Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

Jack Westin
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Mike and Molly from Jack Westin discusses anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life beyond. Have new episodes delivered to you by subscribing.

  1. 5H AGO

    MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Why Humans Invented the Wheel (And Animals Didn't)

    Why did humans invent the wheel when animals never did? And what does a running spider have to do with your CARS score? In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Wheels" (April 1st) sentence by sentence. This passage blends history, evolutionary biology, and a surprisingly entertaining argument about why human legs are, well, mid. Together they show you how to stay engaged with a fun passage without letting your reactions pull you off track. Get started with our resources! 📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast This is a great episode for anyone who tends to over-map example-heavy paragraphs or who struggles to find the main idea when passages start with context before introducing the real argument. #MCAT #MCATCARS #JackWestin #MCATPrep #CARSStrategy #PreMed #MedSchool #MCATStudy #PassageMapping #CARSWorkshop #ReadingComprehension #MCATTips

    33 min

  2. 2D AGO

    Sleep Stages, Circadian Rhythm & Dream Theories on the MCAT: EEG Waves, REM Rebound

    You spend a third of your life doing it, but do you actually understand how sleep works? In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly break down everything you need to know about consciousness, sleep stages, circadian rhythm, and dream theories for the MCAT, plus how all of it connects directly to optimizing your own study schedule. Get started with our resources! 📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast Next episode: Psychoactive drugs and how they alter consciousness #MCAT #MCATPrep #JackWestin #PreMed #Sleep #SleepStages #CircadianRhythm #REMsleep #MCATpsychsoc #Neuroscience #MedSchool #MCATStudy #MCATpodcast #EEG #Consciousness #DreamTheories

    58 min

  3. MAR 24

    AAMC Preview Exam: Scoring, Scenarios & Strategy (From an Admissions Committee Insider)

    70+ med schools now require or recommend the Preview exam. Do you know how to answer it? In this Jack Westin Pre-Med Admissions Podcast episode, Dr. Anita Paschal (MD, double PhD, 35+ years on admissions committees) gives a complete breakdown of the AAMC Preview Professional Readiness Exam. She walks through the format, scoring system, and decision-making framework, then applies it to real practice scenarios so you can see exactly how to rate responses on the four-point effectiveness scale. Get started with our resources! 📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast #PreMed #PreviewExam #AAMC #MedSchoolAdmissions #JackWestin #CASPer #MedSchool #AdmissionsTips #SituationalJudgment #PreMedAdvice #MedSchoolPrep #PreMedLife

    44 min

  4. MAR 23

    Electrostatics on the MCAT: Coulomb's Law, Electric Fields, Voltage & EEG Connections

    Electrostatics doesn't have to be the topic you dread. In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly break down everything you need to know about charge, forces, electric fields, potential energy, and voltage, then connect it all back to how EEGs and ECGs actually work. Whether electrostatics is your weakest topic or you just need a solid review, this episode gives you the conceptual foundation and equation relationships to handle any question the MCAT throws at you. Next episode: Consciousness, sleep stages, and psychoactive drugs Get started with our resources! 📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast #MCAT #MCATPrep #JackWestin #PreMed #Electrostatics #CoulombsLaw #MCATPhysics #ElectricFields #Voltage #EEG #MedSchool #MCATStudy #MCATpodcast #ChemPhys

    51 min

  5. MAR 18

    MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Evolution, Selfish Genes & Family Behavior

    Can evolution explain why you love your family? In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Family Genes" (March 18th) sentence by sentence. This passage blends biology and philosophy in a way that feels familiar to pre-meds but still requires pure CARS reasoning to navigate. Get started with our resources! 📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast

    39 min

  6. MAR 17

    How to Answer CASPer Questions: 6-Step Framework + Practice Scenarios

    What's the difference between a weak CASPer answer and one that lands in the top quartile? Structure. In this Jack Westin Pre-Med Admissions Podcast episode, Dr. Anita Paschal (MD, double PhD, 35+ years on admissions committees) walks through her exact 6-step framework for answering any CASPer question, then applies it to six real practice scenarios (three typed, three video) so you can see exactly what a strong response looks like. Get started with our resources! 📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast

    51 min

  7. MAR 16

    Brain Imaging on the MCAT: EEG, CT, PET, MRI & fMRI Explained

    Which brain imaging technique should you pick on the MCAT? In this episode, Mike and Molly break down every major brain imaging method you need to know: EEG, CT, PET, MRI, and fMRI. They cover what each technique actually measures (structural vs. functional), when to use each one, key limitations, and how to answer those tricky "which imaging method is most appropriate?" questions. Includes a rapid-fire quiz to test your understanding.Next episode: Electrostatics and how it connects to brain imaging. Get started with our resources!📌 Success Advising (get clarity on where you are and on what support and resources are necessary for your success): https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast💻 Try our Chrome Extension (expert solutions to every AAMC passage): https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8📚 Free QBANK: https://jackwestin.com/qbank/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast🎓 Live Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast👨🏻‍🏫 Courses (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast🙋 Tutoring (guaranteed to improve your score): https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast#MCAT #MCATPrep #JackWestin #PreMed #BrainImaging #EEG #MRI #fMRI #PETscan #CTscan #MCATpsychsoc #Neuroscience #MedSchool #MCATStudy #MCATpodcast

    40 min

  8. MAR 11

    MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Violence & Music in Tarantino Films | Jack Westin CARS Workshop

    In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly walk through a daily CARS passage about Quentin Tarantino's use of pop music in violent film scenes. Together they break down each paragraph in real time, showing you how to identify arguments, separate key ideas from supporting details, and build a passage map that actually helps you answer questions. In this episode, you'll learn: 🎬 How to map a CARS passage about film analysis without getting lost in the details 🎵 How to track a repeated idea (violence + music) across multiple paragraphs without over-mapping ✍️ When to draw arrows back to earlier paragraphs vs. adding new notes 🧠 How to recognize when the author is building on the same argument vs. introducing something new 🔍 How to handle unfamiliar vocabulary in context (like "scoring" and "temporal dislocation") 🎯 How to identify the main idea when it develops gradually across the entire passage 📌 Why outside knowledge (even if you've seen the movie) should never influence your reading This is a great episode for anyone who struggles with film, art, or cultural analysis passages on CARS, or for anyone who tends to over-map and wants to learn how to keep it simple. Want to learn more? Shoot us a text at 415-855-4435 or email us at podcast@jackwestin.com! 📱 📌 Success Advising: https://calendly.com/academic-advising-4/jack-westin-academic-advising?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 💻 Try our Chrome Extension (video solutions to every AAMC passage) https://tinyurl.com/4jw5pad8 📚 Free Resources: https://jackwestin.com?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🎓 Live Education Sessions: https://jackwestin.com/sessions?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👨🏻‍🏫 Courses: https://jackwestin.com/courses?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 🙋 Tutoring: https://jackwestin.com/services/live-online-mcat-tutoring?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 📸 Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackwestinmcat?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast 👥 Join our Facebook Study Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/freemcatprep?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=podcast

    34 min
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Mike and Molly from Jack Westin discusses anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life beyond. Have new episodes delivered to you by subscribing.

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  • Creator
    Jack Westin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    290
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jack Westin
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    Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

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