How accurate is Uworld form 1?

[Lord_Vader]

I just took form 1 and got a 242 and I'm wondering if the test is accurate in terms of predicting your real score. Does it tend to overpredict or underpredict your score and if so by how much? I take my exam on the 21st. I'm aiming for a 240 anyway so I hope it's a good predictor.

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[nds86]

It probably overpredicts for the most part to around 10-15 points. But, then there are people here on SDN who have received the exact score on their step 1 as UWSA 1 so it can be either way. I am sure you know, but you should use the NBMEs for prediction.

 

[Lord_Vader]

It probably overpredicts for the most part to around 10-15 points. But, then there are people here on SDN who have received the exact score on their step 1 as UWSA 1 so it can be either way. I am sure you know, but you should use the NBMEs for prediction.

I actually didn't know lol. I am going to take one more practice test so I'm assuming it should be an NBME? If so which one do people generally recommend to take?

 

[nds86]

If your exam is close, then do the latest one (Form 17). Otherwise, you can do 11-17. Make an account here ( https://nsas.nbme.org/nsasweb/servlet/mesa_main ), choose "Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment (CBSSA)", and buy the ones you would like to do. They are the best predictor of how you would do on exam day. GL.

 

[theTruth_97]

should we purchase standard pace or self paced?

 

[guspilgrim]

should we purchase standard pace or self paced?

I would definitely purchase standard pace. These are used as predictive tools and if you do them self-paced you are reducing their effectiveness and likely over inflating your predicted score. Probably also more practice at standard pace is valuable.

 

[Suture15]

Make sure you pay the extra $10 and get the self assessment

 

[Lord_Vader]

Make sure you pay the extra $10 and get the self assessment

Does that have explanations for all of the answers?

 

[dfib slim]

Does that have explanations for all of the answers?

Nope, just shows you the questions you get wrong. But, you can look up the answers on forums.