It's that time of years again, groan!

This business of photogenic young women jumping up and down in a circle like a bunch of five-year-olds while squealing like stuck pigs has, I am sure, come from America. I genuinely hope that students who have worked hard achieve the results they deserve, but I am not interested in seeing them open their results' envelopes and these are only A levels, not much qualification for anything except another, albeit useful step on the academic ladder. No doubt, those whose children or grandchildren are featured on the news will get a some pleasure from seeing them, assuming they haven't failed dismally, but it's not really news is it?

And I agree that it does rather rub salt into the wounds of those who are disappointed with their own results.

Except, of course, for the lad who has been educated here since he was nine, got four A* and has now been told he does not qualify as a British student and must pay £26,000 a year if he wants to get a degree.
Completely wrong. Just money-grabbing.
What's the point of educating him here if we are not going to make use of that education.
I hope someone manages to see sense.

I went home in tears after going to school and getting my A level results. I still have nightmares about it occasionally.

The whole thing would have been a great deal worse if I'd had to watch others jumping about in jubilation on the telly.

We couldn't go to my school for results when I were a lass. We'd to hand in a stamped postcard listing our subjects and leaving a space for them to write in the results, then they'd post it out. I came across my GCE one the other day, which probably proves I should have a sort out. We didn't have phones so only got to share the news with any family and friends who lived nearby, and I can't remember the local paper showing any interest. It was all very low key....

Scottish results in the 1950s came out before the end of term. We were called into the Rector's study and were handed our results individually. We weren't jumping up and down even if we had done well. We mostly breathed a sigh of relief. I think the actual certificates were handed out in assembly - or was it at the prizegiving at the end of term? It's so long ago it's hard to remember.

Janeainsworth it was only a ticket to ride as my DH constantly tells the young. Why do the boys never jump up and down. Aren't they as photogenic?

Aw thank you Stansgran. Water under the bridge now but still one of my regrets!
I think boys/men are generally just not as excitable. DH's standard response to being asked how something was, is 'Oh, it was ok.' This covers the gamut of experiences from something being superlatively good to really not that good at all, and applies to films, concerts, National Trust gardens, meals out, other people's weddings, the lot

Reminds me of a conversation we overheard on the bus recently, jane. Woman to her friend 'He absolutely loved that job, loved it.' Turning to her other half, sitting next to her 'You loved it, didn't you? Didn't you?'. Him, glumly 'It were all reet'.

you gotta love 'em!

www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/britains-immigration-hysteria-is-hindering-the-progress-of-our-best-pupils-10458330.html?origin=internalSearch

A lot more students with good results are being denied the chance to go to university.

This question appears in the comments section of that article: "What is preventing these students - brought up and educated in this country - from applying for British nationality? Surely they'd get it and that would be that!"

I've been wondering the same thing. In an earlier example that was posted on this thread, it actually said that the young man in question would do that. It would delay his entrance to university by two years. That is far from ideal but it is not the same as denying him a chance to go to university at all.

It's also very expensive.
Haven't they already proved by going to school and passing A levels that they consider themselves to be British?

It's sad that we need to get rid of them now. There should be a fast track system to keep these bright youngsters here, the scientists and engineers of the future. As they have all said, they did not realise the system would shut them out now, and make it more difficult for them.
Their past was bad enough for their parents to be given refugee status. Why not them? It's not as if they are asking for anything out of the system, just a loan that they will pay back when they qualify and earn enough, just like all the 18 year olds they were educated with.

These are also the right age to be radicalised. I thought we wanted to keep them on our side.

I don't think going to school and taking A levels is proof that anyone 'considers themselves British' - why would it? Most people cherish the nationality they were born with.

It might be argued that as the UK taxpayer has already funded the primary and secondary education and healthcare of such young people, it is not too much to ask that they take UK citizenship before getting a university education at discounted fees.

Ours came in an envelope to our homes - much more civilized.
We then met up with our friends in town to celebrate and/or commiserate.
There was a small paragraph in the local newspaper for anyone who was interested - and you're quite right, Indinana who really cared besides ourselves and our parents?

Is anyone talking about "getting rid of them"? Saying that, as the law stands at the moment, they are not eligible for a British student loan does not sound like "Get out of this country" to me. I agree that the law as it stands seems weird and I think it should be changed if only to fast-track their applications to be British citizens should they wish to make such an application.

It would also seems reasonable to grant the children of long term refugees British citizenship, but maybe the parents have never applied for British citizenship because they always hoped to return home. Who knows?

Fortunately some universities have realised the problem and have a heart.
They will charge the home fees until the asylum applications for these children are sorted out. Anyone who knows anything about asylum applications will realise that it could take the whole of the three years, if not longer.

Oh good! So we can all calm down then.

Silly me, there I was thinking this topic was a 'chat'. Should have put it in News & Politics obviously

Indinana you should realise that even a thread about cakes has the potential to become political!

I guess I'll never learn, rosequartz

Note to self: do not, repeat do not turn the telly on tomorrow morning

I will watch the youngsters tomorrow , so they leap around and scream, they are happy, last week i watched my elder granddaughter wait for her A Level results , tomorrow younger granddaughter has her GCSE results ,

will be waiting with bated breath tomorrow,am not being allowed to go with resident GD,but guessing she will want nanny to pick her up if not good news,she says she will be very emotional what ever the outcome.

Anniebach and downtoearth, you both have every reason to be looking forward to tomorrow! Wishing you and your grandchildren the very best for their results