Jesus Jokers In Eton Mess

Two Jesus College Cambridge students have posed as applicants from Eton in a bid to frighten interviewees. 

The second year students, dressed in suits, entered a holding room for interviewees and made outrageous claims to the nervous sixth formers.

According to Tab sources, the pranksters suggested only pupils from public schools had a chance of getting into the college.

Invigilators in the Marshall room soon realised what the students were up to and informed the college authorities.

The two students are said to have subsequently been asked to leave Cambridge and are awaiting formal punishment from the college Dean.

Student reaction has been mixed. This Facebook status, which was leaked to The Tab, received 158 likes, suggesting that many see a funny side to the prank.

But one Jesus fresher, who asked to remain anonymous, told us: “I can’t believe anyone would want to shake up applicants like that. They were in the same position once.”

Members of the college have suggested that the consequences of the incident itself aren’t particularly damaging – there would only have been around ten applicants in the Marshall room at any one time.

The intent of the action is likely to be of more concern to the college, along with possibility that applicants might use the incident as an excuse for poor performance in interview – possibly with good reason.

The relevant college authorities have been unavailable for comment, including outgoing Cambridge admissions head and Jesus Senior Tutor Dr Geoff Parks.  

A member of the JCSU told The Tab: “The JCSU makes no comment on this matter at this time, however Geoff Parks (Senior Tutor) will shortly be making a statement on behalf of the College and we would refer you to that statement.”

The incident is likely to be a source of great embarrassment to Britain’s second best University, which in has struggled to dispel myths of anti-state school bias.