June 10th Comlex Scores UP!!

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HELLLLLZ YEA!!! I Passed. This is a glorious day. Time to drink!!

I'm even more happy that I did better than my COMSAE practice exam. (score off by 50 points)
 
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So this may be totally ignorant, but what's the high end of COMLEX scores? I know 500 is the mean automatically, but can someone explain it to me a little more clearly? Thanks!
 
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Can u explain how this thing is scored/ graded
% correct to pass, 400,500,600,700
 
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yeah awesome! 😀 I got 589/88...my COMSAE score was 554. I am taking USMLE in 4 weeks...hope I can do well there.

Is the 2 digit score related to a percentile or something? 😕
 
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Happy to represent Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine:


USMLE- 246/99

COMLEX- 729/98


And I'd like to PRAISE GOD for what He has done to bring me, and all of us, this far.. I definitely plan on giving it all back to HIM as a physician, serving our brothers and sisters in need. OUCOM Class of 2010, you're the best. Now on to rotations..


'Papa Raines,' I know you'll kill the USMLE- you have the time to prepare, the brains to learn, and the man-heart to succeed!

Praise HIM!


OUCOM 2010
 
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4Hisglory said:
Happy to represent Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine:


USMLE- 246/99

COMLEX- 729/98
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Oh yeah, this is a bit sloppy, but perhaps this will help someone.

For anyone who has not taken boards:

I believe 3 points are key for anyone who wants to do their best:

1. Just use the basics:
FA, a good path book (personally prefer BRS Path), and a solid qbank.
[I used Kaplan's and the Board Simulator Series books (did 180-360 questions from each of the systems books)]. As you know, there's no secret to boards. So many board prep plans are out there (and they're costly!), and I think it's easy to get lost in the din of voices telling you what review system is best. Decipher what is a solid SHORT list of sources to use, and review them thoroughly. Again, FA, path, and qbank was my board triad. I also used Kaplan's books, which I think probably gained me another 10-12 questions.

2. Just learn well over the first two years; take the time to UNDERSTAND, NOT just MEMORIZE! (until you start studying for boards, of course. Small example from today: RBBB causes fixed split S2 and LBBB causes paradoxical split S2. But WHY? RBBB delays electric depolariz'n of RV so it's late regardless of respiration; LBBB delays LV depol/contraction so the aortic valve closes later, and thus paradoxically. If you know that, you won‘t have to memorize which BBB is paired with which S2 anomaly).

3. Stay sane- exercise, pray, stay close to family/friends. We all know how easy it is to get wrapped up the the hamster-wheel of medicine, and before we know it, medicine has turned us into selfish, impatient, prideful, miserable rodents. Life is so much fuller and more important than a board score or a residency, and maintaining this focus will make our profession more satisfying. Regardless of our circumstances, PEOPLE come first (over things)- can I get an amen?

OUCOM only gave us 3-5 weeks to study for boards. (I personally had only 3 weeks, and I went to a friend's wedding for the first weekend).

Can't emphasize it enough, just learn well for the first two years, then switch to reviewing and memorizing in the last weeks of "real" board study.

Any questions- feel free to PM me.
 
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strawberryfield said:
yeah awesome! 😀 I got 589/88...my COMSAE score was 554. I am taking USMLE in 4 weeks...hope I can do well there also.

Is the 2 digit score related to a percentile or something? 😕
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Congrats!

The two digit score is not a percentile according to the score report, but you can figure out your percentile using the info in this thread if you want. Take your score and subtract the mean (which is 500) from it and divide that by the standard deviation (79). That'll give you a z-score you can look up here to find your percentile.
 
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DragonWell said:
Congrats!

