COMLEX Official 2019 Comlex 1 Experiences and Scores Thread

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It's that time of the year. Anyone took new Comsae recently? Hopefully it's more predicitve than old ones that were all over the place - like +/- 100 points.
Also, interesting to hear if this years comlex is indeed changed? If anyone took it recently - please share your experience. Especially if you can compare it to previous year one.
 
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alkaidius said:
If I had to say...Comquest. But it'd be like asking which of the following is closest to a goose: 1) Hippo, 2) Elephant, 3) Velociraptor. I think everyone has stressed this enough. There is nothing that comes close enough to give an accurate picture. Not even the damn COMSAEs they put out (i'm still reeling about this).

Best I can describe it is: take a typical COMQUEST question, now sprinkle in a paragraph clinical vignette, around it so finding those "buzzwords" becomes more difficult, add in some positive symptoms in other places "tired", "vague pain somewhere unrelated", etcetc then tack on a graph or a bunch (and I'm talking a BUNCH) of objective values. They especially get a kick of going JUST a teeny-weeny bit above or below normal to draw your attention until you ultimately decide how absurd it is that you're wondering whether a 5.6 K+ is a significant enough value to be considered Hyperkalemia. Now rinse and repeat 400 times with a 30s video every now and then. Voila!
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Couldn’t have said it better myself. Praying for a 400 at this point haha.
 
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cooldown said:
No just random question bank. I took COMSEA 104 a month ago. (327 score) . Which new assessment to take after content review
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I would take another comsae to at least know if you are ready or not. People are saying that 105 has many wtf questions like real deal has, but afaik it's administered by schools only. We don't know how good correlation is (it's probably underpredicting) and it's probably not a good score predictor like NBME, but at least it will show you if you are ready or not. Consider it as a test with high specificity 🙂
 
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Mayanqwe said:
REAL TALK GUYS.

What’s more like the exam, COMBANK or COMQUEST?

I’ve been doing just COMQUEST and it’s been decent ... tried combank today and it was just terrible. Hoping it’s because the questions are crappy and don’t give enough info/ aren’t worded properly and not that combank is somehow harder and more like the exam
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The consensus is that there is no real Uworld for the COMLEX. Combank is not good, never had comquest...
Going into the exam, I was grossly unprepared for the format/timing/types of exam questions. You quickly adapt to the random garbage they throw at you and hope for the best.

Combank questions are decent at the level of uncertainty they provide with their questions. If you didn't understand that, then now you understand the type of questions that are possible on the comlex. Not all of them are like that though...
 
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If anyone took the COMLEX in May and are about to get their score back, would you kindly mention how close it was to your COMSAE scores? If you took COMSAE forms C or D for comparison, I would appreciate it dearly.
 
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saigon. said:
If anyone took the COMLEX in May and are about to get their score back, would you kindly mention how close it was to your COMSAE scores? If you took COMSAE forms C or D for comparison, I would appreciate it dearly.
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One more week till first batch score release. That's what I'm hoping to see too - comsae vs comlex score data.
 
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For those who took new comlex (May, 2019) - how would you compare question stem length to UWorld? Thank you
 
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ASGD1983 said:
For those who took new comlex (May, 2019) - how would you compare question stem length to UWorld? Thank you
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On average, similar by length and nothing else. Every now and then you'll get one that's about 3 sentences long, but that gets balanced out by other questions that are longer than any UWorld stem i've ever seen.
 
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how good/bad is COMQUEST? Getting 60% correct on those with 480 score prediction

only done like 150 questions so not really good predictive value just yet
 
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cooldown said:
how good/bad is COMQUEST? Getting 60% correct on those with 480 score prediction

only done like 150 questions so not really good predictive value just yet
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60% on Comquest random/timed is at least passing from what I have gathered so far. One guy who had 58% average on comquest (he only did 1800 questions) just barely passed comlex, but it was old comlex, so not sure about new one. Again it's just n=1.
 
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So.. roughly 3 weeks out from my COMLEX. Took the practice exam by COMBANK last week and was projected to make 375-390 with an overall correct percentage of 50%...
SHOULD I BE PANICKING??
Because don’t worry. I ALREADY AM.
 
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UTCPre-med said:
So.. roughly 3 weeks out from my COMLEX. Took the practice exam by COMBANK last week and was projected to make 375-390 with an overall correct percentage of 50%...
SHOULD I BE PANICKING??
Because don’t worry. I ALREADY AM.
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You are not ready and should postpone. Or, if you can, make the necessary corrections since 3 weeks is plenty.
 
