capital to the good

[thelady]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести.

1. capital to the good
2. that you have gone down from Cambridge, at any rate for this term
Выражение встречается в следующем контексте:

1. With a degree you start with so much capital to the good
2. I have learned from your College Tutor, much to my regret, that you have gone down from Cambridge, at any rate for this term.

Заранее спасибо