<p>Edit: I seem to have misunderstood JHU site’s context, though their ambiguous wording certainly didn’t help matters. </p>
<p>Still, I’m gonna have to say that the 37-38 quoted above is highly misleading. </p>
<p>From JHU Premed site: </p>
<p>“The average MCAT score of accepted applicants for 2008 was 30.6. For most allopathic (M.D.) schools, an average MCAT score is 31-32; at the most competitive medical schools (Hopkins, Harvard), however, the average MCAT is 37-38.”</p>
<p>Therefore 37-38 refers only to the averages of those accepted to the top tier med schools while the 33.7 quoted above likely refers to something else (though I have no clue where that number came from). A comparison between the two isn’t very valid. </p>
<p>If you looked at only Duke premed who were accepted at Harvard, Hopkins, etc. I’m sure the avg would also be in the 37-38 range.</p>