Pass degree

Wajamaa one of my buddies ameangukia pass pale uon… Is his life fucked ama bado kuna hope… How bad is pass degree?

Its not yet fucked!

It is better than nothing. Ask Joho. At least it gets you past the minimum qualifications of a bachelors degree. Own it! A friend got a pass from multimedia and he works for an NGO. The minimum qualification was a degree and he passed the face to face interview. It is a little hard to talk your way into a job if you don’t have papers. That pass isn’t worthless because it prevents you from automatic disqualification in positions where a bachelors degree is needed.

but he isn’t Joho…with unemployment rates that pass is Shitshow nafikiri

Yeah it is. But make no mistake, it isn’t worthless. There is a big difference between someone with a pass degree, and a dropout. One gets disqualified automatically, and the other has a chance to sweettalk interviewers because he meets the minimum requirements.

It depends on the field of study. Is it a pass in sociology or pure math?

In the real world, nobody gives a fuck whether you got a pass, lower-class, upper-class or first-class. Cha muhimu ni networking, connections na kukuwa aggressive kwa speciality yako.

Civil engineering

It is a lot easier to connect a person with a pass than a dropout. That is a fact.

But he wants to clean it to lower… Some universities hapa Kenya do that

I’m talking about Bachelor graduates, not dropouts.

Civil engineering is a tough degree, so a pass isn’t that bad. He could pursue a post-baccaulaureate option, usually 1-2 years, to raise his GPA.

The truth is that it doesn’t really matter as long as he is good in what he does. The only limitation that he will have is his mind & self esteem by thinking the pass defines his capabilities in the real world.

Tell them, anaweza pata job before watu wa 1st class, that is the real world. Anapatiwa an internship which later leads to a job by a relative or a family friend. Real world is all about whether you have the paper or not.

A pass is a gentleman’s grade. It’s good enough in life. Just learn how to word your resume. Your are as good as a A student. Brush up on interview skills. Employees look for dynamism. Passing means he understood the basics. Good enough to use commercial civil Engineering software in a job .
A degree is a degree.

What’s a ‘pass’ in GPA terms? They didn’t have those in my days.

A “Pass” is about a 2.3-2.6 GPA.

First Class Honours (1st): Summa Cum Laude (GPA = 3.7 - 4.0)
Upper Second Class Honours (2i): Magna Cum Laude (GPA = 3.3 - 3.69)
Lower Second Class Honours (2ii): Magna Cum Laude (GPA = 3.0 - 3.29)
Third Class Honours (3rd): Cum Laude (GPA = 2.7 - 2.99)
Pass Honours (4th): Cum Laude(GPA = 2.3 - 2.69)
The unclassified BSc degree will be awarded if the GPA achieved lies in the range 2.0 - 2.29.

http://www.lcuck.ac.uk/LC/honours.htm

Are trying to reinvent them? Summa is 3.95+
Magna - 3.75+
Cum Laude - 3.50 - 3.75.

According to your GPAs above, Pass doesn’t mean you don’t deserve the bacca.

When growing up we were made to beleive that kusoma vizuri lands you a good job. Sad thing is that it makes you a good employee. I know people who made it without stepping kwa university . It’s how you bounce in market world . Njenga Karume rings a bell?

I think the best thing about formal education is that it teaches you how to think. You can learn on your own but people like karume are extreme examples.