Scored 99 percentile on usmle step 1

2. How to score 99
percentile
USMLE Step 1

4. •Have two things
clearly in mind:
•Where you are
with your score and
where you want to be.

5. •A passing score on Step 1
is 188.
•The national average is
221.
•The most competitive
specialties have average
scores of around 240.

6. If you know what
specialty you want, you’ll
have a good target for
your score.

8. •Starting relatively serious
study starting in January
of your second year and
really serious study for 2-3
months before you take the
test.

12. USMLE World was how
similar the questions on the
QBank were to those on the
actual exam.

13. Buy the QBank for the amount
of time you have committed
solely to your USMLE review
(probably 2-3 months).

15. Very condensed version of
most of the things you’ll
learn in your first and
second year of medical
school

17. It gives great explanations
about pathophysiology and
this material is stressed
heavily on Step 1.

19. Make sure you bring snacks
and food.
I would also recommend taking
all of your breaks.