got result 235/82 - manjiri

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mine too 219(91)
is it possible u can send me article from ecfmg that only 3 digit score would be taken account.
thank u and wish u goodluck

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yes i'll send u link

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CHANGES TO USMLE PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING SCORES

Starting July 1, 2011, USMLE transcripts reported through the ERAS reporting system will no longer include score results on the two-digit score scale. USMLE results will continue to be reported on the three-digit scale. This affects the Step 1, 2 CK, and 3 examinations only; Step 2 CS will continue to be reported as pass or fail. These changes do not alter the score required to pass or the difficulty of any of the USMLE Step examinations.

Since its beginning in the 1990s, the USMLE program has reported two numeric scores for the Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 examinations, one on a three-digit scale and one on a two-digit scale. The three-digit score scale is considered the primary reporting scale; it is developed in a manner that allows reasonable comparisons across time. The two-digit scale is intended to meet statutory requirements of some state medical boards that rely on a score scale that has 75 as the minimum passing score. The process used to convert three-digit scores to two-digit scores is designed in such a way that the three-digit minimum passing score in effect when the examinee tests is associated with a two-digit score of 75.

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To simplify matters and make interpretation of USMLE information more convenient for score users, the USMLE Composite Committee has asked staff to report two-digit scores only to those score users for whom the scale is intended, i.e., the state medical boards. The Committee also asked that examinees continue to receive scores on both scales so that they are fully informed about the information that will be reported when they ask that results be sent to a state medical board. When examinees request that their results be sent to other score users, only the three-digit score will be reported. Current plans call for these changes to begin with the elimination of the two-digit score from USMLE transcripts reported through the ERAS reporting system starting July 1, 2011. Other systems and procedures for reporting results will be similarly modified as soon as possible after the July 1, 2011 date.

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Hi MANJiRI!
Congratz on your achievement! That's an awesome score btw.
Any recommendation on preparing for the drug ad and abstract questions?

Thanks-

MPatel

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actually I did only the ones in Uworld which were about 5 i guess

but the actual exam qs were a lot more simpler and included information about a drug and
we had to interpret a graphical representation also(the dose-duration of action)

the qs i had was about drug dose
and the other one was an abstract which was quite easy comparing efficacy of 2 drugs

on the whole I think since these qs r new they will be easy

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and thanks all u guys
I tremendously benefited by the discussions on the forum and u
guys have always been very supportive
thanks again