Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

Join Azaii and Molly as they walk you through not just what you need to know about the immune system for the MCAT biology/biochemistry section, but also how you'll apply the information in medical school and as a future physician. You can supplement this podcast with a prior podcast episode on the immune system: "MCAT Immunology: The Innate and Adaptive Immune System." About Jack Wes...

Azaii and Phil break down and simplify a sometimes complicated, but important, MCAT psychology topic: Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fundame...

Join Azaii and Molly as they discuss test week! Learn why making post test plans is important, and what are the "must dos" for exam day? About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fundamental...

In this very special podcast celebrating the second year of the podcast, Phil and Azaii answer student questions with an emphasis on ADHD, focus and the MCAT. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and...

Join Phil and Azaii as they discuss Piaget's stages. This is a surprisingly high yield topic, so you don't want to miss it! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fundamental science knowled...

What brought us here? What was med school like? How do I overcome a plateau? All these questions, and MORE are answered in this AMA for our 100th episode. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fund...

Join Phil and Azaii as they discuss the different dissociative disorders. Dissociative amnesia, multiple personalities disorders and more! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fundamental science...

This is the perfect episode to learn all about breathing! Why do people in the Andes Mountains have mutations that make them better at running some marathons? What are the connections between our blood and how soda pop can dissolve corrosion, but only when it isn't flat? Get all these answers and more in the episode! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: gi...

Phil and Azaii break down all the paid resources at Jack Westin. If you wanted to learn about tutoring, courses, or admissions, this is the place to look! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fund...

Join Azaii and Phil as they do a deep dive into all things free at Jack Westin. Learn about our diagnostic and analytics tools, when you should use the fundamental daily questions, and why the chrome extension may be your most valuable tool in the last few weeks before test day. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning...

Join Phil and Azaii as they discuss how the MCAT tests training behavior. Learn why a certain town makes Phil hungry, and why facebook hired casino workers to change YOUR behavior. This is a high yield MCAT topic, so you won't want to miss this one. * Submit questions or comments for our 100th episode and 2 year anniversary to podcast@jackwestin.com About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin...

Join Phil and Azaii as they welcome their special guest, MCAT Coach: Megan Galvin! Lots of questions get answered that you may not have even known to ask! How does outlook affect your scores, how assessing your resources is an important step to MCAT prep, and why is it that you don't want top spend TOO much time studying for the MCAT. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to...

Join Phil and Molly as they discuss the Bio Section of the MCAT.  It is the section that is most often underestimated, and has the most difficult data interpretation.  If you want to improve your score on this section, you won't want to miss this episode! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jac...

Join Phil and Molly as they discuss the most feared section of the MCAT - the Chem/Phys Section.  You'll want to make sure you know how to spend your time wisely, and what NOT to waste your time on! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT withou...

 Phil and Azaii welcome a very special guest, Ian Phoenix, Associate Director of Academic Advising (ian@jackwestin.com)! Ian is one of the academic advisors at Jack Westin and will explain what they do. Don't miss out on the opportunity to connect an academic advisor who can direct you to the best MCAT resources. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: givin...

Join Phil and Molly as they wrap up their breakdown of the MCAT by discussing the Psychology and Sociology section of the MCAT. We discuss how to approach the section, what are some major pitfalls for students, and how mastering this section can make you a better doctor. With a lot to unpack, you will want to make sure you see this episode! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated...

We can agree that CARS is a tough section! Join Molly and Azaii as they discuss the most important changes you can make TODAY to turn your CARS score around. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and f...

In this special podcast, Azaii is joined by MCAT content and instruction expert Molly Hudash to discuss how she studied for the MCAT, and what she would do now. From Reddit to textbooks, Molly gives us all the inside scoop. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t c...

What should you be doing the week of your test? The day of your test? During your test?! Join Azaii and Phil as they discuss the lead up to your exam day and how to make sure that you ACE the MCAT. MCAT Test Day Guidelines: https://students-residents.aamc.org/taking-mcat-exam/mcat-test-day About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest qualit...

What is the one thing MCAT students should be doing better?  REVIEWING! Join Azaii and Phil as they do a deep dive into the PERFECT way to review an MCAT exam. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinkin...

 What is the ideal MCAT Study Plan?  Stay tuned in order to understand how your study schedule should account for all the stages of MCAT prep. About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect blend of critical thinking and fundam...

Phil and Azaii talk about how to stay motivated on the MCAT, and why your previous education may have set you up for failure!  We'll discuss how to deal with the test and also how to stay motivated in Medical School!   About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students ca...

During this special episode, Phil and Azaii are joined by Jack Westin's own Molly Hudash, Nicole Sam and Seyda to answer students' MCAT questions live! This is a Do Not Miss episode!   About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students can’t crush the MCAT without the perfect...

If you struggle with timing issues on the MCAT, this is the podcast for you! Azaii and Phil do a deep dive into how to deal with timing: how to improve and what to do when the clock is ticking down.   They discuss why timing issues in the sciences need to be handled differently from timing issues in CARS.  You don't want to miss this one! About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin...

What is a Hydrogen Bomb? And how is that related to a nuclear bomb? And more importantly, what do both have to do with the MCAT?! Join Phil and Azaii as they discuss nuclear phenomena, and what the AAMC wants you to know!   About Jack Westin - The team at Jack Westin is dedicated to a single goal: giving students the highest quality learning resources. Jack Westin understands that students ca...