NBME percentage score
Started by viergewinnt
I didn't understand your post.
NBME gives you a score on a three-digit scale and score interpretation guide, and you can translate that NBME score to approxiamte Step1 three-digit score. Not % correct !
For example,
If your NBME Assessment score is 670, it approximates a Step1 three-digit score of 252 based on that scale.
NBME gives you a score on a three-digit scale and score interpretation guide, and you can translate that NBME score to approxiamte Step1 three-digit score. Not % correct !
For example,
If your NBME Assessment score is 670, it approximates a Step1 three-digit score of 252 based on that scale.
no biggie, but 670 is the equivalent of 247, not 252.
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psst....umm...where the heck is everybody getting these forms?? If you go to the site there's nothing offered, nothing for sale, nothing to look at but a few sample questions. Anyone have a link or something??
I think you can probably get to them through this link.
https://apps.nbme.org/nsasweb/servlet/mesa_main
I took my exam yesterday. I downloaded NBME 2008 from www.usmle.org. It gives a percentage for every block(like 70% if you answer 35/50). I used to hear about figures like 800, this is probably in earlier versions of NBME.
I have to admit that I found it, by far, to be the closest to the real exam among the diferent Qbanks and books I used.
I have to admit that I found it, by far, to be the closest to the real exam among the diferent Qbanks and books I used.
Well, it says repeatedly on the NBME site that it isn't. For some people it will be, others not so much. It's better than nothing, but I wouldn't rely too heavily on predictive value from a site that says explicitly not to.
Go to www.nbme.org
Click on Step 1
Look for link "Self Assessments" and click on that
There are four forms offered, Form 1, 2, etc.
You pay $45 by credit card and take the test online and then get feedback expressed on the NBME scale and directions for how this translates to the 3 digit USMLE score scale. Test takes around 4.5 hours.
Hey, dude you are talking about Free 150 USMLE qs. Everybody is giving you advice about paid-for NBME self-assessment forms. I only realised this when I read your post carefully, and noticed you got your "NBME 2008" (there is no such thing, all NBME forms are just known by their numbers 1 through 4) from www.usmle.org. NBME forms are only available from www.nmbe.org.
To answer your original question: go to medfriends calculator, put your percentage score in (NOT in the NBME slot, but in the Free 150qs slot!), and they will give you a rough idea what your score might look like.
Good luck.
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