COMLEX 2 harder than 1?

[Yadster101]

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Why is it that at many schools the COMLEX 2 pass rates seem to be lower than COMLEX 1? For example at DMU the most recent pass rate was 96% for COMLEX 1 and 92% for COMLEX 2 (link below). Wouldn't you expect a greater percent of students to pass COMLEX 2, since those that could not pass COMLEX 1 have been weeded out? I know that for Step1/COMLEX 1 student typically study 4-6 weeks. Do students need a similar amount of time for COMLEX 2? I was under the impression that COMLEX 2 was suppose to be easier?

https://www.dmu.edu/do/program-strengths/national-board-examinations/

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

It seems like the pass rate for both are close to each other. 2017's pass rate for both was close to 93%.

I am curious on why DMU students did poorer on 2 though. What makes for a successful step 2 attempt?

 

[IslandStyle808]

I remember residents stating that the board prep materials for each exam gets progressively worse as you get to step 3/level 3. So that may in part be a contributing factor.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

I can kind of speak for DMU. We got done with 3rd year, had a comprehensive week, then a week off, then 4th year began. So much less study time if your last rotations of third year are time intensive. In addition, when you are thinking you might choose ortho, your study for step 1 is intense. If you decide FM later, your study for step 2 drastically drops and you just care less.

 

[LUCPM]

I can't speak for DMU, but in general, level 2 requires significantly less time for prep partly because you have seen a lot of the same stuffs in level 1. In addition, people tend to retain better for the actual stuffs they see in the clinic. Overall, I would say level 2 is a lot easier by nature.

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[Yadster101]

I can kind of speak for DMU. We got done with 3rd year, had a comprehensive week, then a week off, then 4th year began. So much less study time if your last rotations of third year are time intensive. In addition, when you are thinking you might choose ortho, your study for step 1 is intense. If you decide FM later, your study for step 2 drastically drops and you just care less.

So how much time does an average student, interested in FM/primary care, need to put in to simply pass?

 

[Danglebells]

So how much time does an average student, interested in FM/primary care, need to put in to simply pass?

stop it right now.

you need to do the best that you possibly can, regardless of what you think you want to go into.

this has been reiterated x10000 on here.

please dont be one of the millions of SDN posters who realize they want to do a different specialty but f'd themselves by slacking off on one test.

 

[qnqsafe]

yes,you need to do the best that you possibly can, regardless of what you think you want to go into.