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http://www.ceousa.org/attachments/article/543/UMichMedFinal.pdf
On page 29 (the second to last page), the author of this paper defined an equation that described the chance of being admitted.
Here's the one from 1999:
A = EXP((0.367059*TotMCAT) +(1.352213*SciGPA) +(3.628871*Black) +
(-1.17081*Asian) +(1.092736*Hispanic) +(0.583207*Sex) +(1.879969*Residency)
+(1.608379*Alum) +(-22.4244))
The thing that makes me mad is how there are negative points for being Asian. I don't know about you, but in my opinion that's just racist. Granted, the admissions people weren't actively putting people's numbers into this equation, since this equation only simulates their actions. However, the fact they were racist against Asians, consciously or unconsciously, really makes my blood boil.
On page 29 (the second to last page), the author of this paper defined an equation that described the chance of being admitted.
Here's the one from 1999:
A = EXP((0.367059*TotMCAT) +(1.352213*SciGPA) +(3.628871*Black) +
(-1.17081*Asian) +(1.092736*Hispanic) +(0.583207*Sex) +(1.879969*Residency)
+(1.608379*Alum) +(-22.4244))
The thing that makes me mad is how there are negative points for being Asian. I don't know about you, but in my opinion that's just racist. Granted, the admissions people weren't actively putting people's numbers into this equation, since this equation only simulates their actions. However, the fact they were racist against Asians, consciously or unconsciously, really makes my blood boil.