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I've always wanted to start one of these...So here we go!
My stats:
M2
Test time: June 2018
Goal score: 270
My stats:
M2
Test time: June 2018
Goal score: 270
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Absolutely distraught - 1Q, AOA candidate, plenty of publication work just found out my score and ...... 246.
Do I have any shot at a plastic surgery residency now? I am so disappointed.
Well seeing as 50/57 (88%) USMD seniors matched plastic surgery with a step score between 241-250 I would say you're totally screwed
Thank you - where did you find that data?
Many congratulations it's a brilliant score. How did you feel after your exam and what do you think how many did you miss ?UWorld first pass, entirely untimed on tutor mode: 80% (did maybe a quarter of my incorrects before saying **** it and moving my test up)
NBME 17, 18 and 19: 252
UWSA 1 and 2: 262
Just got my score back at 260. I'm barely holding it together. I was not confident at all after my test. Do I do derm now or IR? Kidding, but really this created more questions than answers.
Very happy to talk to anyone about my process
USDO here
Step1: 248
How are my Ortho options as a DO student realistically speaking? Thanks yall and congrats on the stellar scores!
How are my general surgery options as a DO student with a 236?
Congrats on passing and trust me I would love to achieve close to where you scored. Would love to briefly hear your resources used and how long your dedicated was? Thank you!
I don't think 4 points from your practice test average is an outlier. You'll be fine for IM!
240. Lower than my last 3 practice tests :/ I know it's probably a solid score for most specialties, but I'm really hoping for ophtho. Do you guys think optho will be possible with a 240?
Thank you so much. Now that I've sat and stared at my score I still feel horrible but I know it is what it is. There were some slightly competitive things I was considering that are now definitely out the window but its not so bad. The main reason I wanted a higher score was because I'm trying to get into the same program my boyfriend is at who is a year ahead.... and he did very well so he might end up some where that will be out of reach for me. I'm just going to have to get some research in and kill it on my 3 years grades and STEP2pulling for ya, @RaginMD !
Congrats on the score, any idea how many you think you missed walking out?
Yes of course. And thank you. Honestly, I am completely aware people will do worse that what I scored. I was just expecting my score to be closer to a 230 since my last practice scores were more around that, and many people said they score the same or better than NBMEs. Anyway, I'm sad but its not the worst case scenario obviously! I studied for 6 weeks because thats all my school gives us to study. Some manage to drag it out 8 weeks but I felt like 6 was plenty. I read first aid in depth ONCE, then did a detailed review of my weak subjects and pharm. I did pathoma once during second year with my classes and then I did pathoma twice during dedicated and I did Uworld 1.5x and every NBME/practice test. That was it. Oh.... and I did SketchyMicro and some of SketchyPath. I had a very weak base but was very happy with how I jumped from a 205 baseline to a 230 by the end of 6 weeks. I wish that momentum would have stayed with me.
Hey yeah I mean 4 points from my lower end test scores isn't that bad but two weeks before and 4 days before I was scoring 230 or slightly better. My 221 was 4 weeks out. I feel like I am more or less an outlier/unlucky because I was scoring 12 points higher at the end and MOST people claim they score their last NBME or higher. Either way, I know its not the worst score.... but it certainly is not a good score.
Long time lurker of this thread and SDN, and getting my score back today pushed me to finally make an account and post.
My goal score: 240
ACTUAL: 246!!!!!
Trajectory:
NBME 13- 200 (3/31)--> before I really started studying
CBSE- 215 (4/18)
NBME 15- 217 (5/4)
NBME 16- 215 (5/11)
NBME 17- 228 (5/17)--> not super thrilled about this score but hopeful that my trajectory would keep going up
NBME 18- 225 (5/24) --> pretty down this day.
UWSA 1- 247 (5/27)--> i knew this over predicted, so I didn't put too much stock in it
NBME 19- 219 (5/31) ---> at this point I was almost certain I would not make my goal.
