Jan 2024

343: Strategies to Conquer Tricky MCAT Questions

How do you make sense of a confusing question? What do you do if that question is holding you back? Find out on this episode of The MCAT Podcast!Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaBlueprint MCAT

14m 21s

Jan 2024

342: How to Deep Dive Into Self Assessment

How can you turn your MCAT weaknesses into strengths? Find out on the latest episode of The MCAT Podcast.Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaBlueprint MCAT

17m 13s

Jan 2024

341: What You Need In Your Ultimate Test Day Go Bag

This week on The MCAT Podcast we are covering what you should and shouldn't bring to your test day!Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaBlueprint MCAT

16m 37s

Oct 2018

2: MCAT CARS Passage Skills—Times Article Breakdown

The first MCAT CARS Podcast breaking down an article sentence by sentence to help you better understand what you're reading to improve your MCAT CARS score. Links: Full Episode Blog Post Jack Westin Article of the Week

29m 52s

Mar 2021

118: Practicing Empathy With MCAT CARS Passages

In this episode, Jack and I discuss how to find article passages that are similar to MCAT CARS passages.Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaJack Westinaldaily.comLink to the article:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2020/oct/28

23m 15s

Mar 2020

71: MCAT CARS: Power, Suspicion and Mystery in Mirrors

This MCAT CARS passage looks at the history of mirrors and the intangible power they hold over us. Follow along in the show notes! Links: Full Episode Blog Post Meded Media AAMC’s CARS Question Pack Volume 2 Jack Westin Link to article: https://longreads.com/2019/07/11/the-ugly-h ... Show More

24m 56s

Jan 2021

112: How to Deal With an Author's Questions Within a Passage

Today, we discuss how to approach questions within MCAT CARS passages. Don't insert your own answers! Let the author convince you with evidence and examples.Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaJack WestinLink to the article:https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/10/g ... Show More

17m 1s

Nov 2020

101: How to Handle Words You Don't Know in a CARS Passage

We read a passage about how language and culture are commonly conflated. And we discuss what to do when you're confronted with words you don't know!Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaLink to the article:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/were-french-people-born-to-spe ... Show More

26m 9s

Oct 2020

99: A Passage about Ideologic Bias

Dr. Gray and Jack Westin unfold a passage about ideological corruption and contemporary science. Join us in dissecting this CARS passage.

26m 30s

Mar 2021

119: How to Discern Facts, Assumptions, and Opinions in CARS

Today, we talked about the difference between facts and opinions/assumptions that sounds factual. Understanding the differences can help you score high in CARS.Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaJack WestinLink to the article:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/28/fi ... Show More

20m 34s

Nov 2020

103: A Philosophical Passage About Memes and CAPTCHAs

What do memes and CAPTCHAs have in common? That's the question we hope to answer in today's MCAT CARS passage. Follow along!Links:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaJack WestinLink to the article:https://reallifemag.com/camera-traps/

26m 36s

Dec 2020

107: How to Approach "Easy" MCAT CARS Passages

What should you pay attention to when you come across straight-forward passage on the MCAT? Jack gives us tips for how to tackle deceptively-easy passagesLinks:Full Episode Blog PostMeded MediaJack WestinLink to the article:https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2046694228515/pleasant-dr ... Show More

16m 20s

197: Blueprint MCAT Full-Length 1: Passa...

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