B.a. Pass -2012- 📍

That kid with the First Class Honours in Philosophy? He’s a regional manager at a logistics firm. That girl with the B.A. Pass in General Studies? She runs a $2M boutique marketing agency.

Mine finally came out of the drawer last year. It’s framed in my office, right next to the sales award and the photo of my kid. It’s not the fanciest frame. But the document inside?

The Year I Almost Didn’t Frame the Degree: A Love Letter to the B.A. Pass (2012) b.a. pass -2012-

Why? Because the B.A. Pass is a degree in

That piece of paper isn't proof of a narrow expertise. It’s proof that you showed up, that you endured four years of general requirements, that you finished what you started even when nobody was cheering for the “general” track. That kid with the First Class Honours in Philosophy

And in 2012, the world made sure you felt it. Let’s set the stage. The world was supposed to end in December (thanks, Mayan calendar). Facebook was still blue and relatively innocent. The iPhone 5 had just dropped. We were two years past the recession but still feeling the hangover. Jobs were scarce, and rent was due.

October 11, 2023

— A recovering over-generalizer, c. 2012

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