‘I think it’s fair to say that I didn’t have a life before the show,’ says Alan.<\/p>\n
Curtin student Alan Tse Ho Kwong is referring to his stint on the Channel 7’s reality television show Beauty and the Geek Australia<\/em>.<\/p>\n Alan, 19, a first year actuarial science student was one of eight ‘geeks’ handpicked by the producers of the show.<\/p>\n Dubbed the ‘ultimate social experiment’ the show consists of a group of “Beauties” (young women who have relied on their looks rather than their intellect) and a group of\u00a0 “Geeks” (young men who have relied primarily on intellect rather than social aptitude or looks) who are paired up to compete as couples for a $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n Alan, like many of the other contestants, decided to be on the show for the learning experience rather than the money.<\/p>\n ‘I decided to go on the show when my sister suggested it to me,’ he says.<\/p>\n ‘I thought, well I don’t have much of a life now, I may as well do something with myself.’<\/p>\n Despite being eliminated last week Alan says his time on the show was an invaluable experience.<\/p>\n ‘The world didn’t know who I was before the show, and I didn’t feel like I had anything to offer the world,’ he says.<\/p>\n ‘Now, even if it sounds a little vain, I can say – ‘Hey I’m Alan from TV!’ and people all of a sudden do know me and are interested in talking to me.<\/p>\n ‘It really gets me going, it’s a nice feeling.’<\/p>\n Indeed Alan has learned at lot in his time on the show. When asked which girl he was most fond of he skilfully answers:<\/p>\n ‘I don’t think girls like being compared to each other, that’s one thing I’ve learned, so I’m not going to answer that!’<\/p>\n As for the other geeks on the show, Alan, the youngest geek, views them as mentors and friends.<\/p>\n ‘I haven’t really been in contact with that many geeks before the show,’ he says.<\/p>\n ‘It was really good for me to meet them because they represent how I would of ended up, had I not been on the show.<\/p>\n ‘Because I’m only 19, I can make changes so I don’t end up in the same place.’<\/p>\n Alan, who excelled at high school, took up actuarial science because he felt the degree suited his personality.<\/p>\n ‘I don’t like risk and actuaries learn how to control risk. 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