Free 120- 81% (6/2)
UWSA 2- 251 (6/4)
Real Step 1: 246 (6/7)
Studying: I pretty much only did UFAPS to study + a little B&B for biochem. Did 1 round of Pathoma and Sketchy micro & pharm heavily during M1/M2 with the curriculum and did a second round during dedicated. Finished all of Uworld with 71% correct first round, and got through about 1/3 of my incorrects
I can not believe my score! Based on my practice tests I was expecting low 230s/high 220s, hoping for above a 235. I am here to say that NBME averages aren't always predictive. My average was a 217, which means i outscored it by 29 points! So if you are still studying or are prepping to study for Step 1, remember that there are always outliers. Don't let NBMEs or anything else get you down! Study hard, follow a schedule that works for you, and then trust in all the information you know.
Congrats to everyone who passed today!
Incredible score! Over a hundred people posted their score on reddit, but the highest was 269 haha. Any idea how many you got wrong. And I know it's an obnoxious question, but how did you do on the MCAT?>270. Took the test on 6/12. I never got an email but the score report was up on the NBME site when I refreshed it at 11 am. I will try to get a write up done soon when I have more time.
more evidence that step 1 isn't a cram-your-face-off exam. slow and steady wins the race 9/10 times. congrats!Alright here's my write-up, as promised.
Me: average student (2nd quartile, don't know exact ranking but I'm usually within 5% of the average so probably lower down in second quartile), mid-tier school with an average step in the 240s.
Step 1: 261
NBME 13: 234
CBSE: 248
UWSA1: 258
UWSA2: 256
NBME 15: 263
NBME 16: 261
NBME 17: 257
NBME 18: 255
NBME 19: 255
Free 120: 87% - 248
UWorld: 86%
Rx: 84%
Kaplan (~50% complete): 84%
Spring semester of M2: I started studying in January. I did Rx, 30 problems/day. I read every word of every answer explanation and every associated First Aid page. It took me an average of 3 hours/day. I honestly think this was the biggest factor in my success. It got repetitive after a while, like I read the FA page about macrocytic anemia about 50 times. But by the time I was done with Rx, I had probably 90% of First Aid down cold. I did take notes when working through Rx, but never looked at them again after writing them haha. I think just the process of writing helped me remember stuff better.
I did some of Kaplan during first semester of M2 to study for EOB exams, and sporadically throughout the spring semester and dedicated. I think Rx is infinitely better than Kaplan. Kaplan has so many completely irrelevant questions that I couldn't even find the answer to with google. Rx focuses on higher yield stuff. I think it's especially good if you struggle with memorizing stuff, because it forces you to nail down First Aid. Rx also has short videos, which I used whenever I found a topic I struggled with (mostly biochem, which ended up being my best section on the real deal despite being probably my worst block of M1/M2).
I followed along with my classes in Pathoma.
Multisystems course: my school has a 3-week multisystems course right before dedicated. At this point I started UWorld and was studying around 5-6 hours a day. The beginning of MS was when I took the CBSE and NBME 13. I didn't take any notes on UWorld but I did make my own Anki cards. By the time I started UWorld I felt like I had a good grasp on the high-yield concepts, and was more focusing on nailing down lower yield details.
Dedicated: I took 3.5 weeks of dedicated (school offered 6.5). I finished UWorld about 2 weeks into dedicated. Knew I was not going to do it again because my first pass percentage was already pretty good, and I would probably just answer the questions based on memorization from my first pass. As I was finishing up UWorld, I also watched the cardio and pulmonology chapters of Physeo, which I found very helpful. I re-watched chapters 1-3 of pathoma, which I found extremely high yield. I watched a few other chapters of pathoma again just to feel like I was being productive but that was mostly a waste of time since I had already been through pathoma once during classes.
My last week and a half or so was mostly NBMEs and days off. I took a LOT of NBMEs in that time, which wasn't my original plan, but I felt like I was ready to move my test up at that point and wanted to get them all done.
I took the last day off before the test. This is a must, in my opinion.
The test: Won't say too much because everyone has a different experience, but I walked out feeling pretty decent about it. It was just slightly harder than the free 120. I didn't look up answers so no idea how many I got wrong.
I never used DIT, B&B, or any pre-made Anki decks. I watched a few Sketchy micro videos (staph, strep, neisseria), which were only slightly helpful. I think Sketchy pharm is a total waste of time but I know some people swear by it.
