Take or Cancel step 1?

[MeredithGreyDO]

Hi All,

I'm a DO student so I'm not required to take step 1. I want to go into FM, but I'm also interested in anesthesia and infectious disease so wanted to keep my options open. I'm supposed to take the exam a week from today. I've had some poor scores on self-assessments, which led me to consider not taking it to begin with:

UWSA1 on 4/24: 198
UWSA2 on 5/10: 196
NBME 30 on 5/15: 206
Free 120 on 5/22 (today): 83%

There's definitely an upward trend, but I'm worried I still won't end up with a good enough score that it would actually be an impressive part of my application. I found the UWSA impossibly difficult, but felt more confident on the NBME and felt like the Free 120 was a breeze comparatively.

I'm not sure if I should take another NBME to decide, cancel it, or just take it. Thanks for your input!

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[Captain_Falcon]

If your goal is to simply pass then you're probably good to go. But if your goal is to hit a specific score then it might be best to not take it.

I would take another NBME to see. The biggest concern is how low your UW scores are. Did you finish the qbank? If so what % did you end up at overall and what were you block scores ranging from the last couple of weeks?

 

[MeredithGreyDO]

If your goal is to simply pass then you're probably good to go. But if your goal is to hit a specific score then it might be best to not take it.

I would take another NBME to see. The biggest concern is how low your UW scores are. Did you finish the qbank? If so what % did you end up at overall and what were you block scores ranging from the last couple of weeks?

Thanks for your response. I've finished about 60% of the uworld q bank, and my overall percent correct is 64%. My recent blocks have been ranging from 65-75%, earlier in dedicated they were 55-65%. My goal is a 220+, otherwise I don't think it would actually help me to take it

 

[Captain_Falcon]

Thanks for your response. I've finished about 60% of the uworld q bank, and my overall percent correct is 64%. My recent blocks have been ranging from 65-75%, earlier in dedicated they were 55-65%. My goal is a 220+, otherwise I don't think it would actually help me to take it

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