And which one would that be? Is that the official released? Is that the score gamed in any fashion? do they hold back people that dont perform? There is no transparency on the way the scores are reported.
A lot of the students said that since Step 1 focuses on a clinical applications of knowledge it helps to have gone through rotations and actually apply/see what you’ve learn in the clinic. Plus I imagine have the knowing what you you want to match in helps light a fire under some people.
According to most of the peer reviewed, published studies that I have seen including the ones below , MCAT scores do indeed correlate with Step 1 score , however the correlation is moderate at best. It is not a a huge leap of faith to state that good standardized test takes may in fact be good standardized test takers.
Its a little ridiculous to take self reported step one means, medians or modes or what ever it is they are reporting whilest excluding god knows what and say that it completely disproves academic research that points at the opposite conclusion. Its like looking at self reported penis sizes and saying that clearly the actual research on the question is wrong because in this survey everyone has 12 inch dongs.
Ahhh yes. Exceptions disprove trends.
No. unless it is missu,brown and baylor.
absolutely not
Unlike many people here, I do think step 1 averages should be taken into consideration. Maybe it shouldn’t be in your top 5 on your priority list of where to choose, but YES, it should be considered. If a school has a rep of taking students and consistently having them score at a certain level, that speaks about the school as a whole. I don’t understand why people would argue that average step 1 score should not even be considered. Extreme example but Think about if the Med school you are thinking about had an average step 1 score of 200 (barely passing). You’re telling me that shouldn’t be a consideration when choosing schools??
1) The std devs are much, much bigger than the differences in means between similar schools
I'm not familiar with Mizzou vs Kansas situation, is it a case where one school has significantly lower matriculant MCAT but also a significantly higher Step 1 score? Would this be a situation where the school's curriculum, regardless of how unconventional it is, be considered an asset since it likely increases step scores?
They have similar incoming characteristics and a 15point Step 1 spread. But those are two outliers, and frankly There are probably 15 things that come up before you would get to this point.
It's an example of similar schools that have repeatedly had a giant gap in reported step 1 scores (like 222 vs 238 iirc). My guess is that Mizzou "teaches to the test" as a top priority, they're a huge outlier. For something like this I'd notice the difference but that's an extreme. If the numbers you've heard from two similar schools are like 230 vs 235 or something, you should decide based on winter weather more than that.
I would not pick a school based on their reporting MCAT score just like I wouldn’t pick a Med school based of their average Step 1 score. But that average would be considered if we were compraring apples to apples. MCAT scores in a premed program has much more variety that play a role besides the quality of premed school program than step scores do for medical school programs imo.
That's awesome. I interviewed there and loved it! Ended up going elsewhere for financial and family reasons.