225 here. Kinda bummed as I was hoping for 235+. Is it still possible for me to match into EM? I am US MD. Also I am almost halfway through my first internal medicine rotation but don't feel like it is going well anyone have any advice?
more evidence that step 1 isn't a cram-your-face-off exam. slow and steady wins the race 9/10 times. congrats!
Congrats on the great scores guys, seeing all you guys kill is getting me pumped for 2nd year to start lol
Congrats to all for getting through what many say is the hardest part of becoming a physician. I'm gonna go get me a Bud Light and celebrate--I hope you all go do the same!
Lol i see all these scores and feel like a complete ***** who isnt even going to match. So jealous but congrats for kicking butt!!
Absolutely distraught - 1Q, AOA candidate, plenty of publication work just found out my score and ...... 246.
Do I have any shot at a plastic surgery residency now? I am so disappointed.
Quick, someone give me words of reassurance.
you deserve better than a Bud lightStep 1 Score (6/11): 264
MCAT: 27
Class percentile: Top 10%
UWorld: 86%
UWSA 1 (2 months out, still in school): 247
NBME 16 (4 weeks out): 255
UWSA 2 (3 weeks out): 258
NBME 17 (2 weeks out and after first run through of all FA and Pathoma): 261
Free 120 (1 week out): 93%
I can do a bigger write up eventually if anyone is interested. I walked out feeling somewhat calm, but I wasn't confident I did well. I don't remember questions well so I could only think of 5-10, of which I missed 5-6 for sure.
It was like a long-winded (question stem) UWorld in my opinion, but I didn't take the later NBMEs.
Congrats to all for getting through what many say is the hardest part of becoming a physician. I'm gonna go get me a Bud Light and celebrate--I hope you all go do the same!
I'm posting here to help future students like me who are discouraged with their NBME's and keep reading things like "trust your NBME scores, they're spot on". My USMLE score was far above my NBMEs, and I was really upset throughout the whole process that I wasn't scoring well on them. I think it really varies person to person. For some, the NBME's are really accurate - for others like me, they are lower.
USMLE Step 1 Score: 230 (Goal was 240, but needed a few more weeks if I wanted to hit that)
Dedicated time period: 7 weeks
UW Avg 1st Pass: 65.9% (Did not have time to redo it, but my test was very similar to UW: If I had time, would have definitely redone it)
Listed in order of completion (did a practice test every weekend):
Pre-Dedicated NBME 13: 165
NBME 17: 198
UW Self Assessment 1: 243
NBME 18: 219
UW Self Assessment 2: 222
NBME 19: 217 (last test, 4 days out)
Trying to aim for EM or GenSurg as a D.O. - I think a 230 should open up most specialties for me, so I'm honestly very happy. Good luck to everyone else!
It may not be a score you want, but it is not the end yet. Step 1 is some random **** and pure luck unless one is really smart and know exactly what he/she is doing...I got higher score but tbh I guessed on majority of them...I was somehow just luckier than you on step 1 day...it does not really define how good a doctor you will be thoughLong story short:
Practice Exam average: 245-250 (increased from 190 on early NBME forms to 260+ on NBME 18)
UWorld: 2 passes; 1st pass = 70%, 2nd pass = 95%
Class rank: somewhere in the top 5%, possibly at top
Real deal: 235
Comments: I have no words. Feel like my future dreams are crushed. Not a fun feeling. If anyone else feels the same, please know you are not alone in this. There is nothing I could have done differently.
Long story short:
Practice Exam average: 245-250 (increased from 190 on early NBME forms to 260+ on NBME 18)
UWorld: 2 passes; 1st pass = 70%, 2nd pass = 95%
Class rank: somewhere in the top 5%, possibly at top
Real deal: 235
Comments: I have no words. Feel like my future dreams are crushed. Not a fun feeling. If anyone else feels the same, please know you are not alone in this. There is nothing I could have done differently.
I'd like to officially debunk the myth that permit disappearing = pass. And no my eligibility had not ended- it was through 7/31.
Just got my score today. 186.
What did @Foot Fetish get tho