STEP results discussion/countdown 2010

Looks like no-one got 100% for any paper this year. (Quite surprised about that for STEP II).

I would have expected several people to have got 7 or 8 "full" questions out though, so even missing something on one question would not stop you getting 120.

I was actually looking forward to getting the results but these boundaries have just made me realise I've probably flopped big time



43 people getting 6.5% implies 700 people took the exam and I thought it was about 2000?
Also it surprised me too as the '4 good answers for a 1' can't be achieved, not even 4 perfect answers would get you a 1 :/.

Do we get to find out the raw marks or just the grade?

Comparisons from 2009 to 2010:
(Mark change/percentage change) NB - higher grades and lower percentages in red, opposite in green.

STEP I

S: 95 to 103 (+8), 5.0% to 4.8% (-0.2%)
1: 72 to 84 (+12), 17.4% to 16.9% (-0.5%)
2: 58 to 70 (+12), 32.4% to 35.4% (+3%)
3: 35 to 47 (+12), 78.1% to 77.7% (-0.4%)


STEP II

S: 98 to 105 (+7), 9.1% to 9.6% (+0.5%)
1: 71 to 79 (+8), 29.6% to 30.2% (+0.6%)
2: 61 to 64 (+3), 47.3% to 48.1% (+0.8%)
3: 39 to 40 (+1), 80.9% to 82.4% (+1.5%)


STEP III

S: 95 to 78 (-17), 14.2% to 15.3% (+1.1%)
1: 67 to 56 (-10), 45.8% to 41.7% (-4.1%)
2: 55 to 46 (-9), 62.9% to 60.1% (-2.8%)
3: 38 to 29 (-9), 89.2% to 88.7% (-0.5%)

For STEP I, this totally contradicts their rule that "four good answers, not necessarily correct would get a 1"