Hello and a very Good Morning to all of you,
I have been a passive reader of this forum for about a year now, but this is my first post. I am an old IMG and scheduled to take Step 1 on 29th of this month (My eligibility period ends on May 31st) however I still don't know if I am prepared well enough to take the exam on 29th and fare well i.e. 235+.
My usmleworld first pass was 70%. Now going through my second pass and scoring between 75-90%(1/2 done so far in second pass).
UWSA1 245 2.5 months ago, UWSA2 257 3 weeks ago.
My NBME 7 was 224 5 weeks ago
NBME 12 was 226 a month ago
NBME 11 and 13 both back to back as a simulated exam 3 days ago 235 and 247 respectively, however during the NBME 13 I realized that I had seen 4 questions and their answers earlier on some forum so I would not give much weight to 247 in NBME 13, I think if I were to minus those four correct answers from my NBME 13 score that would be a more fair result i.e. somewhere around 235. All the NBMEs were taken online standard pace.
As I have read on this forum, NBMEs are a good predictor for real score +/- 5, I am afraid, what if its -5 (God forbid)? Should I even appear on the exam on 29th or extend my eligibility period, postpone my exam and try to work even harder? I really want to score >235 esp because I am an old IMG with no USCE. Do I even have a chance of scoring 235 or not with these test scores if I don't extend?
Kindly give me your sincere opinion in this regard.:notsure:
I have been a passive reader of this forum for about a year now, but this is my first post. I am an old IMG and scheduled to take Step 1 on 29th of this month (My eligibility period ends on May 31st) however I still don't know if I am prepared well enough to take the exam on 29th and fare well i.e. 235+.
My usmleworld first pass was 70%. Now going through my second pass and scoring between 75-90%(1/2 done so far in second pass).
UWSA1 245 2.5 months ago, UWSA2 257 3 weeks ago.
My NBME 7 was 224 5 weeks ago
NBME 12 was 226 a month ago
NBME 11 and 13 both back to back as a simulated exam 3 days ago 235 and 247 respectively, however during the NBME 13 I realized that I had seen 4 questions and their answers earlier on some forum so I would not give much weight to 247 in NBME 13, I think if I were to minus those four correct answers from my NBME 13 score that would be a more fair result i.e. somewhere around 235. All the NBMEs were taken online standard pace.
As I have read on this forum, NBMEs are a good predictor for real score +/- 5, I am afraid, what if its -5 (God forbid)? Should I even appear on the exam on 29th or extend my eligibility period, postpone my exam and try to work even harder? I really want to score >235 esp because I am an old IMG with no USCE. Do I even have a chance of scoring 235 or not with these test scores if I don't extend?
Kindly give me your sincere opinion in this regard.:notsure: