OMG!!! are they SERIOUS?!!?!?!?!
mannn i NOOOOO LIKE ITT>> NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
but hten again its the same thing!! i think they jus wana get out of the whole 2-digit score thingy. n rely more on the 3-digit score!! u guys did greaat!!!
thats an awesum score!! both of u git 99 acc to the previous scrore correlation. so if u see competiotion wise. u got a good stand!!!
i kno it does SOUND good till its like 99. but screw the change! u got a perfect 3 digit score!! go PARTYYYYY
but i still dont like the change
dunno how shud i react.......................shud i b happy dat i got 241 or shud i b disappointd dat i jus got a 85.....anywazz thanx to all those who helped me in this forum.....see u in step 2 forum.................
Bye
damn!!! Even i m gonna get my score in a week....oh god this is crazy...and i m not even expecting in 240 range...where am i going to stand at this rate...can we still proceed ahead with 80 -85 th percentile????
Forget about old 2-digit scores. Now only 3-digit can be used to compare different students.
The change in scoring procedures will introduce a more stable relationship between score scales in the future. Those receiving 2-digit score results under the new system will note that, in most instances, the 2-digit score associated with a specific 3-digit score will be substantially lower than it was prior to this change.
how happy i am to c this thread...!! atleast there is sum explanation for this bizzare score
i was so disappointed with my ck score,,,,,got 237/82.....
yeah its true the previous step 1 score system was just uptil 0ctober 1 2011 ... i just read ... so i think its true news .. and i have heard that now exams would b more tougher coz there was huge load of 99th percentile before this news ... may b thats gonna b more interesting and competitive ..... now its game just like SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
It seems to be an error in the relationship between the two-digit and the three-digit score. The USMLE page advices to use the three-digit score for comparison.
Anyhow, I'm glad you guys did well. Whether it's an 85, or a 95, it's a good grade. I hope I can do as well when my turn comes.
According to my score report, 75 is 189. I got 236/82!!! I wasn't sure what to make of it, was really confused so I called up ECFMG, then confirmed the whole change in score reporting and that only 3 digits matter. Like somebody said in a another post, RIP 99!!!
On the two-digit scale, the minimum passing score is always 75. On the three-digit scale, the current minimum passing scores are as follows:
Step 1: 188
Guyz..its simple..the 2 digit score previously reported was not a percentile.
but i think the one they are reporting now,,,thats the percentile.
U can calculate it urself by looking the Mean and the standard deviation for the three digit scores..
so i strong believe that now they are reporting 2 digit score as a percentile..which i think will be good,coz atleast now it will make some sense
USMLE do not share 2 digit score with PD's or programs but they send only 3 digit score. Now 2 digit score is eliminated. In the above score card above 250+ is excellent and moreover we can notice many stars in score card over high performance.
I think USMLE donot want everyone getting 99 and getting 99 can misead many...so i feel 3 digit score is good thing and we must see only 3 digit score and totally ignore 2 digit score
why everyone is screaming here...i feel from now PD's will compare only 3 digit score with instructions from NBME.
That comparison table does not apply for results reported October 1, 2011 and later.
On or After OCT 1,2011 there will be NEW conversion table so we need to wait usmle to publish new table...the conversion table right now on usmle website apply to exam results before OCT 1,2011
chill guys...its actually gudnews that we can forget 99 addiction and try for decent 3 digit scores from now..GL
yes the scores are confusing..they changed the scoring pattern..two of my frends got their scores..238/85 and 256/85..
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