new step 1 passing score 185

Does anybody know the average for a IMG has to get in the usmle's to enter a decent general surgery program?
thank you!

[rechaim]

wasnt it 350?????

[MDiva]

Originally Posted by drsan

Does anybody know the average for a IMG has to get in the usmle's to enter a decent general surgery program?
thank you!

For US grads, it has been quoted to be 220+, so for IMG's assume higher than that. Having pubs/research, plus US clinical experience, and flexibility regarding location help as well.

[estelle]

i dont know i took the step 1 last december 27, I got 208 and it is equivalent to 85, does it me that it will be hard for me to enter into residency training because i got below 210

[wolf]

People, you just need to get the highest score possible and that is it! So just do your best

[GFLIP]

does anyone know how scores are computed... i heard something like they calculate your scores by comparing them to people who took the exam in the past...

[mxd]

this is based on a kaplan instructor:

the 2 digit score is NOT the percentage calculated from the 3 digit score. the 3 digit score has standard deviation of 20 while the 2 digit score (avg. is 84) with standard deviation of 4. the 2 digit score is derived from 3 digit score. just set a goal and try to acheive it.

the waiting period to get results has to do with security reasons. cameras are constantly on you. the examiners check for irreularities on test results that would've possibly been due to cheating. so, they have to do security checks and that's why it takes time to get the results.

[BTH]

Raising the passing score from 182 to 185 shouldn't be much of a problem for the majority of test takers. For those of you scoring around that margin then it may affect you. This just means you'll have to study harder. So don't worry too much about the logistics of the score being raised or how they compute them or why it takes so long.

[whattupdog6969]

its funny, as more and more people get smarter and more sophisticated, USMLE Is feeling closed in, so their move is to just keep on increasing the passing scores. Insanity.

[terren shadow]

Originally Posted by superoxide

There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to find out how many questions you got right on Step 1. And who is this proctor you speak of? I didn't know computers could talk

wait i dont understand, when u do step 1, they send u a transcript saying A: You Passed/Failed B: They give u the Percentage and C: The score out of 300. Doesnt that tell u what u got on usmle...

if ur talking about how 50 questions are removed, then i understand what u mean by how we cannot possibly know what we got on the exam, but that score should be proof enough on how many u got correct on usmle isnt it?....