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UTCPre-med said:
So.. roughly 3 weeks out from my COMLEX. Took the practice exam by COMBANK last week and was projected to make 375-390 with an overall correct percentage of 50%...
SHOULD I BE PANICKING??
Because don’t worry. I ALREADY AM.
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I'm afraid combank assessment is way overpredicting. Take comsae - it should bring you back to reality.
 
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UTCPre-med said:
So.. roughly 3 weeks out from my COMLEX. Took the practice exam by COMBANK last week and was projected to make 375-390 with an overall correct percentage of 50%...
SHOULD I BE PANICKING??
Because don’t worry. I ALREADY AM.
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I would postpone as much as the school will allow. The COMBANK assessment is a lot easier and more straight forward than the real comlex, thus it probably over predicts.
 
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How do you deal with this type of questions:

65yo man with history of COPD and 60-pack-year history of smoking comes to ED due to cough and SOB. Over the past 3 days his cough worsened and he is coughing up thick yellow sputum. He is winded easily and breathing with pursed lips. Lung auscultation: diffuse wheezes and vesicular breath sounds. Vitals: 99F, 129/75mmHg, P89. What pathogen most likely is responsible for his condition?

A. Coxiella b.
B. Klebsiella pneumoniae
C. S. Aureus
D. Legionella pneumonia
E. Strep. pyogenes
F. Haemophilus i.
G. Bordetella pertussis
H. Actinomyces
I. Adenovirus
J. Pseudomona aeruginosa
K. Nocardia

For me It's a bit vague in terms of it could be at least couple of pathogens, but apparently one is more common in that age group with COPD.
Worst part is that it's not even from combank or comquest, it's from UW (I changed it a bit due to copyright reasons).
 
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5 days to go until I take mine. Trying to adjust to working in absolute silence. I had been listening to ambient music to keep calm and focused so this is going to be interesting. So ready for this **** to be done . Need. Vacation. Bad.
 
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Sthpawslugger said:
5 days to go until I take mine. Trying to adjust to working in absolute silence. I had been listening to ambient music to keep calm and focused so this is going to be interesting. So ready for this **** to be done . Need. Vacation. Bad.
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I've heard there might be a lot of sneezing, coughing, people going in and out, doors closing, chairs moving etc. Probably not going to be true silence 🙂
 
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ASGD1983 said:
How do you deal with this type of questions:

65yo man with history of COPD and 60-pack-year history of smoking comes to ED due to cough and SOB. Over the past 3 days his cough worsened and he is coughing up thick yellow sputum. He is winded easily and breathing with pursed lips. Lung auscultation: diffuse wheezes and vesicular breath sounds. Vitals: 99F, 129/75mmHg, P89. What pathogen most likely is responsible for his condition?

A. Coxiella b.
B. Klebsiella pneumoniae
C. S. Aureus
D. Legionella pneumonia
E. Strep. pyogenes
F. Haemophilus i.
G. Bordetella pertussis
H. Actinomyces
I. Adenovirus
J. Pseudomona aeruginosa
K. Nocardia

For me It's a bit vague in terms of it could be at least couple of pathogens, but apparently one is more common in that age group with COPD.
Worst part is that it's not even from combank or comquest, it's from UW (I changed it a bit due to copyright reasons).
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I kicked out everything but B,C because its fairly acute and looked like COPD pneumonia. Would probably go from there choosing C. But honestly I forgot EVERYTHING since level 1.
 
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ASGD1983 said:
How do you deal with this type of questions:

65yo man with history of COPD and 60-pack-year history of smoking comes to ED due to cough and SOB. Over the past 3 days his cough worsened and he is coughing up thick yellow sputum. He is winded easily and breathing with pursed lips. Lung auscultation: diffuse wheezes and vesicular breath sounds. Vitals: 99F, 129/75mmHg, P89. What pathogen most likely is responsible for his condition?

