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Any idea how often or when these come out? There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason.
COMLEX Step 2 CE Scores
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step II- 590
did: first aid for family boards, step II secrets, combank, comquest
i would say comquest is more like step II test
only did one comsae, i wish i had done the other two
did: first aid for family boards, step II secrets, combank, comquest
i would say comquest is more like step II test
only did one comsae, i wish i had done the other two
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i took mine 17th
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What do you consider to be "very poor" performance? I took mine May 17th, as well
BTW, the 4-5 Qs that were essentially the same, with answers of "post-coitus voiding" were likely experimental ... essentially knocking out 4-5 easy Qs
BTW, the 4-5 Qs that were essentially the same, with answers of "post-coitus voiding" were likely experimental ... essentially knocking out 4-5 easy Qs
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Yea, I took it on July 14th, thought it was a complete joke (very easy, of course I had taken the USMLE two days before)...I passed, but definitely thought I had done MUCH better...
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Did you perform better on USMLE? Did you feel it worth taking it or not risking it and just sticking with the COMLEX score?
Yeah I seriously thought I didn't even miss a single question as weird as that sounds and I finished each section in about 30 minutes....that's how much of a joke I thought it was....and my score.....480!!!! Very hard for me to believe!
What makes it even harder is that my USMLE step 2 score is a whopping 242!! I smell something strange. Either that or I just can't answer ridiculously easy questions where the answer is all but given to you.
That's way too large a gap btw the two scores.
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how prepared were you for the OMM part? the fact that you thought you didn't miss a SINGLE question is as odd as the gap between USMLE and COMLEX.
I'm positive I got all/most of the OMM. OMM was always pretty easy for me. I know savarese cold...even the examinations in the back of the book.
Don't take it too literally when I say I didn't miss a single question....I simply mean the majority of the test seemed real easy. There will always be the vague bunch, but I assume most people would feel the same about those.
I'm going allopathic so it doesn't even matter to be honest.....just glad I passed the Comlex.
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hmm, i assumed OMM was going to be the key to this puzzle, but thats really odd.
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poor performance for me is 430. i came out of that test very confident thinking i only missed a few in each section. i knew almost all of the omm. maybe everyone did well and the curve got me. maybe i just screwed up. who knows. and i doubt nbome graded me wrong. oh well all i can do now is hope to get into my program of choice.
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I'm in the same boat. I did better on the USMLE (low 90s) and felt like I knew the vast majority of OMM q's on the exam (went through Savarese 3 times) and thought the ob/gyn, peds, and medicine questions were really straight-forward. Didn't have much trauma that I can recall. Did not break 500...Not applying osteo, but frankly, this is embarrassing. Don't we HAVE to submit our COMLEX scores to allo programs? I think people were saying you have to cough up the 70 bucks in ERAS but only assign to allo programs if they ask for it??
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Man, I am in the same boat. While I didn't do poorly, I definitely thought the test was pretty easy and was expecting around 550ish minimum. I was pretty surprised with my score. Can't ever remember taking a test, feeling so good afterwards, and being this surprised with the outcome. I didn't even take the USMLE which I'm now thinking I should have taken considering I was getting in the 60% on World. Def don't feel like studying for that ish again. Damn.
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Seems like you guys studied for the USMLE thinking the 2 exams are similar - not true.
Studying Savarese alone isn't helpful, I felt the QBanks were more helpful and I only touched Savarese the day before my exam for a few pointed topics not covered by the QBanks and they all showed up on my exam ...
Also, I'm sold on DIT. It is worth the money.
Studying Savarese alone isn't helpful, I felt the QBanks were more helpful and I only touched Savarese the day before my exam for a few pointed topics not covered by the QBanks and they all showed up on my exam ...
Also, I'm sold on DIT. It is worth the money.
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Losing my mind right now, kicking butt on a Sub-I with my top choice IM program (allopathic) and just got my level 2 back, and failed by 8 points (392). I know I can pass, I didn't study more than a few days for the first try, did not take it serious at all, BIG MISTAKE!
Anyone have any thoughts on chances of getting a decent match having to take level 2, twice?
Anyone have any thoughts on chances of getting a decent match having to take level 2, twice?
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...I kinda saw a response like this coming LOL...It's logical to draw that conclusion since we're comparing this to our USMLE scores, and I thought the same thing myself (i.e. not having been "COMLEX-specific" enough in my approach), but it just seems soo ILLogical for someone to do poorly on an easier exam. The differences between the USMLE and COMLEX are the following:
(1) COMLEX is way easier.
(2) COMLEX questions are way shorter.
(3) OMM
Like I say, I felt good about OMM on the exam. There are plenty of older posts from people that studied for the USMLE CK, tacked on Savarese, and did not have a crappy COMLEX score. For COMLEX I, I felt like complete crap walking out of the exam, very uncertain about OMM questions, like I wasn't even sure if I had passed. For part II, I walked out feeling GREAT (OMM questions included) and I actually ended up with 13 points higher on part I. Anyway, I'm not one for making excuses, just worried because there's something irrational about the whole thing and these same folks will still be grading my PE.
