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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2008 Posts: 478 Location: Old Trafford
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MaichBlack wrote:@AlphDoti - The last time I checked KU was in problems with the Engineering Board for starting Engineering courses without a single qualified lecturer in the areas of specialization, no labs etc. Did they ever sort that out? And how serious is their Computer Science program? KU have a habit of combining classes across departments - even practical oriented units - totally compromising quality!! You might end up with a class of 350 students being taught JAVA with a microphone!!! Do some investigation on these before choosing KU. I've heard of this & been wondering how its practically possible. Quite acceptable esp for JAB tho, where they pay less than 30k a year! OMG, which public uni is better now?
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2008 Posts: 478 Location: Old Trafford
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blackcobra wrote:Bree wrote:254.co.ke wrote:From my own experience! My unsolicited advice would let the girl take what is of interest to her. There are those of us who resisted the temptation of being told which course is better than the other and i have never regretted even once.My take is; if that her choice, the opportunities are immense in both government and private sector-However she need to take a professional course after the undergraduate to remain relevant and gain a competitive edge. I might be castigated on this forum for saying the 'bolded course' ain't even anything much but a degree.You need professional papers to be an Actuary. I could be wrong  Are you in the same field? What are these professional papers? My 1st and 2nd degrees are both in Applied statistics, and so far, i do not regret. My changed my course of admission though. Using a variety of commercial software, graduates are expected to analyze real-world data appropriately and communicate their findings effectively.Statistical analysis is an indispensable component of many industries. A diverse range of government agencies,banks, pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms and financial companies just to name a few provides ample employment opportunities for statisticians. BTW, we need statisticians. everywhere. Check out and upcoming education fair in Sarit centre on 2nd - 5th May 2012 and another one for all public Universities some times June or July. With all these MATHS am not sure that's the way she want to swing, tho she got an A in maths. I will check again with her. Thanks for the education fair dates...will def attend
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 68 Location: kenya
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bkismat wrote:jguru wrote:blackcobra wrote:Also, we tend to concentrate on UON, KU & JKUAT, therefore pushing the cluster points of particular courses very high. We also need to consider other Universities who offer similar or same courses, but cluster points may be lower. Other Universities include: Maseno, JOOST, Masinde Muliro etc Those Unis are not worth the paper they are written on.  What the hell is JOOST? Sorry JOOUST ( Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology), was just naming some other universities apart from the 3 big brands.We totally miss you coz of clinging to those brands. All programmes offered in Public Universities are fully accredited by CUE and therefore the various certificates fully recognized.
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2008 Posts: 478 Location: Old Trafford
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AlphDoti wrote:Bree wrote:AlphDoti wrote:While at it, how you great Wazuans think about this selection with mean grade of A- (AVG 80)?
1. First selection
a). UON - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Computer Science) (47.1)
b). JKUAT - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Computer Science) (46.8)
c). KU - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Computer Science) (46.5)
2. Second selection: MOI - BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (Electrical and Telecomm. Eng.) (46.5)
3. Third selection: JKUAT - Bachelor of Business Information Technology (BBIT) (45.6)
4. Fourth selection: KU - Bachelor of Science (Energy Engineering) (43.7)
Math (A)
Bio (A)
Chem (A)
His & Gov (A)
Geog (A)
Eng (A-)
Physics (B+)
Kisw (B) She has 45.9 points if you use trhe JAB calculations, thereby may miss on Comp Scie. See it here... JAB Procedure  who's going to pay for parallel now!!! I feel you, they've grown too fast right? ... 
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 68 Location: kenya
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bkismat wrote:jguru wrote:blackcobra wrote:Also, we tend to concentrate on UON, KU & JKUAT, therefore pushing the cluster points of particular courses very high. We also need to consider other Universities who offer similar or same courses, but cluster points may be lower. Other Universities include: Maseno, JOOST, Masinde Muliro etc Those Unis are not worth the paper they are written on. What the hell is JOOST? Sorry JOOUST ( Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology), was just naming some other universities apart from the 3 big brands.We totally miss you coz of clinging to those brands. All programmes offered in Public Universities are fully accredited by CUE and therefore the various certificates fully recognized.
