Comments on: Use the Latest USMLE Step 1 Changes to Maximize Your Score https://www.yousmle.com/latest-usmle-step-1-changes-maximize-score/ Mastery - Not Memorization - For Impressive USMLEs Tue, 21 Nov 2017 02:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 By: Yousmle https://www.yousmle.com/latest-usmle-step-1-changes-maximize-score/#comment-1332 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 01:33:00 +0000 https://www.yousmle.com/?p=1315#comment-1332 In reply to Aisha Z.

I believe they should although I’d tend to believe the more recent ones, since as you point out they were released more recently.

]]> By: Aisha Z https://www.yousmle.com/latest-usmle-step-1-changes-maximize-score/#comment-1327 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:15:00 +0000 https://www.yousmle.com/?p=1315#comment-1327 What NBMEs would you suggest for the post May 9 exam? NBME 18 is the latest one out and I definitely plan on taking that, however, I would want to take a couple of more just for practice and monitoring improvement. I am thinking of taking around 4, starting with 13, followed by 15 and 17 as a ‘mock exam’, and finally NBME 18 two days prior to the real thing, just because it’s the latest one available

Would the older NBME’s still predict as accurately?
Thanks

]]> By: Yousmle https://www.yousmle.com/latest-usmle-step-1-changes-maximize-score/#comment-1278 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 01:27:00 +0000 https://www.yousmle.com/?p=1315#comment-1278 In reply to Jy.

Great question – the scores are scaled, so a 240 on the old exam should be worth the same as a 240 on the new one. Remember, a 240 doesn’t mean you got 240 questions right – it’s scaled to the difficulty to the test, and is supposed to be comparable across test-taking times. I don’t think it’ll be a drastic change, rather it’ll be another in a gradual shift towards more complex, clinical vignettes (i.e. more like Step 2 CK/Step 3), less like the rote-memorization approach found in NBME 7/earlier or in the FA Rapid Review section.

]]> By: Jy https://www.yousmle.com/latest-usmle-step-1-changes-maximize-score/#comment-1257 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 18:48:00 +0000 https://www.yousmle.com/?p=1315#comment-1257 Hi Alec, I hope you’re doing well.
I just checked the updated brochure on “USMLE step 1 sample items Booklet” in the link you provided above from the usmle.org website, and the questions still seem quite similar to those in uworld qbank. Do you feel there has been a drastic change or it is insignificant? Also, it is mentioned that the scores are comparable to the old format of 308 qs, but I am wondering, for instance, if someone scored 240 in the new format, how is 240/280 comparable to 240/308? I was not very clear about that. Will the score be scaled upwards to match the former 308 pattern?

Thank you.

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