[News] Happy jumping blonde triplets day!

[hans kraay fan club]

Yes, its A-level results day.

Best of luck to anyone on here awaiting their (or their offspring's) results.

Hope you all get what you deserve / need.




*despite what the papers have you believe, teenagers OTHER than pretty blondes are in fact, also entitled to sit these exams...

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Thanks, the thoughts are much appreciated. GCCM Junior has made it to study Zoology at Harper Adams University in Shropshire. I am very proud.

 

[pasty]

Just saw a facebook post from a friend of mine saying his daughter got a text from UCAS saying she had got her required grades for her place at Uni. Thought that was bit weird as it takes all the "fun" out of going and getting her results? A bit like hearing a football result you wanted to avoid on the news before MotD.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Thanks, the thoughts are much appreciated. GCCM Junior has made it to study Zoology at Harper Adams University in Shropshire. I am very proud.

Good lad

My youngest did better than he dared to hope, and got accepted for Economics at Exeter (but is planning to turn it down / defer it for a year).

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Just saw a facebook post from a friend of mine saying his daughter got a text from UCAS saying she had got her required grades for her place at Uni. Thought that was bit weird as it takes all the "fun" out of going and getting her results? A bit like hearing a football result you wanted to avoid on the news before MotD.

They all get them on line, in the safety of their own homes / beds. Mine came and woke us up at 6.00am to tell us his. The days of all trooping off to school / college to collect a piece of paper are past.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Good lad

My youngest did better than he dared to hope, and got accepted for Economics at Exeter (but is planning to turn it down / defer it for a year).

Ooooh, one of the lads who does some part time work with us is planning on doing Economics at Exeter. He zipped off after work this afternoon to get his grades. Although having a Japanese mother, living in Japan and being fluent in Japanese means there's not a lot of suspense in what his Japanese grade will be...

Also, good luck to everyone getting their grades!

 

[pasty]

They all get them on line, in the safety of their own homes / beds. Mine came and woke us up at 6.00am to tell us his. The days of all trooping off to school / college to collect a piece of paper are past.

Fair enough. Not had the experience of a child on A-Level results day.

 

[Gwylan]

Just saw a facebook post from a friend of mine saying his daughter got a text from UCAS saying she had got her required grades for her place at Uni. Thought that was bit weird as it takes all the "fun" out of going and getting her results? A bit like hearing a football result you wanted to avoid on the news before MotD.

Back in the day, you didn't go into school to get your results but got a letter from the examining board saying what your results were. That led to a round of phone calls to hear what your mates got and then arranging to go down the pub to celebrate/commiserate with them

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Fair enough. Not had the experience of a child on A-Level results day.

They'll still all go in, I'm sure, but just to meet their mates / compare notes / go to the pub

 

[carlzeiss]

A B B for Miss BHA carlzeiss

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Hope all connected to NSC got what they wanted (youngsters and parents). If not, it's not the end of the world, there are always options and more than one way to skin a cat. Please note that cat-skinning is no longer a career choice!

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Hope all connected to NSC got what they wanted (youngsters and parents). If not, it's not the end of the world, there are always options and more than one way to skin a cat.

Absolutely.

 

[pishhead]

Hope all connected to NSC got what they wanted (youngsters and parents). If not, it's not the end of the world, there are always options and more than one way to skin a cat. Please note that cat-skinning is no longer a career choice!

I'm sure with all the diverse courses being offered that taxidermy is almost certainly offered somewhere.

 

[GT49er]

The days of all trooping off to school / college to collect a piece of paper are past.

.......and some people are still in denial that the civilised world is coming to an end!

Back in the day, you didn't go into school to get your results.

Back in the day, we did. So did my children.

 

[marcos3263]

 

[marcos3263]

oh and in advance - yes, yes, yes

 

[Gwylan]

Back in the day, we did. So did my children.

I probably go further back than you but in the mid-70s you waited at home for the postie to arrive. The idea of going into school would have been weird.

I was on holiday when my O Level results arrived so I got them several days later.

It seems strange to think about this now when people get their results instantly

 

[Baldseagull]

My son Graduated this year, a 1st and a cash prize for the years best dissertation, back when he received his A level results, he was a grade short on what he needed for the course he had wanted to get on, however, the University offered him a related course, with the possibility of switching after the first year back to his original choice if they had drop outs. A year later they offered him the switch and he refused, having found the alternative suited him and his ambitions far better. So kids, falling short can sometimes be a blessing, when you look back on life, you can see that the things that went wrong for you, change your path to a better one at least as often as not.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

oh and in advance - yes, yes, yes

 

[GT49er]

I probably go further back than you but in the mid-70s you waited at home for the postie to arrive. The idea of going into school would have been weird.

60s actually. And children were 30-40 years later.