- Joined
- Feb 4, 2006
- Messages
- 26
- Reaction score
- 0
I don't have anything to report, but can you folks please start sharing your NBME/QBank, etc. etc. plus real deal scores so we can see the comparisons!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Happy happy!
USMLEWorld: 79% (63% complete, I got sick of doing them)
NBME 1: 246 (2.5 weeks before)
Free 150 Q's: 268 (1 week before)
Step 1: 269
Weeeeeeeeeeeeee
269 seems so puny now that UCLAstudent got a 272. At first I was impressed, but now I'm just like, "meh." I recommend suicide.
I've been debating weather to post my score, and I've decided only to say that I met my goal to give credibility to my study method and the NBME as a good score predictor.
269 seems so puny now that UCLAstudent got a 272. At first I was impressed, but now I'm just like, "meh." I recommend suicide.
Wow, UCLAStudent, I bow down to you! Congratulations, girl! You rock!!!
Goal: 260+
Study Strategy:
Mid-March - Mid-May: Read Kaplan Lecture Notes (for everything but Path), BRS Pathology, and First Aid when not studying for classes; anything important in Kaplan or BRS not in First Aid was either tagged or written into First Aid
30 days, 10-12 hrs/day: First Aid + 100-200 Qbank questions/day + 1 NBME test/week
Advice to future test-takers: Pick your favorite resource for each subject. Too many resources can get confusing and you're not going to get much more out of a duplicate resource.
Echoing UCLAStudent - Goljan, not a necessity
Kaplan Qbank (100% complete): 85%
NBME 1 (4 wks): 250
NBME 2 (3 wks): 256
NBME 3 (2 wks): 265+
NBME 4 (1 wk): 265+
I've been debating weather to post my score, and I've decided only to say that I met my goal to give credibility to my study method and the NBME as a good score predictor.
Congratulations to everyone who surpassed their goals!!!
It is crazy to hear people who earned 220 + saying that they did poorly! A 220 + is a great score (better than the average medical student!) From what I have heard if you are at or slightly over the national average then most programs are within reach with a solid performance during third year, and beyond a 230 you are set for most programs outside of the choice super-competitive programs in the Northeast and Cali.
Congratulations to everyone on this forum, and thank God that that stinking test is behind us!
above 230 isn't good enough for northeast or cali programs? is that really true? i thought 230 was cut off for all major programs, including the "super-competitive" ones.
Got my score in the mail today!
Goal: 250+
NBME 2: 253 (4 weeks before exam)
NBME 4: 265+ (2 weeks before exam)
NBME 3: 257 (week of exam)
Actual score: 272/99
I'm SHOCKED! By the way, I didn't touch Goljan's audio lectures or book, so they're not necessary to do well! Good luck to all who are still waiting.
You got < 272. You have disgraced your family.
Were Kaplan and BRS Path your only resources?
Haha. I will immediately commit sepuku. UCLAStudent can be my second.
Seriously, I'm just not posting the exact number because I'm not telling my classmates and there might be some here. I prefer not to be known as a number or ranked among my other esteemed colleagues who scored in the same range.
Kaplan and BRS Path were my review resources, but then I'd cross-reference with First Aid, and anything that was important that was in the first two and not in First Aid was added. Questions I got wrong on Qbank were also added into FA. So my First Aid eventually became my Bible.
It was not about what score can get what residency, etc. for me. It was all about the score itself. A high score would have given me confidence and happiness that I could carry with me through the rest of med school. I could look back and feel happy that I accomplished something that only a handful of people could do. You can't be proud of something that thousands upon thousands of other people have. That's why I feel totally mediocre and unremarkable.
Unhappy Score: 239 or less
Neutral Score: 240
Very Happy Score: 250+
Actual Score: 240/99
I'm perfectly f**ing neutral. More goddamn neutrality in my life.
what a ****ing douchenozzle
First off congrats to everyone, it seems like everyone is 250+ this year. Which makes me sort of worry how my score is 242/99. I can't complain about my score it would be ungrateful but do you guys think it's a type of score that would make me competitive in some of the top medicine programs or other residencies like ENT, Rad-Onc.
Oh there was a recent update to my score: 299/100 using only prayer, kaplan qbank, and first aid.
I dont mean to sound like a dick, but man the longer this thread gets the less pleased I am w/my score. The way I look at it, regardless of what everyone says a good residency program is looking for, when we all apply, all the residency directors are gonna see everyone w/250/99's and that 249 that used to be stellar a year ago suddenly becomes slightly less than stellar, and all the competitive programs instead of going "wow", say "oh look another one". Then they'll see my crappy first year grades and my thrice broken nose, and there goes my EM spot.
I'm secretly hoping everyones lying, but then I really doubt people'd just randomly get on a board and post a high score for the hell of it.
sigh Sorry for ranting/kidding, I'm just bitter.
That being said dont take this the wrong way, congrats to everyone, we all worked really hard and everyone earned their scores. I couldnt want a better bunch of people to do well on step 1. Everyone here's been really nice and supportive.
The way I look at it, regardless of what everyone says a good residency program is looking for, when we all apply, all the residency directors are gonna see everyone w/250/99's and that 249 that used to be stellar a year ago suddenly becomes slightly less than stellar, and all the competitive programs instead of going "wow", say "oh look another one". Then they'll see my crappy first year grades and my thrice broken nose, and there goes my EM spot.
you just told your classmates you got a 260+
They know/expect that much, but at least a handful of people in my class got 260+ and I see no reason for us to rank ourselves in number order. We all kicked ass.
if your at one of the schools w/ like a 35+ mcat avg...then I guess its possible...but otherwise.....thats likely a bunch of crap...My school told us that about 5% of the class breaks 260 each year. I don't really trust them... does 5% sound right to you guys?
I think 5% is likely at any allopathic school. With a normal distribution, it would be 96th - 97th percentile. That means 3-4% of test takers get 260 or higher, but since FMG's and DO's traditionally score lower, 5% at an allopathic school seems about right.if your at one of the schools w/ like a 35+ mcat avg...then I guess its possible...but otherwise.....thats likely a bunch of crap...
yep...and who cares, because above 250 it probably doesn't matter.though w/o having a normal or known distribution of scores its really all speculation
I think 5% is likely at any allopathic school. With a normal distribution, it would be 96th - 97th percentile. That means 3-4% of test takers get 260 or higher, but since FMG's and DO's traditionally score lower, 5% at an allopathic school seems about right.
yep...and who cares, because above 250 it probably doesn't matter.
PS MCAT 39T
Phi Beta Kappa
graduated summa
2 Master's degrees
at top 5 med school