Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

In this episode of the Jack Westin CARS Podcast, Usher and Molly tackle one of the trickier philosophy passages in recent memory, "Moral Relations" from May 6th. If philosophy passages make you nervous on the MCAT, this one's for you.

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📖 This passage is linked in the description and available free on jackwestin.com as part of our daily CARS practice passages.

Is stress a bad thing? Not according to the science. In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly flip the coin from last episode's neurobiology of emotion to the psychology of emotion and stress. They walk through the major theories of emotion, break down eustress vs. distress, explain cognitive appraisal, and connect it to the MCAT study experience in a way that might actually change how you approach test day.

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Did chimpanzees domesticate us? And if wild chimps don't exploit each other, why do captive chimps exploit humans? In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Chimpanzee Domestication" (April 29th), a surprisingly philosophical passage about the mutual relationship between humans and chimps that's way more nuanced than it first appears.

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This is a great episode for anyone who struggles with passages where the same idea appears in slightly different forms across paragraphs, or who tends to over-complicate a passage that's actually more straightforward than it seems.

You got the acceptance. Or maybe you got the waitlist. Or maybe you're holding multiple offers and have no idea what to do next. April 30th is coming, and the decisions you make in the next few weeks can protect your seat or cost you one. In this Jack Westin Pre-Med Admissions Podcast episode, Dr. Anita Paschal (MD, double PhD, 35+ years on admissions committees) walks you through exactly how to navigate the final stretch of your application cycle.

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Whether you're celebrating an acceptance, sitting on a waitlist, or preparing for a possible reapplication, this episode gives you the admissions committee perspective on how to handle the most critical weeks of your cycle.

Why do you remember your most stressful moments so vividly but can't recall what you had for lunch last Tuesday? It's all about the limbic system. In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly break down the biology of emotion and stress, covering every limbic system structure, the HPA axis, cortisol, and general adaptation syndrome, plus how all of it directly applies to surviving your MCAT prep without burning out.

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Next episode: The psychology of emotion and stress (theories, stages of experiencing emotion, and how we respond to stressors)