? What were your resources for the preparation?
NBMEs are very much predictable to the actual exam, can say this from my experience.

Used the standard UFAP up until final month, where i started to crank out NBMEs more in exchange for some UW Qs. Would take a NBME one night (i.e. saturday), and would then review the whole thing the next day, going thru everything even if i got it right, and also making sure i felt like i knew why wrong choices were wrong...idk maybe im psyching myself out abt the test, but it truthfully felt tougher than NBMEs. I usually was able to tell if i was going on a streak of getting a lot of Qs correct on NBMEs, but didnt rly get the same feeling this time lol. Now we wait

 

[Surgeondad]

Felt exam was very extreme - meaning essy questions were hyper easy and difficult questions were insanely difficult with vague vignettes and multiple good sounding answer choices. Good luck to everyone hope it went well

I felt the same. It was like," If you know you know". Lets wait

 

[Dogtreats]

are results typically released one week later? should we expect them tomorrow or nah

 

[Pralk Nekorf]

are results typically released one week later? should we expect them tomorrow or nah

Most likely yes

 

[Tvirtumas]

Does anyone know what time scores release?

 

[Mirizzi]

Does anyone know what time scores release?

Last year's July exam was 10:37 AM the Friday after the exam (for me)

 

[toothdoctor1]

In February I think it was between 12 and 1 for me

 

[toothdoctor1]

Anyone get anything?

Not yet for me

 

[aproposmanifestation]

Anyone’s scores come out yet? Keep refreshing but nothing so far for me

 

[MaxilloMaestro]

Nothing yet. It should come to your email. February ‘24 was released on 12:00pm the Friday after

 

[Pralk Nekorf]

Nothing yet. It should come to your email. February ‘24 was released on 12:00pm the Friday after

Don’t forget it may go to spam

 

[Dogtreats]

do stats get released? like I wanna know average score lol

 

[TheBigLebowski]

Uninformed but my guess for average would be low 60s or high 50s

 

[toothdoctor1]

do stats get released? like I wanna know average score lol

I don’t think so

 

[Pleurodynia]

The last time AAOMS released the mean CBSE scores was Feb 2021 and the mean was a 60 old score (low 50s EPC).

That was in peak COVID era so I can’t imagine scores have gone up significantly from then.

 

[meningititis]

What is the average CBSE score for 4 and 6 year matriculating OMFS residents?

 

[aproposmanifestation]

How did everyone do?

 

[Tvirtumas]

Low 70s EPC which was a bit higher than my practice test scores. I used advice found from previous threads. With that said, I think persistence is the most important thing with this exam. I also recommend bootcamp over boards.

 

[tabletsjack]

Low 70s EPC which was a bit higher than my practice test scores. I used advice found from previous threads. With that said, I think persistence is the most important thing with this exam. I also recommend bootcamp over boards.

congrats! Could you tell what was your NBME practice scores?

 

[Pralk Nekorf]

Low 70s EPC which was a bit higher than my practice test scores. I used advice found from previous threads. With that said, I think persistence is the most important thing with this exam. I also recommend bootcamp over boards.

Second this comment

 

[toothdoctor1]

Low 70s EPC which was a bit higher than my practice test scores. I used advice found from previous threads. With that said, I think persistence is the most important thing with this exam. I also recommend bootcamp over boards.

This is what i would say

 

[tabletsjack]

73 EPC. feel free to DM me. not a stellar score my any means but happy to answer a few Qs if anyone has any. Hope everyone did well!

How was your practice score NBMEs ? Less of more compared to real exam

 

[Tvirtumas]

congrats! Could you tell what was your NBME practice scores?

64-69 and I took three. They are the best predictor of what you will score. I’d say it’s good to do at least 2 from their website.

 

[boba2323]

What is a retake score? I heard 55+ apply? They like seeing the 70%+ chance of passing Step 1?

 

[Teeth and Titanite]

What EPC is considered a competitive score for 4 year and 6 year?

 

[teeth!]

After talking to some PDs I heard 66 EPC or whatever 70 was for the old scores is solid for 6 years, idk for 4 years

65 epc is a 71 so 65 epc?

 

[The Kube of Kubes]

What EPC is considered a competitive score for 4 year and 6 year?

Program at my school won’t even look at you unless you have a 70 old score (63 epc?) for both 6 and 4 year tracks.