COMLEX II Percentile Table
The three-digit COMLEX score is often difficult to interpret. This table converts your score to a percentile so you can gauge your performance against that of your peers. This table is based upon the 1995 to present three-digit score with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 83. Passing score is 400.
Callbacks
It was kind of surreal being back in the classroom again. I really had a hard time being there at first. You see, none of the testing or anything we did counts toward a grade. I felt really unmotivated, but then I remembered how stressed out Western students always are over their shelf exams, and I felt a little better.
Of course, we also got to see where all our tuition was going. 300k went into upgrades in the OMM lab. It's really impressive. They have HD video with three cameras and about twenty monitors.
Tonight we got to play a little euchre with Collin and Brian. I caught them both "in the barn".
COMLEX I percentile table
Here's another percentile table - this time for the COMLEX I. They list the mean as 500, the SD as 79, and the SEM as 18-25.
| SCORE | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 674 | 99 |
| 670 | 98 |
| 666 | 98 |
| 662 | 98 |
| 658 | 98 |
| 654 | 97 |
| 650 | 97 |
| 646 | 97 |
| 642 | 96 |
| 638 | 96 |
| 634 | 96 |
| 630 | 95 |
| 626 | 95 |
| 622 | 94 |
| 619 | 93 |
| 615 | 93 |
| 611 | 92 |
| 607 | 91 |
| 603 | 90 |
| 599 | 89 |
| 595 | 89 |
| 591 | 88 |
| 587 | 86 |
| 583 | 85 |
| 579 | 84 |
| 575 | 83 |
| 571 | 82 |
| 567 | 80 |
| 563 | 79 |
| 559 | 77 |
| 555 | 76 |
| 551 | 74 |
| 547 | 73 |
| 543 | 71 |
| 540 | 69 |
| 536 | 67 |
| 532 | 66 |
| 528 | 64 |
| 524 | 62 |
| 520 | 60 |
| 516 | 58 |
| 512 | 56 |
| 508 | 54 |
| 504 | 52 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 496 | 48 |
| 492 | 46 |
| 488 | 44 |
| 484 | 42 |
| 480 | 40 |
| 476 | 38 |
| 472 | 36 |
| 468 | 35 |
| 464 | 33 |
| 461 | 31 |
| 457 | 29 |
| 453 | 27 |
| 449 | 26 |
| 445 | 24 |
| 441 | 23 |
| 437 | 21 |
| 433 | 20 |
| 429 | 18 |
| 425 | 17 |
| 421 | 16 |
| 417 | 15 |
| 413 | 14 |
| 409 | 13 |
| 405 | 12 |
| 401 | 11 |
| 397 | 10 |
| 393 | 9 |
| 389 | 8 |
| 385 | 7 |
| 382 | 7 |
| 378 | 6 |
| 374 | 6 |
| 370 | 5 |
| 366 | 5 |
| 362 | 4 |
| 358 | 4 |
| 354 | 3 |
| 350 | 3 |
| 346 | 3 |
| 342 | 2 |
| 338 | 2 |
| 334 | 2 |
| 330 | 2 |
| 326 | 1 |
USMLE Percentile Table
Here's a little table to help you interpret your USMLE scores. The scores reported are hard to decipher, and it sometimes helps to think of your score in terms of percentiles to see how you performed relative to your peers. This table is based on the most recent administration of the test in which the mean was 218 and the standard deviation was 23 for first-time test takers in the US and Canada. A score of 185 is passing. Keep in mind that the SEM for this measure was 6 points, so you should think of your percentile as a range. For example, someone who scored a 210 should add 6 and subtract 6 to look at the percentiles between 204 and 216. This gives us a range of 27th to 45th percentile.
| USMLE 3-digit score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 267 | 98 |
| 266 | 98 |
| 265 | 98 |
| 264 | 98 |
| 263 | 97 |
| 262 | 97 |
| 261 | 97 |
| 259 | 96 |
| 258 | 96 |
| 257 | 96 |
| 256 | 95 |
| 255 | 95 |
| 254 | 94 |
| 253 | 94 |
| 251 | 93 |
| 250 | 92 |
| 249 | 91 |
| 248 | 91 |
| 247 | 90 |
| 246 | 88 |
| 244 | 87 |
| 243 | 87 |
| 242 | 86 |
| 241 | 84 |
| 240 | 82 |
| 239 | 82 |
| 238 | 81 |
| 236 | 79 |
| 235 | 77 |
| 234 | 77 |
| 233 | 75 |
| 232 | 73 |
| 231 | 70 |
| 230 | 70 |
| 228 | 68 |
| 227 | 66 |
| 226 | 63 |
| 225 | 61 |
| 224 | 61 |
| 223 | 58 |
| 221 | 55 |
| 220 | 55 |
| 219 | 53 |
| 218 | 50 |
| 217 | 47 |
| 216 | 45 |
| 215 | 45 |
| 213 | 42 |
| 212 | 39 |
| 211 | 39 |
| 210 | 37 |
| 209 | 34 |
| 208 | 32 |
| 207 | 32 |
| 205 | 30 |
| 204 | 27 |
| 203 | 25 |
| 202 | 25 |
| 201 | 23 |
| 200 | 21 |
| 198 | 19 |
| 197 | 19 |
| 196 | 18 |
| 195 | 16 |
| 194 | 14 |
| 193 | 14 |
| 192 | 13 |
| 190 | 12 |
| 189 | 10 |
| 188 | 10 |
| 187 | 9 |
| 186 | 8 |
| 185 | 7 |
| 184 | 7 |
| 182 | 6 |
| 181 | 5 |
| 180 | 5 |
| 179 | 5 |
| 178 | 4 |
| 177 | 4 |
| 175 | 3 |
| 174 | 3 |
| 173 | 3 |
| 172 | 2 |
| 171 | 2 |
| 170 | 2 |
| 169 | 2 |
| 167 | 1 |
Hair[cut]
It sucks, but I was kind of expecting it. After the first day, I thought I was free and clear because nobody had said anything to me. The second day of rotations, the chief resident pulled me aside and informed me that the program director was not OK with my hair. I think he was a little surprised when I didn't get defensive or put up a fight about it. I cut it the same day. It turns out that it was a "no publicity is bad publicity" type situation, because now everybody knows who I am, and I totally came across as a team player. Hilarious.
The bottom line is - hair grows back, and job opportunities don't.
White Coat Ceremony
Here's a little video from my recent white coat ceremony. The ceremony marks my transition from academic education to clinical education. I was able to trim it down from 2 hours of mind-numbing boredom to a 3 minute highlight reel. Enjoy.
My Baby Ate My Homework!
I left Devin on the floor to play while I was studying for exams and...
Block Exams [Suck]
I've been studying my ass off for exams. Lara is still looking for a job, and Devin is doing something new and exciting every day. I will try to take some video of him and post it after exams are over...WISH ME LUCK!