Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

Struggling to find the main idea under time pressure? 😵‍💫 In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Molly and Usher break down the Jack Westin Daily Passage “War on Drugs” (Jan 28) sentence-by-sentence to show you exactly how to read faster, map smarter, and avoid common CARS traps. 🧠✍️

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Pause after key sentences to lock in structure
🗺️ Build a quick passage map (without writing too much)
🔎 Track author attitude and contrast words like “however”
📌 Follow names + claims (Shoemaker, Pellow & Jangaleski, Nenspiel)
🎯 Identify the main idea: why drug education keeps showing up across paragraphs
⏱️ Make better “what matters most” decisions when reading timed

🔗 Daily Passage Link: https://jackwestin.com/daily/mcat-practice-passages/cars-practice-passages/war-on-drugs

Try the questions right after listening 🧪 There are 5 questions tied to this passage, and this walkthrough is designed to help you answer both big-picture and detail questions with confidence. 💪📚

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In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast, Mike & Molly dive into one of the most tested MCAT Physics topics: Waves 🌊

We break down the essentials (and the traps) so you stop guessing and start getting points ✅

You’ll learn:
🌊 What a wave actually is (energy transfer, not matter)
↕️ Transverse vs longitudinal waves (easy examples)
📏 Wavelength vs frequency vs amplitude (no confusion)
🧠 The wave equation: v = fλ (and the #1 MCAT trick)
🌬️ Why wave speed depends on the medium, not frequency
🔊 Sound waves vs light waves (who needs a medium?)
🚑 Doppler effect + how it shows up (including ultrasound)
🌈 Electromagnetic spectrum basics + speed of light c
👂👁️ How waves connect to hearing and vision on the MCAT

Next up: Hearing + the ear 👂🔔

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In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Molly is joined by Usher (one of our Jack Westin CARS instructors) for a CARS Reading Skills Workshop using the Jack Westin Daily Passage: “Paul Cezanne”.Together, we go sentence-by-sentence and paragraph-by-paragraph to show you how to:✅ Track contrast words like “yet” (and why the MCAT loves them)✅ Spot the most repeated idea to lock in the main idea✅ Recognize when the passage keeps returning to the same theme✅ Map the passage so questions feel easier and faster✅ Avoid outside knowledge traps (even if you know the topic)✅ Improve elimination by repeating your core ideas before reading answer choicesKey theme in this passage: Cezanne’s work feels fresh by blending Impressionist techniques with older “old master” methods (new + old = the MCAT’s favorite kind of tension).Want to follow along?📌 Read the passage is here: https://jackwestin.com/daily/mcat-practice-passages/cars-practice-passages/paul-czanne📌 If not, the passage link is in the description so you can try the questions first.🎯 After listening, go attempt the 5 questions for this passage and practice applying the main idea under test conditions.

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In this episode of the Jack Westin MCAT Podcast, Mike and Molly continue their MCAT brain anatomy series by tackling one of the most underrated topics on the exam: how the brain actually makes you move.

If you’ve ever thought “why are there so many brain parts just for movement?” this episode is your roadmap.

You’ll learn:
🧠 Motor cortex basics – where voluntary movement starts and why it lives in the frontal lobe
🚦 Basal ganglia as the gatekeeper – suppression vs initiation of movement, not just “on/off”
💊 Dopamine & Parkinson’s – substantia nigra, why dopamine loss causes bradykinesia, and why L-Dopa (not dopamine) works
🎭 Huntington’s disease – when the problem isn’t too little movement, but too much
🎯 Cerebellum & coordination – balance, smooth movements, and why alcohol messes it up
🔁 How these brain regions connect to motor neurons, muscle contraction, and earlier muscle episodes
📚 MCAT-style takeaways – what the test actually expects you to recognize in passages and questions

You’ll also hear:
How to think about initiation → coordination → execution of movement in a simple, testable way
How to use real life (walking, writing, sports, feeling off-balance, being sleepy) as built-in “flashcards” for MCAT physics, bio, and psych/soc

If motor cortex vs basal ganglia vs cerebellum all blur together for you, this episode will finally separate them in your head.

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Struggling with MCAT CARS, especially when the passage is about something science-y you actually like? 🤯In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Molly and guest tutor Asher (4th year med student & CARS expert) walk you through the “Eco-Archaeology” CARS passage from January 14 sentence by sentence and show you exactly how to think while you read.You’ll see how they:🧠 Track the author’s argument & main idea across multiple paragraphs⚖️ Use contrast words like “however” to spot subtle shifts the MCAT loves to test🌲 Handle topic interest & personal bias so your outside knowledge doesn’t tank your CARS scoreThey also show how archaeologists, forests, fish bones, and “manmade ecosystems” all tie into a single main idea the MCAT expects you to recognize and how to use that understanding to crush the questions.Read the passage here first: https://jackwestin.com/daily/mcat-practice-passages/cars-practice-passages/eco-archeology

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