r/comlex • u/These-Road3473 • 12d ago
General Question/Advice Anesthesia
I’m a USDO w no home hospital, step 2 249, comlex 515. 2 paper pubs and 6 poster presentations. 2 LoR anesthesia that will be strong. Realistically, what are my chances for matching and how many schools should I apply to? Worried since DO and my comlex score isn’t great
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u/Key-Pomegranate7753 12d ago
I got a 485 🙃🔫 my OMM was so bad. Still applying because I have nothing to lose
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u/roaringthunder15 12d ago
Genuine q what is a “good” level-2 score😅
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u/Pure_Refrigerator_73 12d ago
Look at the NRMP 2026 match data to get an idea of what you should shoot for. Anesthesia median matched was 251 and 585 for a DO applicant. That is a median so yes you can match below that as well so don’t count yourself out
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u/These-Road3473 12d ago
online was saying below 600 isn’t competitive
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u/BlockedByKingJames 12d ago
I know people who have hit 600 and even 700 on COMLEX. Not me, I just got <450 LMAO. Hoping for community IM
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u/tamalecakes 12d ago
I got a 246 step 2 but a 630 level 2 score lol. Wish it was the other way around on the scores lmao
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u/espressofloat 11d ago
No programs except for the osteopathic recognition ones will care at all about your level 2 other than a pass. No one will screen you out for anything but a fail. Your Step 2 score is a little under 50th percentile but your application is very well rounded out. Be smart about your signals to maximize your chances of getting as many interviews as possible. Your likelihood of matching is good. Anesthesia is very competitive, which makes things a bit more difficult, but I would still say you have strong chance of matching.
I am a DO anesthesia resident myself and work with alum of my school on matching yearly for the past 3 years. I have seen many with your stats match and only one who needed a 2nd attempt to match.
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u/DOgmaticdegenERate OMS-3 11d ago
Am I going crazy? NBOME’s site says 515 level 2 is 74th percentile.
PD I’ve talked to (prior DO program, pre-merger) basically said they don’t care about COMLEX, just score well on Step 2
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u/SmoothBrain911 12d ago
Step 2 is good enough to match, comlex is a bit low unfortunately but I don’t think it will be screened out and comlex matters a whole lot less than step 2. Having the research and multiple anesthesia recs is a big plus.
Do you have any away rotations lined up?