should i reschedule? need advice!

[sumguy]

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my situation:

i took my school's cbssa and got the estimated equivalent of a 230. i took nbme 4 and got the estimated equivalent of a 231. i'm schedule to take step 1 june 23. thing is, i'm not aiming for anything really competitive (want to do primary care) and would be perfectly happy with a 230 on the real thing. would i be stupid if i re-scheduled to 1 or 1.5 weeks earlier so i could get some more vacation time? not sure how i would feel if i rescheduled and then got a 200 or something. would probably be pissed. but i'm not too thrilled about the idea of non-stop studying for another 5+ weeks either. i definitely won't reschedule until i take another nbme and get at or above a 230...but i thought i would elicit some opinions first.

thanks!

 

[hartbot]

If you're set on primary care, then move it up. Chances are you're going to get around a 230, and even if you got a 200, you would still have your pick at whatever residency program you wanted.

 

[ruralmd]

I would say to continue studying and take another NBME down the road maybe in two weeks. If you score within the 230 range then move up the test date.

 

[IMGUSMLEStep1]

Yea, like you said take another NBME first. People (some but not all) tend to score a bit lower on the real exam. If you're feeling confident and comfortable after another NBME and extra vacation time is very important to you then move up the test date.