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I am looking for some advice regarding what I should think of the following scores regarding diagnostic exams that I have taken over the past few months while prepping for Step 1 and Level 1.
January: Kaplan Step 1 Diagnostic Exam: 55% (hadn't started 2nd semester yet).
March: Truelearn COMBANK Level 1 Self Assessment #1: 70.0%, 63rd percentile -> 546-547 predicted.
April: NBME Step 1 Self-Assessment Form 13: 82.5% -> 460 NBME score, 219 converted score -> ~31st percentile.
UWorld: 601 completed, currently on first pass, 63.5% correct, completely random.
The confusion I am having with these numbers is that the first 2 have put me at the top 5 in my class for each of these diagnostics (part of our mandatory Level 1 prep), and the Truelearn assessment claims that the predicted percentile was based on data from students taking their tests 1 month before COMLEX, however my percentile dropped so much on the NBME Form 13 (I understand that the percentiles are for different tests, but should I really drop that much between the 2?). Can anyone provide me with insight about what these might mean, and what I should do from here? All that I can think of is that Step 1 is either that much harder than Level 1, the percentiles are fudged for COMLEX, or I should just interpret the Step 1 and Level 1 information independently, and use the 219 as a baseline over the next 3 months while I ramp up into dedicated time. I currently plan on taking the UWorld SIM 1 at the beginning of May, SIM 2 at the beginning of June, and at least 1 NBME the week before Step 1 in July.
January: Kaplan Step 1 Diagnostic Exam: 55% (hadn't started 2nd semester yet).
March: Truelearn COMBANK Level 1 Self Assessment #1: 70.0%, 63rd percentile -> 546-547 predicted.
April: NBME Step 1 Self-Assessment Form 13: 82.5% -> 460 NBME score, 219 converted score -> ~31st percentile.
UWorld: 601 completed, currently on first pass, 63.5% correct, completely random.
The confusion I am having with these numbers is that the first 2 have put me at the top 5 in my class for each of these diagnostics (part of our mandatory Level 1 prep), and the Truelearn assessment claims that the predicted percentile was based on data from students taking their tests 1 month before COMLEX, however my percentile dropped so much on the NBME Form 13 (I understand that the percentiles are for different tests, but should I really drop that much between the 2?). Can anyone provide me with insight about what these might mean, and what I should do from here? All that I can think of is that Step 1 is either that much harder than Level 1, the percentiles are fudged for COMLEX, or I should just interpret the Step 1 and Level 1 information independently, and use the 219 as a baseline over the next 3 months while I ramp up into dedicated time. I currently plan on taking the UWorld SIM 1 at the beginning of May, SIM 2 at the beginning of June, and at least 1 NBME the week before Step 1 in July.
