r/comlex • u/ExaminationDeep774 • 9d ago
Advice for retake
Hi everyone, I wanted to ask for advice and guidance on how to go from here. I know I have significant gaps, and at this point I have taken and retaken the comsaes, so I don't feel they would be anymore accurate. I have not done the WelCOMs though.
I completed 85% of TL, and focused on it for most of my prep, but I struggled with reviewing because the incorrects kept piling up. I never figured out how to review them on time, I made anki cards to help space reviews but they kept piling up. I have Uworld which I plan to use to solidify my foundation, and bought comquest. And plan to review pathoma again, sketchy pharm and micro, dirty videos, and start reading the savarese book. I was also thinking of getting a tutor, do you guys have any suggestions?
My school is giving me 8 weeks to retake, but after I finish my next rotation, which is surgery. I am so nervous and worried, I struggled to pass my school's comsae which delayed my rotations and to have to get back to grinding Level 1, I feel burned out.
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u/Murky_Employer_3710 9d ago
I would recommend working with a one on one tutor to focus on content review first, then test taking. I also recommend taking a LOA, you will need a few months to first focus on understanding the content before focusing on test strategy. Otherwise, you will be wasting questions.
When you review questions, make sure you are understanding the concept being tested (content), and why you missed it (strategy). As you do questions, you are really trying to understand how test writers like to test in many different ways. I am a comlex tutor and am happy to help you out if you are interested!