250/99 of STEP 2 CK new version

[tobesurgeon]

I took exam on Sep 15th and got the score this morning. It is 250/99. Good luck everyone.

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[Whitney]

Great job!!! Congratulations!!

Hey, how did you feel when you came out of the test?

Again, great job!

 

[mohhaider]

Congrats,
It's great ,what materials did you use for preparation ?

 

[lankysudanese]

FYI, that's about the 92nd or 93rd percentile.!

I thought USMLE scores do not follow a normal distribution, and therefore the mean and standard deviation can not be used to determine percentiles. Or am I just mistaken?

 

[flumazenil]

doesnt matter.....

 

[tobesurgeon]

Congrats,
It's great ,what materials did you use for preparation ?

I used kaplan notes, UW and KAPLAN QBANK. Hope it is useful.

 

[bigdan]

USMLE scores follow a continuous probability distribution similar to a Gaussian distribution (i.e. normal distribution). You can do a best fit regression analysis and it comes out close to a normal distribution (95% CI 0.86-0.92 - does NOT cross 1, p<0.001).

There is more data at the USMLE score calculator.

Does the fact that your link is to a Step 1 score calculator decrease the validity of your statement at all?

dc

 

[lankysudanese]

I see your point but stand by the original statement. It IS a step 1 calculator but if you go through the USMLE website, you will note that the pass scores are very similar, along with the standard distributions (per the NBME website).

Thanks for your input.

True. I just don't remember coming across any official publications from NBMe stating that the scores follow a normal distribution. Perhaps you can enlighten us with this primary data. (I say this because it has been part of the longstanding dogma on SDN and other forums that the USMLEs do not follow a normal distribution, and I'm glad that somebody has finally come around to dispute that).

 

[Coxsuckie Virus]

nice, but I got a 291/99.9999

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[soulofmpatel]

nice, but I got a 291/99.9999

pwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnt

Haha

Now THAT is a score which deserves it's own thread. My dead grandmother could get 250.

 

[mohhaider]

I used kaplan notes, UW and KAPLAN QBANK. Hope it is useful.

I'm using Kaplan lecture notes right now .How long did you take to read these notes ?And did you use FA,B&W or crush the boards ?