ranking NBME exams

[DORK7]

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How would you rank the NBME exams from least difficult to most difficult 1 through 6. I am planning on doing 2 so I wanna mix it up by doing an easier one and a harder one. Thanks

 

[Zweisamkeit]

I've been going in reverse order. I started with 6 and I just did form 3. I read in a few places that form 3 was tough but I found it to be the easiest out of 4, 5, and 6. Personally, I thought 6 was the hardest with 4 being a close runner-up.

I think if I had taken form 6 now rather than at the beginning, I would have found it to be easier. So honestly, I think it really depends on how far you are along with your studying and what subject areas you've been focusing on. It seemed that form 4 was heavy on biochemistry, which is one of my weak areas. If you know your biochem thoroughly, you may find form 4 to be easier.

My 2 cents.

 

[Deferoxamine]

My ranking:

NBME 1
NBME 2
NBME 3
NBME 4
NBME 5
NBME 6

I used the Microsoft Sort function.

 

[docbill]

My ranking:

NBME 1
NBME 2
NBME 3
NBME 4
NBME 5
NBME 6

I used the Microsoft Sort function.

A smart one is born everyday.

I was also wondering about difficulty level btw them. Also I am assuming that the scores take that into consideration and that harder exams are somewhat adjusted no?

Why do some people start at 6 and or another number and go up or down? Logically you would start at 1 ... unless you guys know something I don't.

 

[PepperMD]

A smart one is born everyday.

I was also wondering about difficulty level btw them. Also I am assuming that the scores take that into consideration and that harder exams are somewhat adjusted no?

Why do some people start at 6 and or another number and go up or down? Logically you would start at 1 ... unless you guys know something I don't.

I think the logic in doing 5 or 6 instead of starting at 1 is that presumably they're newer and possibly more representative of the current state of the test. Whether that's true or not is up for debate. But you are right in suggesting that each test is scaled according to overall test-taker performance so that a 70% on one doesn't necessarily equate to the same score on another.