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A thread for the last COMLEX. That is all.
Post scores, talk strategy, vent, find it all in the thread.
Post scores, talk strategy, vent, find it all in the thread.
definitely. Just hoping for a pass to move on from this.
I’ve failed step 3 three times now. So discouraged. Please help.....
that’s incredibly difficult, I’m really sorry. How did you prepare? Do you feel as if you have test anxiety or something prohibiting you from doing your best?
Hey all,
Took it Feb 25/26th. Did COMQUEST 1.5x through over the preceding month. First time using it as I only used Uworld while in med school. I have zero affiliations with comquest, and to be honest always heard it was a subpar qbank in med school, but holysh** it was spot on. While using the qbank there were tons of times where I was like"that a super weird really specific random question" and on test day all of those questions came up. I literally had probably 10+ identical word for word questions on the real thing. It was definitely peds and OB heavy. As far as OMM; i just rememorized viscerosomatics and chapmans and felt like that was enough. Absolutely minimal stats on the real thing. Finished 2hrs early each day (and felt good) so either got destroyed or the opposite. The whole exam was pretty much a bunch of really random stuff. Other than burning a qbank; I don't think studying on top would have helped.
I had a hard time finding good qbank suggestions prior to taking it so I just wanted to strongly suggest comquest after my experience...
Best of luck
So. I have a month to study. How would you structure things? How many questions per day? How much time do you spend reviewing each question? I’m getting bogged down.......really nervous. Like, if you do 50 questions, how much time do you spend going over those questions? Notes? Flashcards? Detail your method please...?
I only studied for a month while I was on wards. I did like 50-150 questions a day, depending on if I was on call or not. I didn’t spend a lot of time going over my questions like I did for my prior board exams because I just needed to pass COMLEX 3. If I got a question wrong, I would write a quick sentence or two about that topic and then I would review my notes once a week.
Mind if I ask how much above average we’re talking?Did ~90% of COMQUEST once over 1.5months, average 72%. Did a few of the cases on NBOME site. No other resources/no practice tests. Thought i failed some of the cases on test day. Ended up scoring above average. Youll be fine.
Are you me?What the F was that?! Worst of all the exams. And I took Step 1 and 2. Decided to try and blow Level 3 out early since I’ve don’t well on all my other boards and I want to focus on my speciality in residency rather than a vague irrelevant exam. Hope I didn’t mess up because that test felt so random and like I was completely guessing on 50% of questions. Praying I did better than I felt because if I have to retake that garbage I will seriously get depressed and question everything. Did the exam writers even go to residency? 90% of it is not at all relevant to what we do as physicians I’m sorry.
Did all of comquest one pass scoring slightly above average. Read one pass of FA for step 3. Felt like I got wrecked on 5 out of 6 multiple choice sections, 1 was alright. The CDMs were actually not too bad.
So many questions were so vague I didn’t know if they wanted you to pick the best next step or the best ultimate step because it would just say what’s the best “management” and in real life you’d do like three of the answers all at once.. I don’t think more studying or clinical time would have gotten me much if anything more so just praying for a pass. Always above average on Level 1 and 2 and Step 1 and 2, so trying to trust in that and my qbank but damn I feel like I bombed that and am somewhat terrified I’ll have to take it again. Overall feeling angry. What a joke
When did u take itI thought the CDM cases were completely awful. The worst part is that if I fail, I still will have no idea how to study for that nonsense. 350 - let's go!
16th and 17thWhen did u take it
Hey Everyone,
I looked into the past COMLEX III posts, and basically all that I got was that people did not like COMBank/preferred COMquest( I personally find com quest too easy . .but then again I have done only 2-3 exams on it . .used Com bank mostly), and used Savarese/the questions in COMBank for OMT Prep, and some are not even recommending the practice NBOME exams.
As for the CDM Cases . .is it worth getting the CDM case from NBOME?
As far as fellowships go . . .COMLEX III vs. USMLE Step III? Which one is weighed heavier in what types of fellowships?
Is there anything else I am missing in my prep for COMLEX III? Is there something that you felt that you should have reviewed more?
I have lots of people say that the question banks are not representative of the real thing? In either case, any kind of serious input would be much helpful!
I think so. Just try not to use them.For cdm do common medical abbreviations count?
The Omm for the most part was easy or as expected. There was just a lot of random 2nd and 3rd line treatments and ob and peds. I think Comquest is usually regarded as better ,as well. I found it extremely predictive of level II performance. If you have the chance do both but we’ll see how mine and everyone else’s went. The test Felt more like level I in alot of ways than level II. Just alot of random factoids. You had one job NBOME...Thanks NBOME.Hey Everyone,
I looked into the past COMLEX III posts, and basically all that I got was that people did not like COMBank/preferred COMquest( I personally find com quest too easy . .but then again I have done only 2-3 exams on it . .used Com bank mostly), and used Savarese/the questions in COMBank for OMT Prep, and some are not even recommending the practice NBOME exams.
As for the CDM Cases . .is it worth getting the CDM case from NBOME?
As far as fellowships go . . .COMLEX III vs. USMLE Step III? Which one is weighed heavier in what types of fellowships?
Is there anything else I am missing in my prep for COMLEX III? Is there something that you felt that you should have reviewed more?
I have lots of people say that the question banks are not representative of the real thing? In either case, any kind of serious input would be much helpful!
Ya waiting for next release nov 3-5anyone else waiting for score release? Took mine in August and now I'm freaking out that I bombed it
The Omm for the most part was easy or as expected. There was just a lot of random 2nd and 3rd line treatments and ob and peds. I think Comquest is usually regarded as better ,as well. I found it extremely predictive of level II performance. If you have the chance do both but we’ll see how mine and everyone else’s went. The test Felt more like level I in alot of ways than level II. Just alot of random factoids. You had one job NBOME...Thanks NBOME.
You thought the MCQ’s were alright?I thought the CDM cases were completely awful. The worst part is that if I fail, I still will have no idea how to study for that nonsense. 350 - let's go!
Plan for both days being 8hrs.I'm trying to get through much of COMquest as possible and I feel that they tend to repeat a lot of their peds/obgyn questions. For a person who has problems with exams, I feel like I haven't been exposed to as much. I hated level II, I felt like combank did not help and there were lots of random pics that they wanted you to know. What random factoids? do you have anymore specifics on various topics?
Also how long does the second day really take? My buddy said about 1/2 a day? But I'm seeing online that the second day is another 7 hour day totally?
Better than the CDM questions for sure. But the whole test was awful.You thought the MCQ’s were alright?
I felt the same way when I took mine a month before you. I’m still worried that I failed. Like you said alot of step 1 material. I hope we both passed.
SameKinda worried for the release of scores over the next couple days. Ignorance is bliss.
Wondering exact same- how did you do on comsae?Hey did anyone take COMSAE Form 3 or COMBANK Level 3 Assessment and how it correlated to their actual score?
Thanks!
Right! My heart is pounding out of my chest as I type this. Which is ridiculous. I feel so sure that I failed. I wonder what we will be posting here in 24-72hrs?Kinda worried for the release of scores over the next couple days. Ignorance is bliss.
Believe last was released last day. Maybe they were closed bec election dayI hate it when they don't release the scores... It's not like they haven't had the scores calculated for the last 2 months.
I hate it when they don't release the scores... It's not like they haven't had the scores calculated for the last 2 months.
Seriously...why give a range if they know they are going to wait until the last day? So sadistic of them.I hate it when they don't release the scores... It's not like they haven't had the scores calculated for the last 2 months.