Does Step 3 score matter?
Do you need to be as worried about Step 3? For many students, the answer is that your Step 3 score won’t make too much of a difference, as long as you pass the exam. You generally won’t take Step 3 until you’ve been in residency for a year or so, so it won’t matter for your residency applications.
The current passing score for Step 3 is 198. Step 3 is a two-day exam consisting of multiple-choice questions and computer-based case simulations.