The two digit score is not a percentile according to the score report, but you can figure out your percentile using the info in this thread if you want. Take your score and subtract the mean (which is 500) from it and divide that by the standard deviation (79). That'll give you a z-score you can look up here to find your percentile.
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thanks! for both the congrats and the helpful info! 😉

well with my score using that chart, it looks to be pretty close...at ~87 instead of 88, but now I see how that wouldn't work for all scores. that makes me feel better though! 😀
 
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Exam Date: June 9th
COMLEX Step 1 Score: 622/91.....
What this score actually means: ?????

I need a COMLEX to USMLE score converter of some sort....



PS- For those of you looking at this in the future, I got a 230/96 on USMLE for comparison's sake...
 
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jbp100 said:
Exam Date: June 9th
COMLEX Step 1 Score: 622/91.....
What this score actually means: ?????

I need a COMLEX to USMLE score converter of some sort....



PS- For those of you looking at this in the future, I got a 230/96 on USMLE for comparison's sake...
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622/91 would place you in the 93rd percentile, according to your z score: (score - mean)/std dev. (See the post above by strawberryfield to reference your z score as it correlates to percentile).

According to the formula below, your USMLE score based on COMLEX would be 217.

This is a common conversion that some MD residency directors use; it seems to slightly underestimate the COMLEX score:

USMLE = 67.97 + (.24 * COMLEX).

This was published in JAOA within the past 2 years, and also previously posted on SDN.
 
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4Hisglory said:
This is a common conversion that some MD residency directors use; it seems to slightly underestimate the COMLEX score:

USMLE = 67.97 + (.24 * COMLEX).

This was published in JAOA within the past 2 years, and also previously posted on SDN.
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This conversion underestimates my USMLE score by about 21 points. I'll likely end up doing an osteopathic residency, so it probably doesn't matter. But in the event I fall in love with an allopathic program I'll be glad to cite my official USMLE score.
 
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OMMFan said:
This conversion underestimates my USMLE score by about 21 points. I'll likely end up doing an osteopathic residency, so it probably doesn't matter. But in the event I fall in love with an allopathic program I'll be glad to cite my official USMLE score.
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I completely agree, the conversion short shoots me by about 20 points on what I actually got on my USMLE. Maybe there should be a + 20 at the end of that formula 😉

Oh well, I have pleased the osteopathic gods and now it is back to Eternal Medicine!
 
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OMMFan said:
This conversion underestimates my USMLE score by about 21 points. I'll likely end up doing an osteopathic residency, so it probably doesn't matter. But in the event I fall in love with an allopathic program I'll be glad to cite my official USMLE score.
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Also underestimates my score by 20 points - an entire SD for the USMLE. Was this the formula that came from a very small KCOM study? If so, I'm not sure how generalizable it is...doesn't seem terribly accurate.
 
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DragonWell said:
Also underestimates my score by 20 points - an entire SD for the USMLE. Was this the formula that came from a very small KCOM study? If so, I'm not sure how generalizable it is...doesn't seem terribly accurate.
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I just thought of something else, it is pretty bad when you are in the 93rd percentile of the osteopathic licensing exam, and it correlates to LESS THAN AVERAGE on the USMLE. I am gonna have to call BS on that conversion for now. 😀
 
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Yeah, I think it's impt to note that the conversion is indeed out there. It is used by SOME MD residency directors (as noted in JAOA), and I agree- it cheapens the COMLEX score.

Why would this happen?

RDs still give preference to their own kind, and there is still some suspicion/ignorance regarding COMLEX among some allopathic folks. And the stats are out there (unfortunately): ~92-93% osteopathic students passed COMLEX, but only ~77% passed USMLE step 1 (back in 2005?), compared to ~92-93% allopaths who passed USMLE. Taking these #s, it is understandable why an allopathic RD would create a conversion that shortcuts the estimated USMLE score.

Congrats on COMLEX and USMLE scores. And if you're with an allo RD and the math conversion comes up in conversation, be sure to note that it has shorted many of us on our USMLE prediction.
 
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4 his glory, using that conversion your USMLE score is pretty close, 243 calculated vs 246 actual is pretty close.
 
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