St Lucia, QUEENSLAND—A Brisbane university student has been expelled after he was caught lying about his ethnicity to improve his grades.
Campus police at the University of Queensland (UQ) detained 23-year-old caucasian male Mitchell Chad, under allegations of pretending to be Chinese in order to be awarded a higher score for his end-of-year final exams.
It is believed the 23-year-old paid $6,000 (partly funded by a student loan from Centerlink) for plastic surgery ... to trick the university into giving him straight-7s and First Class Honours.
Apparently guilty of multiple infringements, the accusations leveled against Mr Chad include:
- Using fake identification with the name "Michael Chan"
- Taping up the sides of his eyes
- Liberally striking the Asian-peace sign at every selfie opportunity
- Pretending to not know English
- Engaging in stereotypically Asian extracurricular activities, e.g. playing DOTA/League of Legends in the Holt room
- Posting Klub Kandy dance party posters around campus
Even friends and peers have come forth to testify against Mr Chad, confirming that he began altering his appearance and behaviour since the start of Semester 2, 2015—including dyeing his hair black, always eating rice, noodles or sushi from the refect and commuting to university on the 169 Bus instead of driving, as he used to do before his unexpected transformation.
It is believed the 23-year-old paid $6,000 (partly funded by a student loan from Centerlink) for plastic surgery as part of an elaborate plan to trick the university into giving him straight-7s and First Class Honours based purely on his nationality, a trend he had observed in all of his Asian classmates.
A spokesperson for the university spoke out against this behaviour, discouraging other students from following Mr Chad's example.
"If you aren't actually Asian and you are found pretending to be one to gain an academic advantage, the next person we catch won't just be expelled, you'll be deported back to your 'so-called' Asian home country on a boat," said Kitty Rodriguez, a spokesperson for UQ. "Good luck with that."
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