dr ruman
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hey i am really confused,if people say 99% and 260 ,i know 99 means percentile but what about 260, does it mean 260 out of 350 questions,plz help me so confused,what is passing marks or % or percentile,i m worried
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| new_n_lost
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the way they score is still yet a mystery and the passing is 75/185
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| avishkar1984
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dude it neither means 99 % nor 99 percentile and the 3 digit is not 260/350
i dont know the exact way the scoring goes on but it has smthing to do with standard deviation
so i think the score not only depends upon how u do but also upon how others did with respect to u
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| GOGETA
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you need to score from 60-70% correct to have a passing grade.
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| shohreh
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do you think that qs have different values in the exam?or all of them have the same score value?
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| oldMD
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Check out this thread that has a link to download a Step 1 Prep lecture from Dr. Daugherty on the mystery of the score...
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/56630
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