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Richard

Hi, I posted a message a few weeks back back about my imminent step 2 exam. I have managed to take my kaplan qbank average up to 70% (from 55%) over the last two weeks. I have two weeks left before the big day, which is a week b4 my med school finals. I have read some messages which show people wanting to average 90% before doing the test....is this realistic??!! How well do real scores correlate with the qbank scores?

I remember my superb step 1 score of 75 (just kidding, I know its very poor)- corresponded with a kaplan average of 55% for me before I did the test, so I guess that was a pretty accurate reflection.

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Raj

Hello Richard, i personally wouldn't take test till average at least 90%. Kaplan has a reputatioin for being much easier than real test. Up to u though

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Melissa

Hey there richard, i don't agree with the last message. Keep going, and you can score highly if you average around 70% on Kaplan. I have friends who 'only' averaged in the mid 50s (percent wise), and scored in their 90s. Don't give up!

Take care & best of luck!
Mel

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jay - jaynura1@sbcglobal.net

I have been getting 75% average on the Q-bank and I didnt do as well as I should have. You truly need to get at least in the 80s to feel no dout in your mind.

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krk

Hey richard my Q bank average was 71% and my step-1 score is 88

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jo

hey richard, part 2 q-bank scores don't correlate well with wat ure going to get in the real thing. I averaged 77% on q-bank and only got an 83% on the real thing. So i would aim for the 80's just to be safe.

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Shanghai


People should not get confused. What you get in Qbank is percentage and what you score on the actual exam is percentile. So you might have scored 75% but your USMLE percentile might correspond to 85. So remember that your USMLE score will always be higher.

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Al

Unfortunatelly, my Kap q test average scores were around 80%, but Step 2 74, last 72? Where's problem? I'm so slow or what? Not motivated?...hm......