New Level 1 cut off scores?

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I just noticed on the NBOME there is an announcement about tests after June 1st will have a different passing score.

Does anyone have any info on this? Is this similar to the new grade scale they did last year?

EDIT: I think this only applies to COMSAE's. If so, what does this mean going forward?

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It means that unless you have been consistently scoring on the cusp of initial passing scores of COMLEX on your practice tests, it doesn't sound like something to be worried about and your study strategies aren't really gonna change in the long run, especially if you already have a mindset on crushing your boards.
 
It means that unless you have been consistently scoring on the cusp of initial passing scores of COMLEX on your practice tests, it doesn't sound like something to be worried about and your study strategies aren't really gonna change in the long run, especially if you already have a mindset on crushing your boards.
Can you elaborate? Thx.
 
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If you weren’t at risk of failing before then you probably still won’t be at risk of failing. They won’t increase the cutoff score that much.

On another note, USMLE has had passing score creep in recent years, there is no reason that we shouldn’t expect comlex to have it.
 
All I'm worried about is the change in standards/new blueprint effecting scores to the point where the average changes. It might make it more difficult for PD's to get an accurate read on the new COMLEX. This could be a good thing (if average scores are higher) or a bad thing (if average scores are lower).

Lesson: just take the USMLE lol.
 
All I'm worried about is the change in standards/new blueprint effecting scores to the point where the average changes. It might make it more difficult for PD's to get an accurate read on the new COMLEX. This could be a good thing (if average scores are higher) or a bad thing (if average scores are lower).

Lesson: just take the USMLE lol.

The COMLEX average changes every year regardless. They “reset” the scores every few years as they did this past year, which explains a lot of the griping from the 2020 class about the relatively low scores on the COMLEX. For example:

May 2015-April 2016 a score of 500 was 44th percentile.

May 2016-April 2017 a score of 500 was 42nd percentile

May 2017-April 2018 a score of 500 was 27th percentile (!)

So there was a huge inflation of scores during that 17-18 period, and the people who took it last year felt the effects of the adjustment.
 
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If you weren’t at risk of failing before then you probably still won’t be at risk of failing. They won’t increase the cutoff score that much.

On another note, USMLE has had passing score creep in recent years, there is no reason that we shouldn’t expect comlex to have it.

It hasn't just been the last few years. USMLE passing scores have increased consistently for over the last decade.

The COMLEX average changes every year regardless. They “reset” the scores every few years as they did this past year, which explains a lot of the griping from the 2020 class about the relatively low scores on the COMLEX. For example:

May 2015-April 2016 a score of 500 was 44th percentile.

May 2016-April 2017 a score of 500 was 42nd percentile

May 2017-June 2018 a score of 500 was 27th percentile (!)

So there was a huge inflation of scores during that 17-18 period, and the people who took it last year felt the effects of the adjustment.

Unlike USMLE, COMLEX adjusts their exams/scores every few years with a goal of maintaining an average 500-520 and passing at 400 as you described. If they are truly increasing the passing score, this would actually constitute a change in their usual practice.
 
Too many egos up at NBOME to actually raise the passing score above 400. You would make the old timers feel bad, cause a 400 today would almost certainly have been a 450 10 years ago if they were on the same scale. They will just keep fooling with the average every year like they always do.
 
The COMLEX average changes every year regardless. They “reset” the scores every few years as they did this past year, which explains a lot of the griping from the 2020 class about the relatively low scores on the COMLEX. For example:

May 2015-April 2016 a score of 500 was 44th percentile.

May 2016-April 2017 a score of 500 was 42nd percentile

May 2017-June 2018 a score of 500 was 27th percentile (!)

So there was a huge inflation of scores during that 17-18 period, and the people who took it last year felt the effects of the adjustment.
where'd you get that june 2018 data from. i only see up to april 2018
 
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