I'm curious to know what is a bad, decent, good, great, epic score on the USMLE. We all know that a 99 is a great great score.. But what about the non 99er's.. What do there scores mean?.. Just wondering what is your perspective on what the score ranges would be catagorized in the 5 selections i have listed.
What USMLE scores are Bad? Decent? Good? Great? Epic?
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Most AMGs score 95. So in general, being an IMG, you should get a 95 so as to be in the same level of AMGs. A higher score further solidifies your grounds. A lower score will be frowned upon, but is by no means a hindrance to matching, unless it's really low, like in the 70's. But those with scores in the 80's have been matching. A score of 95+, though, guarantees an easier matching.
In short, being an IMG is itself a disadvantage. So, you need to cover up this with high scores, graduation freshness, and preferably USCE in order to be AMG-like in some way.
In short, being an IMG is itself a disadvantage. So, you need to cover up this with high scores, graduation freshness, and preferably USCE in order to be AMG-like in some way.
Good Question!!! the answer varies according to the nationality of the asker 
) may i venture the American and the Desi(?) System... assume that bad = low chances of matching epic = picture in usmle-forums.com
American
Bad - fail , decent 78-85 , good 86- 92, great 92- 99, epic 99 >260
Desi
Bad - <90 , decent 90 - 95 , good 95- 99, great 99>240 , epic 99>260!!
) may i venture the American and the Desi(?) System... assume that bad = low chances of matching epic = picture in usmle-forums.com American
Bad - fail , decent 78-85 , good 86- 92, great 92- 99, epic 99 >260
Desi
Bad - <90 , decent 90 - 95 , good 95- 99, great 99>240 , epic 99>260!!
lol great responses. Heres what i think in terms of grades
IMG (average IMG grade is 205).. I made the rankings accordingly to the average most IMG's get.
Horrible = Fail, bad <200, Decent 200-209, Good 210-220, Great 221-234, Epic 235>
AMG (average US/Can grades are 221 and 21 respectively)
Horrible = Fail, bad 190-211 , Decent 212-220, Good 221-235, Great 236-249, Epic 250>
IMG (average IMG grade is 205).. I made the rankings accordingly to the average most IMG's get.
Horrible = Fail, bad <200, Decent 200-209, Good 210-220, Great 221-234, Epic 235>
AMG (average US/Can grades are 221 and 21 respectively)
Horrible = Fail, bad 190-211 , Decent 212-220, Good 221-235, Great 236-249, Epic 250>
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JJtheMD, out of all those calculations there, i find yours reasonable. Not everybody gets a 99 either and others (<99ers) also match, so i am with you in this.
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can somebody pleaae brief abt the marks scheme of step 1,CK and CS ? and what scores are smart to get residency in surgery?
For Surgery, They stop interviewing people with scores below 208... Yet always give people interview to people with 222.. So if you get a step 1 score within that range. I would say your chances are good if you do well in your clerkship.
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