NBDE part 1 score 91

[jpark9]

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I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

 

[mrswinidm]

Congrats Jpark9!

 

[jpark9]

Congrats Jpark9!

Thank you much mrswinidm! 🙂

 

[youngmc27]

Nice score about a month left until I take it I hope I can get that good of a score

 

[jpark9]

Nice score about a month left until I take it I hope I can get that good of a score

Thnx youngmc27, good luck to you too!!👍

 

[twinklestar123]

Thnx youngmc27, good luck to you too!!👍

congrats to you.All the best!

 

[jpark9]

congrats to you.All the best!

thanks twinklestar123!

 

[dentbaby]

Hi,

Congrats on nice score.I have sent a PM to you.Please reply.........

I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

 

[dentgod]

congrats jpark! how helpful was the kaplan review notes for NBDE to you? good luck

 

[jpark9]

congrats jpark! how helpful was the kaplan review notes for NBDE to you? good luck

Thank you dentgod. I didn't use kaplan review notes rather I studied firstaid NBDE. I looked at some kaplan qbank questions though. However, I personally think that kaplan qbank is not geared toward NBDE. The kaplan qbank is not only much more difficult than the actual test, but it also contains too many irrelevant questions. I think doing a lot of old exams is the key! I hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[dentgod]

thank you jpark! whats the source you used for the physio n patho? the same first aid or some other source? what topic you wud suggest us to do more n well in patho n physio. thanks

 

[col]

Hi Jspark,
Congrats. I took the NBDE-1 and got a very low score. I just wanted to ask should I take it really soon to meet the deadlines or should I wait? Also is the firstaid NBDE same as USMLE firstaid?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Ninety]

Bio/Phys: 77
except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

you are not the only one!!! 🙁
and congrats for great score👍

 

[jpark9]

Hi Jspark,
Congrats. I took the NBDE-1 and got a very low score. I just wanted to ask should I take it really soon to meet the deadlines or should I wait? Also is the firstaid NBDE same as USMLE firstaid?
Thanks for your help.

I am not sure what is better...to retake soon or later. but if I were in your shoe, I would retake it as soon as possible because I think the longer break you have, the more material you would forget.

I compared firstaid NBDE and USMLE, and I think NBDE is better because it is organized better. Also, firstaid USMLE has too many irrelevant information for NBDE such as behavioral science, too much detail on devo and path, etc. I hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[jpark9]

you are not the only one!!! 🙁
and congrats for great score👍

😀 we shall be fine! Thanks!

 

[dentbaby]

Hi,
Have you done all the ASDA from 79-2004?? What about questions from 2005-2009??
Thanks

 

[jpark9]

Hi,
Have you done all the ASDA from 79-2004?? What about questions from 2005-2009??
Thanks

Hi dentbaby,

no, I only did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004. I studied for 5 weeks and it was very overwhelming to do all of them. I wish I had more time to study for it but I have a wedding to prepare which is TOMORROW!! 😀

I am sure it is better to do more old exams so do as much as you can! Good luck

 

[dental path]

.My stats are -86/77/104/2.7 PG and presently working as dental assistant.

With this,do i have any chances in getting into universities like-Boston,Tufts,Upenn,UMN,USC.

Or should I retake my NBD exams?
Any advice welcome and thanks in advance.

 

[cooldentist]

I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

congrats jpark
when was ur exam and when u get scores

 

[jpark9]

.My stats are -86/77/104/2.7 PG and presently working as dental assistant.

With this,do i have any chances in getting into universities like-Boston,Tufts,Upenn,UMN,USC.

Or should I retake my NBD exams?
Any advice welcome and thanks in advance.

Hi dental path,

to be honest, I have no idea what the numbers mean...🙁
Can you explain your stats a little more. Thnx

 

[jpark9]

congrats jpark
when was ur exam and when u get scores

Hi cooldentist,

I took my exam on July 7th and got my score on 21st. Thank you.

 

[missmile]

I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

hi,congrats for ur score.
i would like to know..how many times u did those papers..
like after finishing ur reading ,u started getting ur gud scores in papers.
bcoz im reading those .really im getting less scores than what we need,
so i want to repeat those papers again...am i goin right ?what shd i do.can u suggest som thing.thanq in advance

 

[dental path]

Hi dental path,

to be honest, I have no idea what the numbers mean...🙁
Can you explain your stats a little more. Thnx

it is like this-
NBD-1-86
NBD-2-77
Toefl-104
ECE-2.7
I have done my PG (MDS) from India
Presently i am working as a dental assistant

 

[jpark9]

hi,congrats for ur score.
i would like to know..how many times u did those papers..
like after finishing ur reading ,u started getting ur gud scores in papers.
bcoz im reading those .really im getting less scores than what we need,
so i want to repeat those papers again...am i goin right ?what shd i do.can u suggest som thing.thanq in advance

Hi, I am sure everyone has different method of studying. Here is my way. The very first time I read the firstaid, I took my time and tried to understand and memorize every single concept. If I think I can't memorize something I would make my own mnemonic to do so. Then I reviewed with the deck. If I was unsure whether I remember a concept I wrote that down on my note for a final review. Finally I did the old exams. So the answer to your question would be I read the papers once fully, and only used them to refer to later.

