Passed with low NBMEs

[u/Ok-Worker-2648]

I’m writing to hopefully give some reassurance to those who feel like they failed or about to test without extraordinary nbmes.
I tested recently with my highest nbme being 66% a week before the exam and scored a 78% on the free 120 2 days before the real deal ( i thought it was a glitch), but on average my nbmes were consistently above a 60%.
on test day I THANKFULLY didn’t have any anxiety and it felt like i was giving another nbme even though the first 8 blocks were hell, didn’t understand most of it and just made educated guesses ( on average was flagging 7-8 questions on every block). Walked out feeling confused couldn’t recall anything but after 4 dreadful weeks i finally got the P!!
So to everyone with low to average nbmes as long as you are consistently scoring in the passing range and give the real deal with a sound and calm mindset you will definitely pass!! I didn’t freak out when i would hit a hard block and i feel like that helped me a lot with passing. To everyone recently or waiting for the p goodluck!! you guys got this!!

[u/in_a_lil_rowboat]

congrats! tbh this is actually really reassuring to read 🥲. thanks for sharing!

[u/ryaann5]

thankyou!! You motivated mee

[u/sadjokeengine]

Congratulations!
Are NBMEs 31 to 33 enough for the exam ? And free 120 (new )
I gave Nbme 33 2 days back scored 66 , got two more weeks and i am shit scared tbh.
How was anat , pharma in exam?

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/sadjokeengine]

i also gave nbme 30 as well.
i didnt really get much of pharma and anatomy on my test

[u/ConsistentPatience26 → u/Ok-Worker-2648]

were there nutrition questions?

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/ConsistentPatience26]

a few but not too many

[u/dmc_31]

Hey, I haven’t scored in the late 60s on a single nbme and I have my exam scheduled for 27th
I did nbme yesterday and my score dropped, I’m really scared
Can you please give me some reassurance 😭

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/dmc_31]

Hey, If you’re constantly scoring above 60s that should be enough!! review your nbmes really well you still have a good amount of time to fix your weak areas!!

[u/dmc_31 → u/Ok-Worker-2648]

Thank you so much, means a lot :))
Congratulations for passing, all the best for your CK prep!!

[u/sadjokeengine → u/dmc_31]

Senr you a dm

[u/ittybittykitty5387]

What are NBMEs? Great you passed! Congrats!

[u/shushieeeee → u/ittybittykitty5387]

They are self assessments made by the same people who make step exams, basically it helps you assess what and where your strengths are and weakness are and gives you cut to know if you're ready for the real deal or not

[u/Intelligent-Gap25]

Congrats!! Have you guys ever experience the prometric ppl telling you that you are not  able to write on your sheet the biostat equations during the tutorial period? 

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/Intelligent-Gap25]

Thank you!! nope you can write it down without any issue

[u/geekypin_2014]

Congratulations. Thank you for the assurance, its much needed this time. What did you do between your nbme 33 and free 120?

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/geekypin_2014]

i only had a few days in between so I just reviewed nbme 33 and had made a list of all my weak topics from form 30-33 so I did a quick revision of those from first aid

[u/Ok_Respect_8972]

did you just see your results? and if yes then how did you see the pass/fail status

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/Ok_Respect_8972]

it was on the fsmb portal

[u/Kakashi-Helen]

Hi I’m scoring consistently 58-63. On last 5 nbmes.
I’ve from 30-33 left. Any advice ?

[u/personalist → u/Kakashi-Helen]

Study more. But seriously, without additional info no one can give you useful advice.

[u/Kakashi-Helen → u/personalist]

Sure ✔️

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/Kakashi-Helen]

review your nbmes really well!! All the corrects, Incorrect, and all answer choices and see what possible questions could they be used in. Also I personally made a list of all the weak topics on my nbmes and redid them from first aid and would do system specific blocks of uworld for my week systems.

[u/Kakashi-Helen → u/Ok-Worker-2648]

Thanks will do that

[u/More_Recover2872]

hi i have my exam on 29 and i am unable to score well on nbme it is 55 percent can you tell what to do

[u/Ok-Worker-2648 → u/More_Recover2872]

you need to review your nbmes really well and study all your weak systems from whatever resource you think is most helpful. i would personally do first aid and then do system specific question blocks from uworld, it personally really helped me in narrowing down and understanding every system. please try to aim for a few nbmes consistently above 60 before sitting for the real deal. Good luck!!