new MCAT trending high?

I recently saw this post below from the JHU admissions facebook. I was surprised and thought back to a recent comment I read/heard somewhere (from Pitt?) that said new and old MCAT distributions were looking about the same this year.

Thoughts? Is this perception going to hurt us who took the new MCAT and are applying this cycle?

I am back from a wonderful Annual Meeting of the AAMC. A few thoughts/observations:

- I personally sensed that the new MCAT scores seemed to be trending high. A number of my colleagues at other schools stated they have seen the same thing. The MCAT folks said this is because the applicants who took the old MCAT and then the new one are going to be more familiar with the exam, even though it is different. Of course, they were basing their data on an N of 2.

- Getting completely comfortable with the new MCAT will take time.

- Many medical schools seem to be up in application numbers (one school mentioned having a 26% increase from last year). While it is too early to know what this means, some wonder if the higher MCAT scores are leading applicants to apply to more schools to hedge their bet, and hopefully increase their chances.

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new MCAT trending high?