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2008 Posts: 478 Location: Old Trafford
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blackcobra wrote:bkismat wrote:jguru wrote:blackcobra wrote:Also, we tend to concentrate on UON, KU & JKUAT, therefore pushing the cluster points of particular courses very high. We also need to consider other Universities who offer similar or same courses, but cluster points may be lower. Other Universities include: Maseno, JOOST, Masinde Muliro etc Those Unis are not worth the paper they are written on. What the hell is JOOST? Sorry JOOUST ( Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology), was just naming some other universities apart from the 3 big brands.We totally miss you coz of clinging to those brands. All programmes offered in Public Universities are fully accredited by CUE and therefore the various certificates fully recognized. How would you compare quality+exposure in these 'other' unis? E.g. JOOUST vs UoN?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/25/2007 Posts: 1,574
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Bree wrote:MaichBlack wrote:@AlphDoti - The last time I checked KU was in problems with the Engineering Board for starting Engineering courses without a single qualified lecturer in the areas of specialization, no labs etc. Did they ever sort that out? And how serious is their Computer Science program? KU have a habit of combining classes across departments - even practical oriented units - totally compromising quality!! You might end up with a class of 350 students being taught JAVA with a microphone!!! Do some investigation on these before choosing KU. I've heard of this & been wondering how its practically possible. Quite acceptable esp for JAB tho, where they pay less than 30k a year! OMG, which public uni is better now? KU is terrible! It specialises on QUANTITY! Not QUALITY! Set out to correct the world's wrongs and you will most certainly wind up adding to them.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 68 Location: kenya
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Bree wrote:blackcobra wrote:Bree wrote:254.co.ke wrote:From my own experience! My unsolicited advice would let the girl take what is of interest to her. There are those of us who resisted the temptation of being told which course is better than the other and i have never regretted even once.My take is; if that her choice, the opportunities are immense in both government and private sector-However she need to take a professional course after the undergraduate to remain relevant and gain a competitive edge. I might be castigated on this forum for saying the 'bolded course' ain't even anything much but a degree.You need professional papers to be an Actuary. I could be wrong Are you in the same field? What are these professional papers? My 1st and 2nd degrees are both in Applied statistics, and so far, i do not regret. My changed my course of admission though. Using a variety of commercial software, graduates are expected to analyze real-world data appropriately and communicate their findings effectively.Statistical analysis is an indispensable component of many industries. A diverse range of government agencies,banks, pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms and financial companies just to name a few provides ample employment opportunities for statisticians. BTW, we need statisticians. everywhere. Check out and upcoming education fair in Sarit centre on 2nd - 5th May 2012 and another one for all public Universities some times June or July. With all these MATHS am not sure that's the way she want to swing, tho she got an A in maths. I will check again with her. Thanks for the education fair dates...will def attend Make her attend too and let her ask all the questions she wants and she will make a better choice. The fair comprises of all categories of Universities: Public, Private local Universities and International Universities. I am sure there will be a career adviser in most booths ( I know because i have attended 3 previous fairs-- this is the 15th one, and the experience is a wao factor in terms of info gained). I just wish her all the best in her choice, as i put it before' some decisions are irreversible since time is involved"
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 68 Location: kenya
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Bree wrote:blackcobra wrote:bkismat wrote:jguru wrote:blackcobra wrote:Also, we tend to concentrate on UON, KU & JKUAT, therefore pushing the cluster points of particular courses very high. We also need to consider other Universities who offer similar or same courses, but cluster points may be lower. Other Universities include: Maseno, JOOST, Masinde Muliro etc Those Unis are not worth the paper they are written on. What the hell is JOOST? Sorry JOOUST ( Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology), was just naming some other universities apart from the 3 big brands.We totally miss you coz of clinging to those brands. All programmes offered in Public Universities are fully accredited by CUE and therefore the various certificates fully recognized. How would you compare quality+exposure in these 'other' unis? E.g. JOOUST vs UoN? My take is ... choice a course of your choice first then choose the University. Quality may even be better in a "fresher" University since they want to build a brand. Those who have already have the advantage of the brand do not really mind since the name sells. The upcoming ones would want to impress. lets not also forget that opportunities may be many in an upcoming University....just my opinion!
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 68 Location: kenya
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Bree wrote:blackcobra wrote:bkismat wrote:jguru wrote:blackcobra wrote:Also, we tend to concentrate on UON, KU & JKUAT, therefore pushing the cluster points of particular courses very high. We also need to consider other Universities who offer similar or same courses, but cluster points may be lower. Other Universities include: Maseno, JOOST, Masinde Muliro etc Those Unis are not worth the paper they are written on. What the hell is JOOST? Sorry JOOUST ( Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology), was just naming some other universities apart from the 3 big brands.We totally miss you coz of clinging to those brands. All programmes offered in Public Universities are fully accredited by CUE and therefore the various certificates fully recognized. How would you compare quality+exposure in these 'other' unis? E.g. JOOUST vs UoN? My take is ... choose a course of your choice first then choose the University. Quality may even be better in a "fresher" University since they want to build a brand. Those who have already have the advantage of the brand do not really mind since the name sells. The upcoming ones would want to impress. lets not also forget that opportunities may be many in an upcoming University....just my opinion!
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