Concerned about possibility of COMLEX failure

[abcde7]

I took COMLEX a few weeks ago (7/20) and am deeply worried about the possibility of failing.

Scores: Took Step 7/7. Underscored UWSA2 by 20 points and got a 218. Free 120 75%. It was a combination of the mask and a lifelong inability to feel awake early in the morning if I had to guess. UW % was like a 65ish.

Combank assessment: Taken in May. I think I got like a 570? Ridiculously easy.

COMSAEs: Taken in the period between Step 1 and COMLEX. In order:
104b: 450
105b: 418
101b: 453

I didn't try very hard on 418. Frankly I thought the COMSAEs were absolutely awful exams and once I passed one I just kinda clicked through 105 with minimum effort. The 418 shocked me (even though I was a little drunk when I took it) and I went through most of COMBANK in the last week. 101b had a lot of repeats from previous exams that I might've overthunk because COMSAEs don't let you see right or wrong answers. At this point, a prolonged four-month long solitary quarantine thousands of miles from my friends and family on top of dedicated was starting to get to my mental health and decrease my scores so I really just want to be goddamned done with level 1 at this point.

Test day: Felt fine. Finished with a decent amount of extra time. Didn't feel particularly blindsided or stressed compared to any other test I've taken. I also crush CARS so fast reading ability helped tremendously.

While a 218 isn't great or even good, I just want to do community psychiatry in a noncompetitive location. Is it even possible to pass Step 1 by a reasonable margin but fail COMLEX? I don't care if it's with a 401 - I'd rather be a janitor than go back through Zanki and Lolnotacop again. While score release is only a few days away the anxiety I have in the waiting period is far worse than I had prior to the test and thought I'd ask you guys your throughts about probability of passage.

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[FutureDoctor5000]

I took COMLEX a few weeks ago (7/20) and am deeply worried about the possibility of failing.

Scores: Took Step 7/7. Underscored UWSA2 by 20 points and got a 218. Free 120 75%. It was a combination of the mask and a lifelong inability to feel awake early in the morning if I had to guess. UW % was like a 65ish.

Combank assessment: Taken in May. I think I got like a 570? Ridiculously easy.

COMSAEs: Taken in the period between Step 1 and COMLEX. In order:
104b: 450
105b: 418
101b: 453

I didn't try very hard on 418. Frankly I thought the COMSAEs were absolutely awful exams and once I passed one I just kinda clicked through 105 with minimum effort. The 418 shocked me (even though I was a little drunk when I took it) and I went through most of COMBANK in the last week. 101b had a lot of repeats from previous exams that I might've overthunk because COMSAEs don't let you see right or wrong answers. At this point, a prolonged four-month long solitary quarantine thousands of miles from my friends and family on top of dedicated was starting to get to my mental health and decrease my scores so I really just want to be goddamned done with level 1 at this point.

Test day: Felt fine. Finished with a decent amount of extra time. Didn't feel particularly blindsided or stressed compared to any other test I've taken. I also crush CARS so fast reading ability helped tremendously.

While a 218 isn't great or even good, I just want to do community psychiatry in a noncompetitive location. Is it even possible to pass Step 1 by a reasonable margin but fail COMLEX? I don't care if it's with a 401 - I'd rather be a janitor than go back through Zanki and Lolnotacop again. While score release is only a few days away the anxiety I have in the waiting period is far worse than I had prior to the test and thought I'd ask you guys your throughts about probability of passage.

I think you will pass comlex since you passed step by a good margin. Just my 2 cents

 

[Spectreman]

Agree with above, 218 is not terrible I’m surprised your comsae are so low with 218 being a huge drop from UWSA. You prob passed.

 

[Osteosaur]

I felt like I failed walking out. Everyone I talked to, even stars in my class, said the same.

If I remember 105b was a weird OMM heavy COMSAE.

And don't beat yourself up. That 218 will open more doors than not having it for sure! Psych is what? 221 average?

 

[abcde7]

Thanks guys. While my Step score was one thing, I had a 2 week gap between the tests in which I forgot a lot and was experiencing a combination of tremendous stress and depression. I was getting incredibly easy questions wrong on COMBANK because of how simply worn out I was due to a particularly miserable quarantine and prolonged study period. I pretty much didn't speak to anybody beside a parent for four months and barely left the apartment. I gained like 20 lbs and went from 90 mins in the gym a day to 0. It got pretty rough lol so I was falling apart by the time COMLEX came. I wasn't doing nearly as badly when I took Step as I was for COMLEX. I'm doing much better now but the wait sucks,

Based off the COMSAEs alone, are these decently predictive of passage?

 

[Spectreman]

Thanks guys. While my Step score was one thing, I had a 2 week gap between the tests in which I forgot a lot and was experiencing a combination of tremendous stress and depression. I was getting incredibly easy questions wrong on COMBANK because of how simply worn out I was due to a particularly miserable quarantine and prolonged study period. I pretty much didn't speak to anybody beside a parent for four months and barely left the apartment. I gained like 20 lbs and went from 90 mins in the gym a day to 0. It got pretty rough lol so I was falling apart by the time COMLEX came. I wasn't doing nearly as badly when I took Step as I was for COMLEX. I'm doing much better now but the wait sucks,

Based off the COMSAEs alone, are these decently predictive of passage?

Yes they’re predictive, you’ll be fine.

 

[AiRBagel]

From personal and classmates experience, COMSAE under predict at least 60 points for Level 1. So you are fine for passing.

 

[abcde7]

Update: I got a 570 lmao COMSAES SUCK

WHO THE HELL WRITES THOSE THINGS?!

 

[Spectreman]

Update: I got a 570 lmao COMSAES SUCK

WHO THE HELL WRITES THOSE THINGS?!

Congrats, killed it.

 

[FutureDoctor5000]

Update: I got a 570 lmao COMSAES SUCK

WHO THE HELL WRITES THOSE THINGS?!

I got the same thing as you and my COMSAE's were a good 70-80 points higher than yours, COMSAE's are **** at predicting, they will only predict if you will pass.

 

[AiRBagel]

I got the same thing as you and my COMSAE's were a good 70-80 points higher than yours, COMSAE's are **** at predicting, they will only predict if you will pass.

For both Level 1 and 2, COMSAE under predict me by exactly 110. Like you said, it is a good tool to predict passing