Posted on 04/03/2015 5:25:52 PM PDT by lowbridge
In 1998, Vijay Chokal-Ingam was determined to become a doctor, but his 3.1 GPA significantly reduced his chances. When he realized his application wouldnt cut it, he came up with a back-up plan he pretended to be black.
Chokal-Ingam, brother of famous actress Mindy Kaling, said he knew that admission standards for certain minorities under affirmative action were, lets say less stringent.
In a blog post, Chokal-Ingam explains how he ended up getting into the St. Louis University School of Medicine despite his low GPA and MCAT score:
So, I shaved my head, trimmed my long Indian eyelashes, and applied to medical school as a black man. My change in appearance was so startling that my own fraternity brother didnt recognize me at first. I even joined the Organization of Black Students and started using my embarrassing middle name that I had hidden from all of my friends since I was a 9 years old.
Vijay the Indian-American frat boy become Jojo the African American Affirmative Action applicant to medical school.
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
Good luck; I’m assuming I’ll have to defend indicating that.
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