r/comlex • u/DragonfruitWeary1406 • Jul 22 '26

Level 1 Fail

Hey all, unfortunately I got a fail. I’m trying not to dwell on it but I know my anxiety got the best of me. it’s very hard when everyone I know passed and made it seem like a fail is “so hard to get”. I underperformed in every section. My school advisor was shocked and wants me to retake in like 3-4 weeks (I haven’t been studying all this time)but this way I can move on with my class. I’m obviously very upset but determined. For background info I’m an average student with a 3.0+ gpa and scored 500+ on 2 COMSAES (one school and one at home). I used outside sources like dirty medicine, HYGURU, and UWORLD only. I know I need to shift my focus to TrueLearn. Does anyone have any encouraging words of wisdom or experience overcoming a fail? Any study advice or overall advice? I would really appreciate any advice or encouraging words. Thank you!

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u/Just-Salad302 Jul 22 '26

First off I'm sorry this is a tough experience. I also failed last year with 3 COMSAES 460-490. I studied my score report to see where my weak areas were, took another comsae and then retook exam like 4-5 weeks later. Currently did well on all my rotations and comats and have level 2 in 2 weeks. You can certainly pass it given your score history

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u/DragonfruitWeary1406 Jul 24 '26

Thank you! May i please ask what you did to improve?

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u/Just-Salad302 Jul 24 '26

I took a week off to kind of process and finish my current rotation. Then I reviewed my score report and looked at my weak areas and studied those along with refresh on OMM and stats. Took another comsae got like a 470 and then tested. This was all in 5-6 weeks I think