A. Coxiella b.
B. Klebsiella pneumoniae
C. S. Aureus
D. Legionella pneumonia
E. Strep. pyogenes
F. Haemophilus i.
G. Bordetella pertussis
H. Actinomyces
I. Adenovirus
J. Pseudomona aeruginosa
K. Nocardia

For me It's a bit vague in terms of it could be at least couple of pathogens, but apparently one is more common in that age group with COPD.
Worst part is that it's not even from combank or comquest, it's from UW (I changed it a bit due to copyright reasons).
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Most common causes of pneumonia superimposed on COPD is h flu, moraxella, legionella. That should at least get you 90% of the way there on that question! The low temp makes me lean towards H Flu
 
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wonko said:
I kicked out everything but B,C because its fairly acute and looked like COPD pneumonia. Would probably go from there choosing C. But honestly I forgot EVERYTHING since level 1.
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That's what I picked too, but apparently it's Haemophilus i. UW says among elderly with COPD it's Haemophilus i, S.pneumo, Moraxella and rhinovirus. Also could be Pseudomona a, but only in severe COPD.
I'm just scared :nailbiting: to encounter this kind of questions especially under time pressure lol. I honestly would just make educated guess and move on probably. It's like we are tested for some Intensivist hospital position with Ph.D in epidemiology lol. I'm just a regular dude that wants to pass level 1 and move on 🙂
 
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ASGD1983 said:
I've heard there might be a lot of sneezing, coughing, people going in and out, doors closing, chairs moving etc. Probably not going to be true silence 🙂
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Guilty as charged. I’m a chronic cougher (no reason why. Tried figuring it out for the longest Time). I actively thought about it when I took the test to not cough as frequently because I know it’s annoying.
 
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What’s everyone’s thoughts on COMQUEST? Are the questions somewhat representative of the actual thing? Is the predicted score from just doing blocks actually representative? I already despise this test.
 
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jcve34 said:
What’s everyone’s thoughts on COMQUEST? Are the questions somewhat representative of the actual thing? Is the predicted score from just doing blocks actually representative? I already despise this test.
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Honestly, comquest was easier in comparison to the comlex. Stick to UWORLD and do comquest questions when you want to take a breather, just to get your omm fill in. But what do I know. I could’ve failed it lol
 
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jets46 said:
Honestly, comquest was easier in comparison to the comlex. Stick to UWORLD and do comquest questions when you want to take a breather, just to get your omm fill in. But what do I know. I could’ve failed it lol
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I already did UWorld 2x and Kaplan. I just wanted a Q bank that would give me an idea of what the COMLEX is like. I’m getting like an 84% on this Qbank so I was just curious if I should read much into the predicted score.
 
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jcve34 said:
I already did UWorld 2x and Kaplan. I just wanted a Q bank that would give me an idea of what the COMLEX is like. I’m getting like an 84% on this Qbank so I was just curious if I should read much into the predicted score.
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What was your UW 1st pass if you don't mind me asking? Imho 84% on comquest is pretty good and you should pass at the very least (passing scale is about 60% on comquest timed/random - but taken with a huge grain of salt of course lol), but can't comment on anything beyond that until we see first batch of real scores on July 16-17.
 
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ASGD1983 said:
What was your UW 1st pass if you don't mind me asking? Imho 84% on comquest is pretty good and you should pass at the very least (passing scale is about 60% on comquest timed/random - but taken with a huge grain of salt of course lol), but can't comment on anything beyond that until we see first batch of real scores on July 16-17.
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77% was my first pass. Yeah I’m only curious. I’m getting the vibe that taking a COMQUEST practice exam might be a waste of time?
 
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ASGD1983 said:
What was your UW 1st pass if you don't mind me asking? Imho 84% on comquest is pretty good and you should pass at the very least (passing scale is about 60% on comquest timed/random - but taken with a huge grain of salt of course lol), but can't comment on anything beyond that until we see first batch of real scores on July 16-17.
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Oh boy. If that’s true, I’m now nervous for July 31/aug 1. Got a 66% on my first pass with comquest
 
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jets46 said:
Oh boy. If that’s true, I’m now nervous for July 31/aug 1. Got a 66% on my first pass with comquest
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I think you should be fine. You did UW too, so you had a lot of exposure to question styles. I don't think you need to worry. What was your comsae?
 
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Sthpawslugger said:
5 days to go until I take mine. Trying to adjust to working in absolute silence. I had been listening to ambient music to keep calm and focused so this is going to be interesting. So ready for this **** to be done . Need. Vacation. Bad.
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I hate noise, but I also hate absolute silence. So basically I just didn’t put any headphones on except when there was a video and that was just right for me.

bravenugget21 said:
How many answer choices are there on the comlex? Is it the standard a-e?
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Most were A-E, but a few were up to like H/I/J and a couple are A-D (usually graph things).

jets46 said:
I’m hoping a 30 percent is passing!
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Same dude, same.
 
