Kuala Lampur, Sept. 10 -- Every year, almost like clockwork, social media will be abuzz after the release of the UPU (Unit Pengambilan Universiti). This year alone, 105,424 students applied for undergraduate programmes, hoping to be placed in one of the many courses offered in public higher education institutions across the country. This year, like every other year, also had a wave of allegations of unfairness and racial bias thrown at the admissions systems.

Edward Wong's case, where he was offered only his fifth choice (a placement in Management at USM) and denied placements in Accounting in four other universities despite scoring a 4.0 CGPA and a 99.9 per cent merit score, seems to be this year's highlight.

Uniquely, the Department o...