209(after UW) ➡️ 259
After one round of UW, I did two NBMEs and scored in the 220s. With some confidence, I went for an online NBME in February and ended up with a 209. This crushed me deeply!!
With the goal of 250+ and limited time, I knew I would need to study harder but most importantly smarter. I’m happy that my score went up from 209 to 220s, 230s, 240s, 250s and finally 259!!
There are many excellent write ups and most of them have high baseline NBME scores, say 240+. However I believe there are definitely many like me who has a much lower NBME baseline score, even after one round of UW (or one year of studying).
I’m sharing this to boost everyone’s confidence, especially those who are discouraged by their practice scores. Please feel free to ask me questions in the comments. I’m happy to help if I can.
Edit: I wasn’t planning on writing a write up as my score is not as amazing as those hitting 260+ or even 270+.
But if people think this deserves a write up, I’ll try my best to write it asap (I’m swamped with a full time job, clinical rotations and application materials).
Also, what kind of info/advice would you like to know, especially specifically to my experience? (Considering there are already many excellent write ups) I can focus on those then.