CBSE time crunch
May I share the CBSE conversion table with my students? No, the conversion table is not intended to be shared with students. It was created and provided to help faculty and learning specialists adjust during the transition from the 3-digit scores to equated percent correct (EPC) scores.
The faculty will only have access to the real score.
The faculty will only have access to the real score.
YES. LOL. DED
How in the world can applicants be selected vs each other then? I guess you take the test and hope you score high even if you have no idea what it is?
My PD says they’re still working out details with the med school but that at least a passing score is required for interviews. So not very helpful and no idea how they’ll gauge competitiveness amongst scores.
What’s a passing score? 100% chance of passing if taken in a week? 70% equated percent correct?
>75% equated score is competitive (~225) and will probably be 99% chance to pass. I doubt they give 100% chance to pass because anything can happen, but I could be wrong.
How did you come up with 75% = 225 ??
I asked and was told mid 220s.
basically this is the same like old score 2 digits system then.
which doesnt make sense because in their PDF its not 2 digits score system
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That doesn’t make sense. I got a 65% which according to the old scale would be considered failing step 1. But it gave me a 93% chance of passing step 1 and my score was in the passing range according to the curve.
Seems to be in line with that theoretical conversion table from 2019. Bet that’s pretty accurate if I was a betting man.
75 in the old 2 digit was a 215, not a 225. A 225 was an 80. Not the same.
No idea. Not sure how much the scale adjusts for difficulty, but I'm just relaying what I was told by a PD
TheAnxiousOne
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I'm really anxious...so to be on a realistic note would it be better to assume that chart conversion? Would it be better or worse?
Maybe posting some data or anecdotal NBME form scores and what we all got as the EPC could give us a better idea the score means?
Maybe posting some data or anecdotal NBME form scores and what we all got as the EPC could give us a better idea the score means?
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When in doubt, better to underestimate your score. Although I think it's probably the same conversion.
The NBME website literally says “The low-pass range goes from 62 to 68 on the equated percent correct scale. This range represents CBSE scores corresponding to Step 1 performance starting at the passing standard plus 2 standard errors of measurement.”
So if I was a test taker, knowing that before the idea was to get passing or above. I would be shooting for a 62+ it’s pretty straight forward.
(that new conversion table seems to correlate for what its worth)
So if I was a test taker, knowing that before the idea was to get passing or above. I would be shooting for a 62+ it’s pretty straight forward.
(that new conversion table seems to correlate for what its worth)
That would make sense then that 75% would be around 79/80 on the old conversion and give you a decently competitive score.
This is a conversion chart that I found - not sure how accurate it is but could help
This seem like a decent chart between all others I saw. May I ask where did you get it from ?
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Yes it’s the above conversation chart
