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Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by registration(m): 4:51pm On Dec 15, 2016
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Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by saraki2019(m): 4:53pm On Dec 15, 2016
Graduate assistant position guaranteed from your institution
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by INTROVERT(f): 4:59pm On Dec 15, 2016
abumeinben:
So you finally subscribed ...Xmas things?
You no well grin grin
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by seunlly(m): 5:00pm On Dec 15, 2016
Next....
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by abumeinben(m): 5:01pm On Dec 15, 2016
INTROVERT:
You no well grin grin
What!?
Wey you, I nor be ya mate o angry
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by adewumiopeyemi(m): 5:01pm On Dec 15, 2016
[b]ist class never see job..... mehn he no easy for this country what the benefit of us going to skul am tired of this countr[/b]y
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by INTROVERT(f): 5:05pm On Dec 15, 2016
abumeinben:
What!?
Wey you, I nor be ya mate o angry
I agree your mates dey daycare centre. grin
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by abumeinben(m): 5:18pm On Dec 15, 2016
INTROVERT:
I agree your mates dey daycare centre. grin
angry angry angry

I know where to catch you
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by kennyjam: 5:19pm On Dec 15, 2016
AnonyNymous:
Lol. But after all this, the benefits of having a first class degree outweigh the 'disadvantages'. So I'm going to keep struggling to maintain mine.
can we talk closely, please?
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by hardbody: 5:21pm On Dec 15, 2016
JARUSHUB:
1, More will be expected of you at interviews.

2, If you did not do well in a job test, it will be the headline when an HR Manager is interviewed: “First Class Graduates Fail NNPC Test” blabla.

3, People expect you to know everything in your field, forgetting you had a first class only in your first degree, it doesn’t make you a professor yet!



4, You will be expected to know everything , even outside your field, beyond basics. In fact, they will tell you they’ve seen a First Class Accounting graduate that cannot build a car!

5, The number of first class applicants for jobs will always be a headline (like the FIRS job news, which inspired this post, anyway).

6, The entrepreneurship noise makers expect every first class to be self-employed or be an entrepreneur, otherwise, they’re corporate slaves.

7, You must be rich. They will use you as example of their friend that made first class and is not rich. They will ask you which grade Dangote made. It doesn’t matter to them that not everyone is motivated by money.

SOURCE: http://www.jarushub.com/7-downsides-of-being-a-first-class-graduate-in-nigeria/
All 7 are good problems to have and deal with. Secure the first class first and then address the downsides.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by kennyjam: 5:25pm On Dec 15, 2016
mccoy47:
Yh yh. Though I still wished I'd made a 1st class while in school.
please, which advice would you advise a new student intending to make first class?
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Sheenor: 5:35pm On Dec 15, 2016
you guys should stop giving lame excuses.. if it's not first class, no any other class. first class/distinction it is. no hard feelings.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:36pm On Dec 15, 2016
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JARUSHUB:
1, More will be expected of you at interviews.

2, If you did not do well in a job test, it will be the headline when an HR Manager is interviewed: “First Class Graduates Fail NNPC Test” blabla.

3, People expect you to know everything in your field, forgetting you had a first class only in your first degree, it doesn’t make you a professor yet!



4, You will be expected to know everything , even outside your field, beyond basics. In fact, they will tell you they’ve seen a First Class Accounting graduate that cannot build a car!

5, The number of first class applicants for jobs will always be a headline (like the FIRS job news, which inspired this post, anyway).

6, The entrepreneurship noise makers expect every first class to be self-employed or be an entrepreneur, otherwise, they’re corporate slaves.

7, You must be rich. They will use you as example of their friend that made first class and is not rich. They will ask you which grade Dangote made. It doesn’t matter to them that not everyone is motivated by money.