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I actually thought since the questions were shorter that they were harder. There was less information for you to rule stuff out and way too many times I felt I didn't have enough information to pick between two choices. It's a "what am I thinking" game and not a "what is the correct answer" test on COMLEX. Then again, I was double guessing myself a lot of COMLEX part II and scored >100 higher than my part I score, so I guess it's all up to how you as an individual felt.
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Nope. I did entire COMBANK and savarese. Read over First Aid twice, pretty prepared. Don't really know what to say. Maybe I should stop complaining and be grateful I passed with a decent score.
madscientist50 if your step 1 score is good enough to get you in, I don't think it would be a big problem as long as you pass it on your next try. I would def apply to DO programs as well as MD programs in case you don't get enough MD interviews. Sorry bro. That sucks.
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Also madscientist50,
You might want to have them recheck your test. The standard of error is pretty high for the comlex. One of my friends failed it by a few points, had them re-check, and passed it (that was for the usmle however). I think it costs a little extra, but is def worth it if your only off by 8 points.
Good Luck to you.
You might want to have them recheck your test. The standard of error is pretty high for the comlex. One of my friends failed it by a few points, had them re-check, and passed it (that was for the usmle however). I think it costs a little extra, but is def worth it if your only off by 8 points.
Good Luck to you.
Here's what I did to prepare:
USMLEworld
Comquest
Combank
Kaplan's newest qbank
Even did half of USMLE consult
I did really well on all of these. I felt incredibly prepared to tackle anything. My 242 is justified IMO but I thought I did really well on comlex given how straightforward the questions were. I am a confident person in my knowledge...I think that's why it's really hard for me to believe my comlex score.
I came out of the test super confident and just found out I barely hit the average.
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Wasn't this your 3rd time taking COMLEX Step 2? From your post history ... just be happy you passed and rocked out on USMLE Step 2, go ACGME and be done with it! Congrats on passing both.
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I disagree. COMLEX is harder in a lot of ways. I was getting higher USMLEWorld percentages than Comquest this year.
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I second this. I'm doing UW now, and I'm pretty much scoring (at this point) higher on UW than I did on all of COMBank/COMQuest.
I think COMLEX is tougher. Questions are more vague, you REALLY have to know your stuff with COMLEX. It's about the CONCEPTS. I think it's easier to go from COMLEX to USMLE, rather than USMLE to COMLEX. It isn't truly a USMLE + Savarese exam ... those who scored high on both probably knew their stuff and knew the OMM really well (aka super stars).
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Hey Doctor4Life, so I assume you are still studying for the USMLE step 2? How long a break did you take between the COMLEX and USMLE?
I agree with the comment that COMLEX is harder...at least for step 2 anyway.
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Yeah, taking it early October. If I can I may bump it to late September. Feeling good but still have IM and Peds to cover from UW.
Yes it was and that is why I am so suspect of this entire process. I was so well prepared for this exam yet I had to take it 3 times....all the while getting great scores on my USMLE practices exams, shelfs, and just about anything else you can think of.
In the end I wanted to prove to myself and some others that I would rock the USMLE on my first attempt bc all I kept hearing was that I wasn't studying enough or that the Comlex is a lot easier. It's very annoying to hear all that crap and yes now I'm just happy it's over.
In all honesty..this is the first time my gut feeling has never translated to my actual scores. I wish I could just see that last test I took and which q's I missed and why....bc I'm obviously doing something wrong when it comes to the Comlex..I think
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How'd this impact your bid for residency? Are you doing an intern year?
Yeah the program director loved me over here in NY so she said it was okay if I had to start a month or two late. It really helps to know the higher ups in hospitals when you rotate there....so I didn't have any issues with that thank goodness.
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i think that the main thing is that you cannot study for the usmle and just add the green book to do well on the comlex test. to do well, you have to study for the comlex which means doing the comlex qbanks and comsae tests.
i would rec: first aid for family boards over first aid for step II, which i know sounds weird, but the comlex is truly a family med test.
hope this helps those who still have to take the test
i would rec: first aid for family boards over first aid for step II, which i know sounds weird, but the comlex is truly a family med test.
hope this helps those who still have to take the test
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Anyone else notice the NBOME is going on 54 days tomorrow since the last Level 2 update.
Seriously? I thought the rule was 4-6 weeks...I guess plus or minus a few weeks huh? Geez, I'm sick of waiting.
Seriously? I thought the rule was 4-6 weeks...I guess plus or minus a few weeks huh? Geez, I'm sick of waiting.
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That's why you take it in May/June/July 😉
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It seems like a lot of people took the test, felt good afterward, and were surprised by a lower than expected score. Did anyone have the opposite experience?.. Leaving the test feeling horribly and ended up doing much better than you thought? That was the case for me on COMLEX I. I'm still waiting for step II scores...
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Just wanted to throw out one comment. The scores will not always, in fact very often will not, be posted as out on the home page. They just appear on your page. I would still be waiting for my COMLEX step 1 scores.....
