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Start the new year by finally making peace with MCAT CARS. In this CARS Reading Skills Workshop episode of the Jack Westin MCAT Podcast, we walk through a full Jack Westin Daily CARS passage called “Standardized Tests” (posted on December 31) and show you exactly how to think while you read.
We treat this like a live CARS tutoring session: reading sentence by sentence, talking through confusion, and mapping the author’s argument so main idea questions feel way less mysterious.
In this MCAT CARS episode, you’ll learn how to:
🧠 Understand what the author actually believes about standardized tests
🧩 Separate background / history (Thorndike, criterion-referenced tests, etc.) from the real argument
🎯 Spot the author’s subtle skepticism about “objective” testing and statistics
🧾 Use validity and reliability the way this passage defines them (not your psych/soc memory)
🧭 Track when the passage shifts from standardized tests to criterion-referenced tests and why that matters
⚖️ Recognize when an author is questioning “objectivity” and hinting at subjectivity and judgment
Read the passage here first: https://jackwestin.com/daily/mcat-practice-passages/cars-practice-passages/standardized-tests
Want to learn more? Shoot us a text at 415-855-4435 or email us at [email protected]! 📱
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Start the new year by finally making peace with MCAT CARS. In this CARS Reading Skills Workshop episode of the Jack Westin MCAT Podcast, we walk through a full Jack Westin Daily CARS passage called “Standardized Tests” (posted on December 31) and show you exactly how to think while you read.
We treat this like a live CARS tutoring session: reading sentence by sentence, talking through confusion, and mapping the author’s argument so main idea questions feel way less mysterious.
In this MCAT CARS episode, you’ll learn how to:
🧠 Understand what the author actually believes about standardized tests
🧩 Separate background / history (Thorndike, criterion-referenced tests, etc.) from the real argument
🎯 Spot the author’s subtle skepticism about “objective” testing and statistics
🧾 Use validity and reliability the way this passage defines them (not your psych/soc memory)
🧭 Track when the passage shifts from standardized tests to criterion-referenced tests and why that matters
⚖️ Recognize when an author is questioning “objectivity” and hinting at subjectivity and judgment
Read the passage here first: https://jackwestin.com/daily/mcat-practice-passages/cars-practice-passages/standardized-tests
Want to learn more? Shoot us a text at 415-855-4435 or email us at [email protected]! 📱
📌 Free Academic 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

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