SOURCE: http://www.jarushub.com/7-downsides-of-being-a-first-class-graduate-in-nigeria/
You are 101% correct sir. As a First Class Graduate in one of Nigeria's Foremost Unversity, my immediate boss who also doubles as my HR manager almost killed me work, if not for divine intervention as a call was put across to me from my university two months after picking up my first appointment letter immediately after my NYSC. In spite the wide gap in my take home pay, I didn't think it twice before opting out of the first firm to pick a job as a graduate assistant. I have never regretted it since then.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by mccoy47(m): 5:39pm On Dec 15, 2016
kennyjam:
please, which advice would you advise a new student intending to make first class?
Watch the kinda lodge u enter, cuz it has a great way of influencing you. In my case my lodge was the center of igbo smoking and craziest parties..
infact not having an extra year after graduation as a member of the lodge was considered a feat by many!
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Nwanna2588: 5:43pm On Dec 15, 2016
I don't have problem with those that finished with first class but what I don't like is inability of some holders of first class to reprise the same actions that earned them first class when the need arises.
I don't know about you but I look at the certificate with askance because the system is corrupt.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by kennyjam: 5:46pm On Dec 15, 2016
mccoy47:
Watch the kinda lodge u enter, cuz it has a great way of influencing you. In my case my lodge was the center of igbo smoking and craziest parties..
infact not having an extra year after graduation as a member of the lodge was considered a feat by many!
thanks Sir! Another thing noted.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by acenazt: 5:48pm On Dec 15, 2016
Kendzyma:
baba stop hating. U also desired a first class but ur brain capacity cnt just get u a first class,its not ur fault OK?...but just try and appreciate smtg good next time and don't let your condition interfere with ur sense of judgment.
lol ok oh. What ever you say. Let me take my Empty brain and go. Lmao but seriously You should not go around claiming brain capacity=Grades.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Mavelshee(m): 5:50pm On Dec 15, 2016
kennyjam:
please, which advice would you advise a new student intending to make first class?
-Your close friends will determine what you grad with....pick wisely

-Every course have its secret of passing it, some can be as simple as just only solving d past questions while some courses are tot by lecturers who ALWAYS give impromptu test every year (hav friend above ur level), u should know all this things as early as possible every semester

- Discover what reading method works for you as early as possible preferably b4 ur first exam

- Make friend with a 200L first class material

- Forget womanizing completely (cos some women carry badluck beliv it or not)

- Take ur C.A's seriously, if possible more than ur exams




See you at the other side bro....
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:52pm On Dec 15, 2016
kennyjam:
can we talk closely, please?
PM me
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by alizma:
that number 3 is very correct. I remember back in school, my mates had me as their last resort. they came to me with everything they don't understand, including the ones I don't know as well.
also while I was working with one of the banks, one day we were at a meeting and my branch manager was lecturing on something that was 75% new to me, all of a sudden he turned towards my direction and called me, Mr A. I hope I am correct? I quickly and confidently gave him a nod and he proceeded.
inside me I was like what did he take me for, a computer abi? Ok continue.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by kennyjam: 5:57pm On Dec 15, 2016
AnonyNymous:
PM me
Doing just that Sir!
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Jokerman(m): 6:00pm On Dec 15, 2016
I prefer to be Cristiano ronaldo than be a first class..... grin

First class that don't have a say in the scheme of things in Nigeria.... grin
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by kennyjam: 6:01pm On Dec 15, 2016
Mavelshee:
-Your close friends will determine what you grad with....pick wisely

-Every course have its secret of passing it, some can be as simple as just only solving d past questions while some courses are tot by lecturers who ALWAYS give impromptu test every year (hav friend above ur level), u should know all this things as early as possible every semester

- Discover what reading method works for you as early as possible preferably b4 ur first exam

- Make friend with a 200L first class material

- Forget womanizing completely (cos some women carry badluck beliv it or not)

- Take ur C.A's seriously, if possible more than ur exams




See you at the other side bro....
Thanks sir! I really appreciate Your advice and the time you took typing them. smiley
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Adegreen(m): 6:04pm On Dec 15, 2016
Bleep first class na dat one be money abi
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by CSTR13: 6:06pm On Dec 15, 2016
JackBizzle:
First class in university is meaningless abeg.