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ASGD1983 said:
That's higher than average across country, so you should be good.
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My school’s average was over a 500. And I heard they readjusted the scoring for the comsae after May when all the scores were low. I could be wrong. Unless, someone has a better idea than I do.
 
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Took COMLEX this morning.

Wow. Just wow. Utter BS. Timing on the exam is ridiculous, as well as the way they ask questions. OMM was surprisingly straightforward though (even though I only reviewed for 2 days). Everything else however...
Ended up skimming the entirety of First Aid for 2 hours after the exam (because I'm a nut) and a lot of things on the exam where not there. Honestly can't give much advice on how to prepare, except for training your timing throughout the blocks. Had to guess on a couple questions cause of the overlapping time from the 4 hour sessions (seriously, who decided that this would be a good idea??). Also reading Savarese helped me a ton, as well as watching OMG OMT.
Pretty disheartened. I feel like I failed walking out.

For reference:
UWorld 1st pass (w/ ~700 Q left, started in dedicated): 81.4% (timed and random from the start)
Kaplan Qbank (only did ~1100 Q throughout school year): 76%
Highest NBME was Form 24: 240 (taken 9 days ago)
Lowest NBME was Form 21: 202 (taken in late May)

Taking USMLE in 2 weeks. Hopefully this exam goes better. Feel free to ask me any other questions about how my general exam day went.
 
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Mr. D.O.five said:
Took COMLEX this morning.

Wow. Just wow. Utter BS. Timing on the exam is ridiculous, as well as the way they ask questions. OMM was surprisingly straightforward though (even though I only reviewed for 2 days). Everything else however...
Ended up skimming the entirety of First Aid for 2 hours after the exam (because I'm a nut) and a lot of things on the exam where not there. Honestly can't give much advice on how to prepare, except for training your timing throughout the blocks. Had to guess on a couple questions cause of the overlapping time from the 4 hour sessions (seriously, who decided that this would be a good idea??). Also reading Savarese helped me a ton, as well as watching OMG OMT.
Pretty disheartened. I feel like I failed walking out.

For reference:
UWorld 1st pass (w/ ~700 Q left, started in dedicated): 81.4% (timed and random from the start)
Kaplan Qbank (only did ~1100 Q throughout school year): 76%
Highest NBME was Form 24: 240 (taken 9 days ago)
Lowest NBME was Form 21: 202 (taken in late May)

Taking USMLE in 2 weeks. Hopefully this exam goes better. Feel free to ask me any other questions about how my general exam day went.
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Congrats on being done. What would you have done differently? Seems you did what everyone else did like UFAP and green book.
 
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Mr. D.O.five said:
Took COMLEX this morning.

Honestly can't give much advice on how to prepare, except for training your timing throughout the blocks. Had to guess on a couple questions cause of the overlapping time from the 4 hour sessions (seriously, who decided that this would be a good idea??).
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I'm so used to UW timing and my question average is 82sec - which will put me in trouble with comlex :chicken: And I don't know how to do it faster as I can't just start thinking faster all of a sudden lol. Especially with long comlex stems and their unique way of presenting simple things in a confusing way.
 
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Mr. D.O.five said:
Took COMLEX this morning.

Wow. Just wow. Utter BS. Timing on the exam is ridiculous, as well as the way they ask questions. OMM was surprisingly straightforward though (even though I only reviewed for 2 days). Everything else however...
Ended up skimming the entirety of First Aid for 2 hours after the exam (because I'm a nut) and a lot of things on the exam where not there. Honestly can't give much advice on how to prepare, except for training your timing throughout the blocks. Had to guess on a couple questions cause of the overlapping time from the 4 hour sessions (seriously, who decided that this would be a good idea??). Also reading Savarese helped me a ton, as well as watching OMG OMT.
Pretty disheartened. I feel like I failed walking out.

For reference:
UWorld 1st pass (w/ ~700 Q left, started in dedicated): 81.4% (timed and random from the start)
Kaplan Qbank (only did ~1100 Q throughout school year): 76%
Highest NBME was Form 24: 240 (taken 9 days ago)
Lowest NBME was Form 21: 202 (taken in late May)

Taking USMLE in 2 weeks. Hopefully this exam goes better. Feel free to ask me any other questions about how my general exam day went.
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Was micro/pharm/path and anatomy highest contributors or not really? Thank you
 
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