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Beating The Odds

By Tim Zinnecker

Carol applied to Yale.

So did Kenny.

Martina, too.

And Ray.

Last week,  Yale offered each of them a spot in the next freshman class.

And why is this newsworthy?

Carol, Kenny, Martina and Ray are siblings.

And quadruplets. 

According to this story, Yale has never offered admission to quadruplets.

So what are the odds?

I invite one of our readers who is a math whiz to tell us. 

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).