Step 2 CK Score Estimator Results

[rickygbv]

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I got 70% right in the usmle website question.
according to the Step 2 CK Score Estimator Results it would be =180?
thank you
noooo.

 

[SeminoleFan3]

I got 70% right in the usmle website question.
according to the Step 2 CK Score Estimator Results it would be =180?
thank you
noooo.

What estimator? I used the MedFriends one with a similar percent and it told me 250-something.

 

[rickygbv]

http://www.medfriends.org/cgi-bin/step2_estimator.cgi
USMLE Free Practice Exam
Your estimated USMLE Step 2 CK score based on the entered USMLE Free value is 180 (70% Prediction Interval = +/- 16).

 

[SeminoleFan3]

http://www.medfriends.org/cgi-bin/step2_estimator.cgi
USMLE Free Practice Exam
Your estimated USMLE Step 2 CK score based on the entered USMLE Free value is 180 (70% Prediction Interval = +/- 16).

My bad. I thought you were talking about UWorld percentage.

 

[rickygbv]

first aid ck says

The first score is a three-digit
scaled score based on a predefined proficiency standard. In 2009, the required​

passing score was 184, which required answering 60–70% of questions correctly.

 

[ForensicPsych]

i got a 65% total on the free usmle questions. so if 60-70% of the questions means a passing score of 184, why is that score calculator saying that i would get a 163 +/- 16?!

if this is really true.....this really blows 🙁 it doesn't make sense!

 

[rickygbv]

according to the (Step 1 )Score Estimator Results 65 % is 198

 

[ForensicPsych]

ah....whatever...i'm just going to keep doing usmleworld.

 

[slowlybutshelly]

so if the passing score is a 189 now; what is the percentage of questions that need to be answered correctly?
eta: FYI 189/352 = 53%.

 

[Drawn]

Regarding the step 2 CK estimator, I remember feeling dejected because of the score it estimated for me based on my NBME practice test and UWorld %.

I ended up scoring 40 points (!!) higher on the real thing compared to the NBME practice test that I had taken before I started studying in earnest, and 25 points (!!) higher than the score estimated by UWorld.

My caveat is that I tend to be the type of learner that has a steep curve towards the end of my studying as everything "clicks." My overall message remains, thought, to take these estimators with a grain of salt.

 

[Golding]

Don't sweat it too much. I got 75% on the 137 questions, and certainly scored higher than that indicated. The online estimator is outdated and has a high degree of variability anyway. Just push forward to test day.

 

[silas2642]

Don't sweat it too much. I got 75% on the 137 questions, and certainly scored higher than that indicated. The online estimator is outdated and has a high degree of variability anyway. Just push forward to test day.

I've been told by numerous classmates that the NBME's significantly underestimate your score. The medfriends site also underestimated my score by a good 20-25 points. Hope that helps.

 

[Golding]

I've been told by numerous classmates that the NBME's significantly underestimate your score. The medfriends site also underestimated my score by a good 20-25 points. Hope that helps.

The NBME's did underestimate my score by about 20-30 points. But I did do 1 and 3, not 2. 2 is notoriously more accurate.

 

[slowlybutshelly]

If I scored 25 points higher than my uworld sim exam I would pass with a 205. I would be happy.

 

[slowlybutshelly]

I took a uworld sim exam 29 days before my real test date and got a 180. I put that in the simulator and it said my usmle score would be a 186. Is the Uworld sim exam an underestimation of people's performance?

 

[slowlybutshelly]

The medfriends score estimator put me at a 186; i would love it if I got 20-25 points higher on the real test.