Got 21 first time around, now what?

[TheGuy2000]

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After studying for a very long time 5 hours a day, 6 days a week over the summer, and going to Kraplan's classes, and doing all of their study materials. I got a 21 (7,7,7) on the MCAT last August. It has taken me a semester to get over this crappy score, but now it's January and time to start prepping again for the August test. What should I do differently? I've heard examkracker's is very good, and additionally their 1001 q series. Anyone had any similar experiences and gotten their MCAT up for the next go round? If so how did u pull it up!

Thanks,
TheGuy (with the crappy MCAT at the moment)

 

[QofQuimica]

Don't start studying until you take some time to think about what went wrong last time. Were you burned out or otherwise not psyched up on test day? Do you have trouble with MCAT-style passages? While it's possible that you didn't know the material well enough, that seems unlikely considering how much studying you did. Merely repeating what you did last time isn't going to work this time, either, though, so it's important to figure out what you really need to work on to do better the next time around. Good luck.