Osteo Ortho - Weird Level 2 score question

[World'sMostGiantDoctor]

Hey everyone,

Genuine question here from a DO currently auditioning for Ortho. I wanted to see if anyone could provide some insight on how these scores would be viewed moving forward. I'm applying AOA.

On Comlex level I, I got a 634. Then a 230 on USMLE Step 1.

However, on USMLE Step 2, I got a 259. Then turned around and got a 597 on Comlex Level 2.

I'm not sure what went wrong there. I went down almost 30 points on comlex, but made a 30 point jump on step. Any idea how this would impact my application?

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[ChiDO]

It light come up in an interview so be prepared to answer why your score dropped,, but given you have an increase in usmle and basically consistent COMLEX I wouldn't worry about it.

If you do well in your auditions, get along with the residents, know your ortho, you'll get a DO spot.

 

[World'sMostGiantDoctor]

It light come up in an interview so be prepared to answer why your score dropped,, but given you have an increase in usmle and basically consistent COMLEX I wouldn't worry about it.

If you do well in your auditions, get along with the residents, know your ortho, you'll get a DO spot.

Thank you for the feedback!

 

[harvey1222]

Hey everyone,

Genuine question here from a DO currently auditioning for Ortho. I wanted to see if anyone could provide some insight on how these scores would be viewed moving forward. I'm applying AOA.

On Comlex level I, I got a 634. Then a 230 on USMLE Step 1.

However, on USMLE Step 2, I got a 259. Then turned around and got a 597 on Comlex Level 2.

I'm not sure what went wrong there. I went down almost 30 points on comlex, but made a 30 point jump on step. Any idea how this would impact my application?

I'm auditioning now as well so I don't definitively know where you stand but just an FYI the COMLEX score averages for our year has risen by like 30-40. What this means is there are a lot more 700 and 800s in the applicant pool now. Half the students at my last audition had above 700 for level 1 and that's just from the people who I know of. You better have a realistic backup plan.

 

[ChiDO]

I'm auditioning now as well so I don't definitively know where you stand but just an FYI the COMLEX score averages for our year has risen by like 30-40. What this means is there are a lot more 700 and 800s in the applicant pool now. Half the students at my last audition had above 700 for level 1 and that's just from the people who I know of. You better have a realistic backup plan.

600+ gets you in the door. After that, it's up to you on the audition rotation. I recall maybe one time we used board scores to determine who got our last interview spot out of two people. A couple years ago, our interviewees had a range of 520ish-900ish, with an avg of 640ish. I rarely/never used board scores to make my rank list. After interviews, you get a solid top 5, solid bot 5, and everyone else in the middle.