UST 'tres-passer' makes it to top ten Med Tech exams

University of Santo Tomas Medical Technology graduate Francis Jacob Paras barely passed his subjects but still managed to make it to fifth place in the 2021 Medical Technology Licensure Examinations.

In a report from UST's official student publication, The Varsitarian, "Trespassing is against the law, but in college, “tres passing,” or barely passing a subject with a 3.00 grade, is nothing short of academic holy grail."

"But Thomasian Francis Jacob Paras brought this to the next level. Paras, who had gotten multiple 3.00 grades during his collegiate years, snagged the "singko" spot in the March 2021 licensure examinations for medical technologists."

Paras revealed that being an average student did not stop him from improving himself.

“I have no Latin honors. I’m no laude. I was just a regular student like everybody else trying to pass and survive every (semester) but I wanted to be a better version of myself,” Paras wrote on his Facebook page.

Paras told the Varsitarian that he appreciates his lessons rather than memorize information.

“I’m happy that kind of mindset made me top 5,” Paras said.

The new registered medical technologist said failure and low marks in college should be used as motivations in bringing out one’s best.

For Paras, low grades and failing marks should serve as motivations to "bring out inner potential."

“Failures and low grades don’t make you less of a person than those with higher grades. Use that failure to further motivate you to bring out the hidden potential hiding in each and every one of us," he added.

Paras garnered the fifth spot in the licensure exams, with a score of 87.50. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the exam results last March 26, 2021.

A total of 1,921 out of 3,251 successfully hurdled the examinations. -- BAP, GMA News