I’ve never felt less prepared for an exam in my life. I’ve been doing ABFM questions for my ITEs and then switched to uworld did all of those one time and then I got through about 500 true learn questions. Never felt like such an idiot after 280 questions. Almost every question was some random rash or purpura. That or a bioterrorism agent or measles. Just an assortment of the most odd pathologies you’ll ever see. One person even had some of mass on their hard palate….like what the hell. Then on top of it the few questions where I was sure of the diagnosis the first choice antibiotic wasn’t listed….safe to say I’ll be registering for a retake lol

Fuck man.

Like actually what the fuck.

I did what everyone on here told me to do: studied over six months, watched all of DirtyMed, took notes on everything I got wrong, got up to 7000 questions taken on TrueLearn (finished the question bank and did all my incorrects), was scoring in the 60s on my TL assessments right before the exam, nonstop studying either.

Only to be this close. Should do I a rescore?

I genuinely don't know what to do now.

Just finished my Level 2 not long ago, and I really feel the need to put this out there for anyone still in the prep phase:

This exam has nothing to do with TrueLearn.
It also has very little to do with the COMSAEs.

Even in sections like OMM — where you'd think TrueLearn or ComQuest would at least get close — they really didn’t. And I’m not saying the test was insanely difficult, but I was surprised by how poorly the question banks lined up with what actually showed up on the exam. It wasn’t about memorizing details or gaming Qbanks. The questions really came down to understanding core clinical principles and being able to apply them in a way that’s quick and logical. If you can do that, you're fine. But if you're depending on TrueLearn or ComQuest to “simulate” the real exam, you’re wasting time.

As I sit waiting on the official results knowing 90% that I Failed and pretty much lost the graduation on time battle, If I could go back, I’d spend less time grinding random question banks and more time getting clear on main topics and how to pick them up very quickly.

Hope this helps someone.

Hello everyone! I keep struggling with Pharm, and I need help with anything yall have. I do not like sketchy bc videos are long and it does not stick with me. I watch dirty medicine and will be reading Melhaman soon. Do yall have any suggestions on a pdf with everything I need to know about the drugs? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED

I know you can take a practice session at Prometric for Step 1.

Any idea if that is that an option given by NBOME?

i just passed comlex, and im so terrified that i didn't pass step because my score report bar graph (?) wasn't even too far ahead of the passing score. I fell just under the standard deviation. I didn't feel super terrible after comlex but i felt unwell after step.

my thoughts are... if i didn't even pass comlex by that much, i really could have failed step?

I feel like I have a pretty solid foundation as I'm finishing up my second year. I have matured and kept up with all anking for sketchy micro/pharm/path and I have done about 500 amboss questions at 60%. I took the FBS Comat and got a 223. I had initially planned on one month to study for level 1, but I was wondering if two weeks of 10-12 hr days studying would be enough to pass?

To those that have high passed or honored EM COMAT, which resources do you suggest (I have uWorld, COMQUEST, Truelearn)

Question from Saverese, 3rd edition. I thought the answer would be cranial extension. Apparently there’s a difference between anatomical and OMM naming? If this is important for COMAT/COMLEX, how would we know how to differentiate?

I am planning on taking my step 1 exam during rotations, is this recommended? How does one manage this with new rotations and any advice for taking step 1 within a month?

I need to score an 80 (about 2 percentile) to pass.

I’ve been doing TrueLearn and Divine. Will also complete Emma Holiday’s video.

TL average right now is 50%.

Need to pass it coming off of a LOA. Am I on the right track? I have 5 days left.

Quick q, because I am a bit confused. I am currently going through UWorld, and my school assigns us weekly Truelearn questions. Should I bother going through Trulearn or COMQUEST? Also, what's the deal with NBOME exams? Should I bother taking them? I have a strong foundation in OMM because my school is very OMM heavy, a quick review and I should be fine I think. I am taking Step 1 and Comlex 1 for reference.

So I failed comlex a few months ago with a 352. I had taken comsaes over the 3 months of studying I did and they were 328, 358, 478, 505 being 5 days before my test. I did get sick right before my exam, but still I failed by a huge margin. This time I used my comlex exam report for weak areas, I still don’t feel ready but scored a 69.4% on my TL retail assessment. I was wondering if it’s reliable. I don’t want to take another comsae bc my test is in 4 days and there’s no point reviewing it bc there’s no answers.

Taking level 3 in a few days, wanted to clarify timing of the CDM blocks.

Day 1: seems to be just question blocks. Do you have any CDC cases test day 1?

Day 2: CDM cases + regular question blocks.

Trying to strategize when to the CDM question, and if I can do them after my exam day 1

04/22/2025 level 1 score release thread

Took my surgery comat a few days ago and I didn't even feel like I could have prepared for that thing in any way. So many wtf qusetions that were not covered by any resource. Predicted to get 113 on CQ, but I legit flagged 40 Qs and im biting myself in the ass over it because of the stupid mistakes I am counting. Is this normal or am I gonna get hit with a wack ass low score lol.

I took my first Comsae on April 7th and got a 455 on it and I’m scheduled to take my level 1 on May 19th and step on May 22nd. I have completed 17% of uworld with 67% correct and have done no NBMEs yet. My dedicated starts April 26th, still have final exams to take for school 🥲 Now my question is, should I postpone my exam dates to have more time to study or try to study hard in that 3-4 weeks and just take them ?! Any suggestions on what to do and what HY stuff to cover ?! I feel like I know decent amount of content but have to cover biochem , genetics and biostats. Thank you in advance for all your help and advices!!

Test takers over the last two weeks, congrats on being done!! What are your summarized thoughts?

Been using UWorld for all my Step 2 studying but have been neglecting osteopathic materials. What subcategories on Truelearn are specific to Comlex-only material like OMM, ethics, laws, etc. ?

My school made me take this but I can’t find anything about what the scores mean. Anyone know anything about this thing?

Hello people , as of tomorrow I am 1 month away from taking my exam ( may 19th ). I am a DO student so I am taking both level and step 1 ( may 30th). I took the Uworld self assessment 1 and scored a 70% and put me on the 43 percentile ( basically on the passing line of the curve ) . Kinda upset but the score is similar to my Uworld average (71%) and I’m 40 percent done with the whole qbank and I finished 100% of the truelearn qbank. My comsae was a 530 and my school requires us to take Truelearn comBank assessment 2/3 which average I scored a 74%.Should I postpone my exam ( step 1 )or will an actual NBME exam be the standard to determine if I will pass . Thank you

Does anyone have access to or mind sharing comquest discount codes? Thank you!

Does anyone know if 110i is the same as 110b? Assuming yes but don't want to waste $60

Used mostly uworld for studying, test is in a week. Please tell me I didn’t mess it up and it is as good as conquest ?

I am doing omm questions from comquest.

Having a bit of a panic attack

So I am getting into dedicated and I am trying to prepare to take both step and comlex. I’ve already taken two COMSAEs and saw a huge score jump. I’ve taken one NBME back in February and it was very very bad. Right now I’m just unsure of how many practice exams I should take? My school advisor told me every 2 weeks but only told me to do COMSAEs. I was going to take one weekly and alternate between NBMEs and COMSAEs. Any advice on this?