Story highlights Vijay Chokal-Ingam says he pretended to be black to get into medical school He says the experience showed him that affirmative action is a flawed system <\/p>\n
The revelation comes as Vijay Chokal-Ingam, who is of Indian descent, is pitching a book about his experiences as a \"hard-partying college frat boy who discovered the seriousness and complexity of America's racial problems while posing as a black man.\" <\/p>\n
On his website, AlmostBlack.com, Chokal-Ingam says he hatched the plan in 1998 after realizing in college that his grades weren't going to be good enough to get into med school as an Indian-American. <\/p>\n
\"So, I shaved my head, trimmed my long Indian eyelashes, and applied to medical school as a black man,\" he wrote on the website. \"My change in appearance was so startling that my own fraternity brothers didn't recognize me at first.\" <\/p>\n
Actress Mindy Kaling's brother says his sister isn't happy with his plans for a book about affirmative action. <\/p>\n
He says he joined an organization for black students and applied to schools using his middle name, JoJo. <\/p>\n
The plan had some drawbacks, said Chokal-Ingam, who describes himself now as a \"professional resume writer, interview coach, and graduate school application consultant.\" <\/p>\n
\"Cops harassed me. Store clerks accused me of shoplifting. Women were either scared of me or couldn't keep their hands off me,\" he wrote. \"What started as a devious ploy to gain admission to medical school turned into a twisted social experiment.\" <\/p>\n
But, he says, it worked. Despite a relatively mediocre 3.1 college grade-point average and a score of 31 on the Medical College Admission Test, he says, he was wooed by a number of top medical schools. <\/p>\n
He eventually attended Saint Louis University Medical School, dropping out after two years. <\/p>\n
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