average MCAT score is close to 28?

[aspiring20]

i just received my princeton review materials from the online course, and one of the books state that the average MCAT score in 2009 (according to AAMC sources) is close to 28, with around a 9+ in each section.

isn't the median MCAT in 2012 just over a 25? so the average is this much higher?

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[Spinach Dip]

https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/admissionsadvisors/mcat_stats/

^The stats for each year, directly from AAMC.

The mean and median are both ~25.

 

[TX500]

i just received my princeton review materials from the online course, and one of the books state that the average MCAT score in 2009 (according to AAMC sources) is close to 28, with around a 9+ in each section.

isn't the median MCAT in 2012 just over a 25? so the average is this much higher?

Average for test takers = 25
Average for applicants = 28
Average for matriculants = 31

What this means for us = most people taking the MCAT will sadly switch careers after the exam

 

[aspiring20]

https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/admissionsadvisors/mcat_stats/

^The stats for each year, directly from AAMC.

The mean and median are both ~25.

then that means TPR bull****ed their source. they clearly stated that according to 2009 AAMC, average for all sections combined is over 28 (9.3 PS, 9 VR, and 9.8 BS).

are they trying to psych ppl out?

 

[aspiring20]

Average for test takers = 25
Average for applicants = 28
Average for matriculants = 31

What this means for us = most people taking the MCAT will sadly switch careers after the exam

this could be what TPR is referring to...but they didnt say applicants. they just said average so i am assuming the national average