I have noticed that the best performers in my organisations are people with either 2.2 or 2.1. The only first class student we had could not work with people....only good with analysis on computer....which anyone could do.

How many billionares have first class?

La cram, la pour 1st class grin grin
That is a very jaundiced view of first class holders.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by CSTR13: 6:08pm On Dec 15, 2016
Adegreen:
Bleep first class na dat one be money abi
Yes, a first class holder is much better placed to make money and be successful in life.
Don't let your world view be restricted by Nigeria.
Nerds are some of the richest people in the developed world.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by CSTR13: 6:10pm On Dec 15, 2016
Mavelshee:
-Your close friends will determine what you grad with....pick wisely

-Every course have its secret of passing it, some can be as simple as just only solving d past questions while some courses are tot by lecturers who ALWAYS give impromptu test every year (hav friend above ur level), u should know all this things as early as possible every semester

- Discover what reading method works for you as early as possible preferably b4 ur first exam

- Make friend with a 200L first class material

- Forget womanizing completely (cos some women carry badluck beliv it or not)

- Take ur C.A's seriously, if possible more than ur exams




See you at the other side bro....
The highlighted statement is true.
The only time i womanized in my five year stay at the university, my CGPA dropped from 4.74 to 4.44 in a single semester shocked. It took the grace of God for me to recover.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by JackBizzle: 6:11pm On Dec 15, 2016
CSTR13:
That is a very jaundiced view of first class holders.
And you have a yellow-fevered view of facts.

A first class is meaningless in many situations. A first class will not help you in many jobs. Jobs that involve working with clients and making negotiations favour people who have been around people for a long time- the people in schools who chill with friends, sell stuff in schools, organize parties etc......How many first class people do you know that were like that in school?
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by Kdamilola(m): 6:16pm On Dec 15, 2016
JackBizzle:
First class in university is meaningless abeg.

I have noticed that the best performers in my organisations are people with either 2.2 or 2.1. The only first class student we had could not work with people....only good with analysis on computer....which anyone could do.

How many billionares have first class?

La cram, la pour 1st class grin grin
Yes, you can call first classers la cram la pour! But believe me, although I know u won't, it's not all of them! Some first class students take time to understand the concept of the course and sometimes find it difficult to work in group as you pointed out... coz they love seclusion! The guy u illustrated with analysis operations will be able to carry out some other things related to his field effectively!

Juz try to at least for once look at the positive side!
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by INTROVERT(f): 6:18pm On Dec 15, 2016
abumeinben:
angry angry angry

I know where to catch you
Sorry. No vex kiss
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by CSTR13: 6:20pm On Dec 15, 2016
JackBizzle:
And you have a yellow-fevered view of facts.

A first class is meaningless in many situations. A first class will not help you in many jobs. Jobs that involve working with clients and making negotiations favour people who have been around people for a long time- the people in schools who chill with friends, sell stuff in schools, organize parties etc......
A 2-1 or 2-2 will not help you know how to work with clients too.
It has to do with how well rounded the individual is.
Making it sound like it is a mutually exclusive relationship that exists between a first class degree and honing inter-personal relationship skill is just wrong.
Infact, it takes high cognitive ability to be to adapt and relate with people on their own respective levels.
First class holders who lack such skills have a personal character flaw. A flaw which has been found to be present in holders of other classes of degree be it 2-1 or 2-2.
It is a character flaw that can be corrected. And generalizing it is just stupidd.
Re: 7 "Downsides" Of Being A First Class Graduate In Nigeria by kennyjam: 6:21pm On Dec 15, 2016
AnonyNymous:
PM me
I have and even replied your mail.
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