![]() ![]() If that were true, then we could assume that each Step 1 question may be close to the 1.09 point/question average for CBSSA 25-30. Note it has been speculated that up to 25% (80 questions) of Step 1 is “experimental” and won’t contribute to your score. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE ) is a joint program of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB ) and National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME ). ![]() If every single question on Step 1 was worth the same amount, then each question might be worth 1.09 * 200/280 = 0.78 points/question. A Step 1 NBME has 200 questions, while Step 1 has 280 questions. Let’s start with the average points/question of CBSSA 25-30 of 1.09. That said, we can make an educated guess on how much each question is worth, to know how close/far away you are/were to passing. The NBME has never stated how many points each question is worth on Step 1. How Much Is Each Step 1 NBME Question Worth?Īverage points/question for CBSSA 25-30 = 1.09 points How Many Points is Each Step 1 Question Worth? The passing score percentage for each of the Step 1 NBMEs is:Īssuming Step 1 is scored similarly to CBSSA 25-30, you would need somewhere between 63 to 65% correct to attain the passing score of 196. However, we can determine what percentage you would need on each CBSSA (NBME) to pass Step 1. I have other blog posts about my Step 1 experience, NBMEs, dedicated schedule, best resources, and how to stay sane while studying for this exam.What is the Step 1 passing score percentage? We won’t know with certainty. That was the best thing I could for myself at this point. I tried to get my headspace in the right place. ![]() I had a few more days of studying and reviewing to do then I took the day before my exam off. Of course, I still had doubts that I would totally bomb this exam. I’ve heard that these set of questions are very predictive of actual Step 1 exams scores. Also, there’s no score report generated from these questions. You likely have never taken such an extended test before. (Step 2 CK has 8 question blocks/1 hour of breaks. I would do these, and aim to at least get average or higher on them, if you get around 18-21 youre in the ballpark. Thus, with 1 hour of break/instruction time, the total test will take 8 hours. one they show you what you should be ready for overall, some easy stuff, some hard, and overall feels pretty close to the real deal. These questions can be found here and the correlation which was made from someone on Reddit can be found here. NBME exams- So YMMV with these, they are cheap, 20 each, but they can do a few things. I was doing less Uworld and more reviewing of First Aid. At this point, I had one week left until my exam. I thought about pushing back my test date after this exam but was so tired that I knew I couldn’t do a few more weeks of dedicated. While it was easy to get upset that I wasn’t as close to my goal score as I wanted, I tried to find comfort in that my scores weren’t trending the opposite way. I knew I had put in a lot of work and tried my best. medical students in 2017-2018 was 230, I was content with this score. ![]() Anyway, a 239… Given that the average Step 1 score for U.S. I forgot to save my score report for this one. Hopefully, by giving you some real, average scores to reference to, you’ll restore some confidence in yourself during this difficult time. Throughout my time studying for Step 1, I was repeatedly discouraged from reading about how people would have these incredible practice exams scores. Lastly, I wanted students to have scores to reference to that are not from people scoring >270, at the beginning of dedicated. So, I wanted to offer some inspiration to those starting off in a similar place. I started off with an almost failing score but ending up with a score a few points from my goal score of 250. It was also important for me to share these for those who are going through the process now. Especially with Step 1 becoming pass/fail next year, these numbers will mean absolutely nothing very soon! In this post, I’ll be sharing my Step 1 practice exam scores! Initially, I was a little hesitant about posting them because I know how hard one can be judged on an exam score! BUT, I feel that as medical students, we are SO much more than these numbers. ![]()
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