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Saturday, April 04, 2015
Brother of Famous Actress Admits He Faked Being Black to Get Into Med School — and It Worked!
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 wouldn’t cut it, he came up with a back-up plan — hepretended to be black.
Chokal-Ingam, brother of famous actress Mindy Kaling, said he “knew that admission standards for certain minorities under affirmative action were, let’s 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:
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3 comments:
Oh, great, and now he's my doctor...
WTF!! I knew I should have pulled that stunt. I had a better GPA, but I am white and knew it would be difficult for me to get into Med School so I didn't even apply.
Just what we need...more unqualified, less competent doctors.
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