Can someone tell me why I've seen other two digit scores of 98 that correspond to a three digit score of around 240 while my 98 was only a 225? Does the conversion from a three digit to a two digit score vary from test to test or something? Also I got a 225 on the step 1 and that was a 94. So how do they calculate the two digit scores?
Weird step 2 score (225/98)
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The logic of the two-digit score is one of the great mysteries of life. It seems like this year, the minimum score to get a 99 is nice and low. Good news for anyone who applies to a place where the PD thinks the 2-digit score is a percentile, I'd say.
Yes, the score report said the average three digit was 229 but didn't give an average for the two digit. So I guess the average for the two digit would be a 99 if my 225 was a 98?
Another weird thing about the score report is it said "do not compare this to other step II test administrations." I thought the whole point is to compare it to other step II's.
Another weird thing about the score report is it said "do not compare this to other step II test administrations." I thought the whole point is to compare it to other step II's.
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Did it say that about the 3-digit score (that would be news), or the 2-digit score (how it's always been)?
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I have yet to see a three digit Step 2 score of 240 correlate with anything other than a 99, per the OP's original post.
A 225/98 seems to be on par with this administration of Step 2 looking in the Scores thread.
A 225/98 seems to be on par with this administration of Step 2 looking in the Scores thread.
They always did not like that the usmle scores are used to compare applicants given that they are supposed to be for licensure purposes only. Personally, I think that they are trying to create a good passing range either to combine both steps 1/2 or make the exams pass/no pass (which the latter set of scores is suggesting). The pass range was moved up to 189 and the average is now 229/99.
It said that at the end of the report after all the bars showing how I did in individual sections. I don't know if it was referring to the whole report or just the section with the bars.
It's actually not specified which score they are talking about in the score reports. They put "This profile should not be compared to those from other Step 2 administrations." Generally.
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Yeah I just got my score back: 228/99. The two-digit seems to have no relevance at all. According to the score report, average was a 229.
Is a 229/99 different than in past years? I keep hearing 229/99 come up with surprise around SDN- is the two digit higher than expected or what?
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