Siblings at Harvard

DwightEisenhower
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:56:23 +0000

You should really do some research before posting on the forums.

The (simplified) admissions rate for Harvard is governed by A = .062 + .1M +.001(GJ) +.04 -.02(1/2)^(S-1) -.005Y, where A equals your chances of acceptance, M equals millions of dollars donated, G equals days spent praying to Amun-Ra, J equals percentage of those days in which you also prayed to Aten, S equals number of siblings at Harvard and Y equals number of letters in your name that are either “Y,” “A,” “L,” or “E,” though this only applies to your first name (and middle name if you have one). Repeated letters do count against you, so if your name is Ezeki**e***l** Smitt White, you lose 2% from your first name but “White” doesn’t count against you.

So, to answer your question, you need to pick what admissions rate you want and solve for M. Note that the initial bonus to siblings is 2% but this bonus is halved with each additional sibling, so two siblings gives you a bonus of 3% instead of 4%. I also didn’t figure in values for certain ethnic groups because Harvard doesn’t publish that data and so they would have to be estimates, whereas the rest of my formula is solid fact. But you can do your own research and add in a few % if you’re Native American, etc.