 

[missmile]

Hi, I am sure everyone has different method of studying. Here is my way. The very first time I read the firstaid, I took my time and tried to understand and memorize every single concept. If I think I can't memorize something I would make my own mnemonic to do so. Then I reviewed with the deck. If I was unsure whether I remember a concept I wrote that down on my note for a final review. Finally I did the old exams. So the answer to your question would be I read the papers once fully, and only used them to refer to later.

hi,
thanq for ur quick reply.
all the best.

 

[anniestar]

hi dental path,
a question for you.pls tell me how can u work as a dental assistant coz when i found out here ,the answer i got was u need to clear ada dental assistant exam and then state exam so i dropped the idea??

 

[anniestar]

hi jpark9.
congrats for ur success.when the old exam questions are repeated,are they repeated in the same manner as before or they r distorted and options changed etc??

 

[molars]

Hi, I am sure everyone has different method of studying. Here is my way. The very first time I read the firstaid, I took my time and tried to understand and memorize every single concept. If I think I can't memorize something I would make my own mnemonic to do so. Then I reviewed with the deck. If I was unsure whether I remember a concept I wrote that down on my note for a final review. Finally I did the old exams. So the answer to your question would be I read the papers once fully, and only used them to refer to later.

congrats for passing with such a good score and good luck for ur marriage life too. i just have 1 month to go, and recently i started with nbde 1st aid, do u think doing nbde 1st aid, decks and qs r enough to get a good score.waht did u do in the last week b4 exam ?really very tensed.plz advice me.

 

[dental path]

hi dental path,
a question for you.pls tell me how can u work as a dental assistant coz when i found out here ,the answer i got was u need to clear ada dental assistant exam and then state exam so i dropped the idea??

Yes I took up the dental assistant theory and the practical exams and passed it.Hence I am considered as an registered dental assistant and can practise.

 

[tropicalpheonix]

Hi, congrates!
is there a score conversion chart for reference and if yes, where can i find it? Do u think solving old question papers helps?
I'm studying decks 09 and want to do released Q papers from 1990-till the most recent. Is this sufficient? I was told the old Qpapers doesnt help since the formate has change now. What do u think?

I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

 

[maiya]

I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

hey congrats
good score.my exams are approaching and am following same as you didi,nbde 1 first aid,dental decks and questions from 1990 to 2004
suggest me ,how to score high,while doinng them i am scoring just in 70
what u suggest plizz help me.this is my second time,i really need to have good score,got just 80 last time

 

[sigiri]

hey there are many mistakes in dental decks 2009-10 please review them before studyinggggggg

 

[jpark9]

hi jpark9.
congrats for ur success.when the old exam questions are repeated,are they repeated in the same manner as before or they r distorted and options changed etc??

Hi anniestar,

first of all, I am sorry for the late reply. I just got back from honeymoon. 🙂 My answer to your question is both. You will see a small number of exact repeats and more of distorted but similar concept qs. Hope this helps

 

[jpark9]

Hi, congrates!
is there a score conversion chart for reference and if yes, where can i find it? Do u think solving old question papers helps?
I'm studying decks 09 and want to do released Q papers from 1990-till the most recent. Is this sufficient? I was told the old Qpapers doesnt help since the formate has change now. What do u think?

Hi tropicalpheonix,

My answer is the old questions absolutely helps! doing all the qs from 1990 til the most recent would be more than enough. I only did 4 different years'. Like I said before, deck helps but I only used them to review after finishing firstaid. hope this helps.

 

[jpark9]

Originally Posted by jpark9
I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

07-28-2009 07:24 PM


Hi jpark9,

Can you tell me where I can find 2000 old exam? I've never heard about the 2000 exam. Or anybody can let me know about that old exam, please?
Thank you guys

Hi, I don't know where to find them but my big gave it to me. I have a pdf version but it has writings all over so it may not be good to test yourself. Let me know if you want it by pm

 

[jpark9]

hey congrats
good score.my exams are approaching and am following same as you didi,nbde 1 first aid,dental decks and questions from 1990 to 2004
suggest me ,how to score high,while doinng them i am scoring just in 70
what u suggest plizz help me.this is my second time,i really need to have good score,got just 80 last time

Hi maiya,

To be honest, I am not sure what to tell you because I don't know how you study, but let me still try. The range of information you have to know to do well on NBDE is very broad. It is close to impossible to study and remember everything. What is possible is to forget less than the others. Study one concept and whenever you see related information, try your best to regurgitate the concept and apply to a situation. Writing your own notes always helps. I wish you the best.

