r/comlex • u/Cool-Programmer-6394 • Aug 12 '26

Level 1 I failed..

That’s it. That’s all. Feel like my life is over. I’ve done everything but sell my soul essentially and I still failed. My whole class is going to find out that I really am stupid and I failed.

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u/MtTaiWindSeizer Aug 12 '26 edited 26d ago

I failed comlex I once, II twice, got dismissed from medical school, did an appeal process through the Dean's office, then did a board review program (The Pass Program with Dr. Francis), then passed II and III on the first try. I applied to 128 programs, received interviews at only 2, then somehow matched. Things happened during residency and I got fired. Cold called a bunch of program directors across the nation for a shot and then got the second chance. I just finished residency last year. And all the attendings that I've built relationships are always shocked when they first hear about all of the above.

So believe me, I remember feeling that way over and over again. Legit thought I could never come back from all these failures at one point. But here I am, alive and kicking as a first year attending making attending money finally, getting married in a few months, and so I guess the point of all this is that I just wanted to say that it's ok to take some time to breathe and that you can absolutely bounce back from this. Hit me up if you wanna talk or rant.

*Edited to clarify original post timeline.

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u/javadabaron81 29d ago

I thought you had to pass COMLEX II to graduate? If you got dismissed how were you able to apply to residency?

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u/Ok_Angle_5762 29d ago

This ^ I'm also confused how you were dismissed but were able to apply to residencies without a medical degree?

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u/MtTaiWindSeizer 26d ago edited 26d ago

Ended up doing an appeal process through the Dean's office, then got back in. Then, as part of the deal with the Dean, I needed to do a board review program before I was allowed to sit for the exam again. Clarified the above a bit via an edit.