PSU Avg: 227
Natl Avg: 222
PSU pass rate: 97%
Natl pass rate: 93%
Go us.
Natl Avg: 222
PSU pass rate: 97%
Natl pass rate: 93%
Go us.
Supposedly, EVERY medical school's Step 1 average beats the national average... right? At least that's the message I got on my interviews. At the 5th or 6th interview when the medical students said this during the lunch (as they had at every other school), I nearly choked on my pasta salad from uncontrollable laughter.
It all stems from the curriculum and the quality of the students.
If basic sciences emphasize high yield concepts and the student body goes beyond "knowing just enough" to get by then you have a formula for success.
Then again, the USMLE exams were created as a P/F licensing exam. They were never meant to measure your basic science knowledge. That is why the SD is 22 points. Anyone could have a bad day and score a 222 or have a good day and score a 244.
It makes sense when you consider that the average includes imgs and people from caribbean schools.