Shelf Exams??

[morriske]

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Do many M2's take the "shelf"(NBME Basic Science Subject Exams)? My school administered Behavioral Science, Pharm, Micro/Immuno and Path. Just wondering if these were at all correlated to USMLE scores. I realize they would not be directly correlated to a Step 1 score given that they only cover one subject area. But would scoring consistently well on all of them suggest that one is "on the right track" for a decent score on Step 1? Thoughts?

 

[PBandJ]

we took shelf exams at my school for behavioral science and path. i have no idea how they correlate with board scores, but i would imagine that scoring well on them is a good indicator that you're on the right track for step 1, considering that the same people take care of both sets of exams.

 

[morriske]

Yeah, just looking for something to boost my confidence. My World avg changes on a day to day basis and I find myself forgetting things that I studied two day ago. It feels like MCAT studying x10. T-8 days...