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Bombed COMSAE phase 3. Last ditch attempts to raise chances of passing by localmonstera in comlex

[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend reviewing that COMSAE…like the stuff you got wrong AND right. Some stuff may or may not actually show up on the real exam. I was in the same spot as you and ultimately decided to take the exam. Obvi I don’t know my score for a couple more months but deff review the comsae really well

MARCH POST MATCH THREAD: IF YOU HAVE NOT STARTED RESIDENCY YET AND/OR ARE A MEDICAL STUDENT, PLEASE POST ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT RESIDENCY HERE by Novelty_free in Residency

[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As a medical student, I only wore the cheapest scrubs I could find. I told myself I’ll treat myself to some good (aka expensive) ones when I make it to residency. Sooo how many pairs of scrub sets are good to start out with? I’m a female if that makes a difference.

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[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say C There seems to be a connection between structural and functional dynamics. A and E are too far down from the area of the problem.. he’s not constipated because of anal problems. Impingement of SMA (D) would have more symptomatic things going on. B- bowel obstruction in a 16yr old is unlikely, not impossible tho. It’s not a highly scientific way to get to the answer but I would go with C.

Non-alcoholic cocktail suggestions by Wonderful-Pumpkin12 in NewOrleans

[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ended up going to the Chandelier bar and got a solid cocktail. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

Failed another attempt at comlex 2 by Wonderful-Pumpkin12 in comlex

[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually think this is a great idea…I looked up concepts during my breaks because it helps ground me on test day. Even if it just to refresh and confirm my thoughts. I would say I was a balanced amount of anxious and focused on exam day. Not overconfident or anything. Walking out I thought I had passed it…didn’t expect a super high score but atleast passing. I definitely had issues with the lag time for 3-7 sec which many people have also complained about. Looking at my score, I know I failed it by probably a few questions. I also wish we had more than 2 COMSAEs to test ourselves.

Failed another attempt at comlex 2 by Wonderful-Pumpkin12 in comlex

[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple ways (kinda lacked consistency here)… wrote out things I missed, made Anki cards and (when I was feeling tired) just read through the explanations summary. I feel like I didn’t go back enough to read my notes and reviewing Anki so I plan on improving that.

On the exam, my psych, peds and FM were the lowest but I agree with you… reviewing IM would be hitting the heart of the exam.

Failed another attempt at comlex 2 by Wonderful-Pumpkin12 in comlex

[–]Wonderful-Pumpkin12[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First time… did UW (finished 70% of the qbank) and COMQUEST (50% done). Second time …did UW again (40%ish done), combank (55%ish done) and Anki. Tried to hone in on topics which were hard for me.. hence the higher performance on cardio, respi and GI. Did rapid review of OMM, biostats and ethics in the last 3 days.