points per question for step 1

[PaxRoma]

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so now that the exam is only 308 questions total, how many points is a question worth?

 

[Coldplayfan123]

It's not on a scale like that. It's like the mcat. Maybe if you miss 50 questions, you may have the same score as someone who missed 52. But missing 1 vs 5 questions is 30 pts.

 

[iki4life]

hmm...so is there like a general idea or average that out of 308 questions, what is the lowest amount you need to get right to pass? I know you can't pinpoint a number, but there must be an average from like the last 3-4-5 years or so?

 

[pre med 2014]

So how many questions do you need to get right to pass the usmle? I thought the score is exactly number of Q's you got right, so 308 being a perfect score, and 188/308 = 61% needed to pass

I have a feeling this is wrong. Hopefully someone here can tell me the reality is more forgiving!

 

[pd1112]

This is wrong. No one knows how it actually works and no point in speculating.

 

[scoKraz4]

There is no set worth for each question because the scores are derived from statistics.
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