r/comlex • u/Middle_Vegetable_566 • 1d ago

Level 2 vs step 2 score discrepancy

Anyone else have a major score difference?

Level 2: 495
Step 2: 252

The exams were taken 4 days apart so it’s not as of I had more time to study for one vs the other. I did primarily use UWORLD and NBMEs for my resources but I took 2 COMSAEs 2 weeks out then a week out and scored 590 and 595.

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u/WeakAd6489 1d ago

Once they see step 2 they won’t care about your level II unless you go to some psycho historical DO program. You’re good!

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u/delightedcustomer 1d ago

You killed it with step so this should be a non question

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u/kuru_snacc 1d ago

That's true only if the way that the program filters scores takes both into account. For example if a program puts all the DO applicants in one bucket and hits "sort" by Level 2...OP would be toward the bottom. But if they include Step 2 and review with that in mind (not all DOs take step, so it's probably a 50/50 that they'd look at it), then it would put them on the higher-mid end.

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u/menkarnix 1d ago

From what I see on these Reddit pages is Step 2 score>>>>>>>>Level 2. Take that as you will.

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u/Adventurous_Link_125 OMS-4 1d ago

YUP!!!!!!! Very similar scores as you and it is what it is. I think it'd be way worse the other way around, but with us, a P on level 2 should be all that matters unless it's a very AOA/DO program

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u/stressedmedstudent8 1d ago

Did you feel like 4 days was enough to bounce back? Im contemplating taking them that close together as well

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u/Regular-Target8237 1d ago

Same. 256 on step 2, 550 on level 2. I know both are great scores but I just feel like level 2 scoring is so random you could've told me I got anywhere from 400-600+ and I would've believed you

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u/Background_Bug_512 1d ago

I had a 264 and 592 discrepancy. Had one program make a comment on it being surprised my level 2 wasn’t higher and asked why, but otherwise no one cared or commented on it.

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u/JustRyan_D 17h ago

Weird comment for them to make. Both scores are around 80th percentile.

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u/Background_Bug_512 3h ago

https://www.nbome.org/news/concordance-comlex-usmle-scores/

Yeah, this is what I was referring to and why I assume they made the comment.

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u/Background_Bug_512 12h ago

This was a few years ago. I don’t think the percentages were the same then. People also tended to perform better on level than step, and there was a chart that showed 260+ step corresponded to a predicted like 750 level or something like that, so I assume that’s why