Step I Nbme and practice test correlation?

[Syfte3]

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I have 2 questions:

1. I'm wondering how to correlate the percentage score on the practice test at the prometric center with a 3 digit score? I looked on threads from previous years and everyone links this website "medfriends.org" but every time I click it it takes me to this "godaddy" website about domains so if that website doesn't work anymore what should I use?

2. For the nbmes they provide a score report that correlates your score with a real 3 digit score but I've also seen on sdn this popular chart that correlates the nbme, uworld, Kaplan and the 3 digit scores. The scores are different, the chart correlates to a lower score.So which one is better the nbme score report correlation or the chart?

 

[pd1112]

1. Just don't try to. It's not worth it because there's no "official" or unofficial correlation; it's a waste of time & source of unneeded stress.
2. The score report prediction is most "accurate" because it's adjusted for the NBME form. The chart you're referencing was either made from a specific older NBME or a combination of older NBMEs, hence not as "accurate."

The only repeated theme from previous years is that most people score within a small range of the average predicted scores from NBMEs done within a few weeks of the exam. Try not to spend time thinking about other "correlations."

 

[fmestep1]

You can't. Use NBME or UWorld self assessments for it. the practice one at prometric has been used so many times that it is not very correlative anymore

 

[Ryuzaki]

I don't know, the tests really didn't correlate for me to be quite honest, but perhaps that's because the last one I took was 3 weeks out and I switched over to UWSA after that.

 

[pd1112]

I don't know, the tests really didn't correlate for me to be quite honest, but perhaps that's because the last one I took was 3 weeks out and I switched over to UWSA after that.

and also N=1. There are obviously exceptions, but most SDNers have reported correlation.