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How many questions are on it, and what's the maximum possible score? What's a good score? How many choices on multiple choice questions?
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ok, moving to the USMLE forum but in answer to your questions:mercaptovizadeh said:
350 questions
max possible score really isnt known i think, highest i've seen is 270's
answer choices can be anywhere up to around "n", so some questions have up to about 12-13 choices though most are like typical MC questions on other exams in terms of the # of choices
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350 questions. Usually 5 choices but you can get 10 or more.
Maximum possible score is probably 299 or 300, but scores above 280 are practically unheard of.
The mean was 217 this year, SD of 23.
A "good score" is defined by what you want out of your score: To be a licensed physician vs. to be a MGH-trained neurosurgeon. To meet cutoffs for residency interviews vs. to impress residency programs.
Maximum possible score is probably 299 or 300, but scores above 280 are practically unheard of.
The mean was 217 this year, SD of 23.
A "good score" is defined by what you want out of your score: To be a licensed physician vs. to be a MGH-trained neurosurgeon. To meet cutoffs for residency interviews vs. to impress residency programs.