 

[CMistry]

Good job I am very proud of you jpark9... i expected nothing less!!! 😀

 

[gajhni]

hi every one
i have heard that from jan2010 we will not be able to rewrite exam if we get above 75%,so plz tell if i give test in december 2009 nd suppose i get 78%,can i give test agin in 2010 cz rules are applicable from jan2010/ plz reply

 

[jpark9]

Good job I am very proud of you jpark9... i expected nothing less!!! 😀

Thank you Cmistry!😀 have fun in Florida! I so want to join you guys. 🙁

 

[jpark9]

hey there are many mistakes in dental decks 2009-10 please review them before studyinggggggg

I agree. The following is the link to the list of corrections.

http://www.dentaldecks.com/Pages/morecorrections .aspx

 

[live]

Hey JPark.. is the 2004 paper people talk about the Pilot Exam or is it something different?

 

[jpark9]

Hey JPark.. is the 2004 paper people talk about the Pilot Exam or is it something different?

it is the pilot exam.

 

[drsomy]

I got my score a few days ago and it is 91. My raw scores are the following:

Anatomy: 84
Bio/Phys: 77
Micro/Path: 82
DA: 87

I studied firstaid NBDE part 1 and the deck. I did 96, 98, 2000, and 2004 released old exams and scored (raw) right around what I got for the real exam except the biochem/physio which I usually scored above 80. I am a bit disappointed by the bio/physio section.

I can share my experience with you SDN members. I know how you are feeling if you are preparing for NBDE part 1. I will try my best to answer your questions. Good luck to all of you.

Congrats Buddy!

I need ur help.....I will be giving my exam in the second week of sept....
I havent done any online practice test....did some qn papers

qns about exam - pl let me know the sample format to be well versed with the software that is on the ADA website, is that sufficient?
does the computer ask you for break after 100 questions etc or yu will be given break only after 3 hrs on the exam day?I mean 3 hrs 9.00 to 12.00, break and again 1.oo to 4.00 etc?

 

[jpark9]

Congrats Buddy!

I need ur help.....I will be giving my exam in the second week of sept....
I havent done any online practice test....did some qn papers

qns about exam - pl let me know the sample format to be well versed with the software that is on the ADA website, is that sufficient?
does the computer ask you for break after 100 questions etc or yu will be given break only after 3 hrs on the exam day?I mean 3 hrs 9.00 to 12.00, break and again 1.oo to 4.00 etc?

Thank you!

Ok, the format of the exam is 400 mixed questions, so you won't know when you will get anatomy, biochem, etc. The first section consists of 200 questions. First 160 questions are regular multiple choice questions and the last 40 are clinical case questions. You will be given 3 hours for this section and there is a 30 minute optional break after this section. Then you start the second section which starts you off with 40 clinical case questions and the later 160 questions are regular mc. You have a plenty of time so don't worry. I took restroom break during the second section and I still had 40 more minutes at the end. I hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[dejavoo0]

Hi guys

I was doing the canadian eligibility exame up untill now and eventhough my score was high I am not sure if I would make it to the university due to shortage of seat here and highly competetives clinical exams!🙁
so I decided to try the nbde1 before they change the system!
would you pleas help me and give me some info how to prep for the exam!
I am also looking for some old exams if someone have them would you pleas share it with me?
Thank you so much🙂

 

[maro3]

thank you jpark9🙂

 

[veesal]

Hi,
JPark9 thanks for your help. I received all your reading materials. I am sure this will help to me to get a good score.🙂 Also there is another question that I would like to asked you. I am an international student and in order to get into a dental school what would be a good score that I need to get?, and is it true from next year 2010 NBDE part-I and II will be combined and students who will be taking exam next year will need to take part-I and II together...???? 😕

Once again Thanks for your help....!!!!

Veesal

 

[Kash]

Hi Jpark,

Thanks for your reply. Did you use kaplan video lectures?

 

[jpark9]

Hi,
JPark9 thanks for your help. I received all your reading materials. I am sure this will help to me to get a good score.🙂 Also there is another question that I would like to asked you. I am an international student and in order to get into a dental school what would be a good score that I need to get?, and is it true from next year 2010 NBDE part-I and II will be combined and students who will be taking exam next year will need to take part-I and II together...???? 😕

Once again Thanks for your help....!!!!

Veesal

As far as postgrad residency admission is concerned, it really depends on which residency you are interested. The more popular it is, the more difficult to get into. For instance, if you are trying out for ortho or oral surgery, you must have a top of the line record such as top 5% rank with 93 and above board (I am guessing). However, I heard prostho or pedo are less competitive compared to the other two.

I am not sure about the combined board from 2010. I heard about it once before but I don't think it will be so soon. I hope this helps. Good luck again.

 

[jpark9]

Hi Jpark,

Thanks for your reply. Did you use kaplan video lectures?

No I couldn't find it.