result etiquette

Whimsical

:pac: Is there proper etiquette that one should follow after opening the results..If I do well should I run around screaming...or nod modestly...If I do crap ( which is quite inevitable ) should I break down sobbing...rip my hair out in fit of hysteria or light a match whilst cackling to everyones results?? Or if anyone has any better ideas.....:D

raah!

I for one think that it is more polite to hold in your excitement. Cos there is people crying everywhere, I think it would only make them feel worse tbh.... but then again, it is the leaving cert results. If I do do well i probably won't be able to help dancing about a bit. But that's only cos I have to get them there.

cHaTbOx

If you are that worried about upseting people look at them online.
At the end of the day the big celebrations will come after the offers(well I think it is) like you could get what you wanted but still not get your place.
Have fun and don't be so pessimistic:)

KeyLimePie

be happy!!! and celebrate and smile for pictures, unless there's someone who u know wanted to do well and tried to do well did bad then try not to make a scene! =D

i'm thinking of just leaving after i get my results no matter wat

Davidius

If you do well you best act really smug and say "Pfft, so easy".

If you don't do well you best act really smug and say "Pfft, so easy".

:pac:

daggy

yeah that's a tough one alright, but it's not like you have to open them infront of everybody is it? And if you're ecstatic about them , you can you outside and flail your arms and happy dance etc.. and if you're devastated you can hit the pub hard.

hey, how are they actually given to you? Because friends of mine who did it last year said they were told " Louise 495" straight up, instead of being handed a statement of results first.. wah wah wah see i dont really need to know , or want to know, but anything to discuss D-day is therapy now.. god almighty i can't stick these few days leading up to it.

KnifeWRENCH

Don't bother getting your results. Just wait 'til the following Monday to see if the lovely folks at the CAO have given you a place.

cHaTbOx

square_igloo wrote: »

Don't bother getting your results. Just wait 'til the following Monday to see if the lovely folks at the CAO have given you a place.

That is actuallly good advice Square. Saves all the hasle of people asking you:D

KnifeWRENCH

Nosey Randomer: "Oooh what did you get in the exams?"
You: *apathetic shrug* "I dunno"

Yep, that would definitely work well! :pac:

cHaTbOx

square_igloo wrote: »

Nosey Randomer: "Oooh what did you get in the exams?"
You: *apathetic shrug* "I dunno"

Yep, that would definitely work well! :pac:

Nosey Randomer:you must know.
Me: *shrugs*600?:D

gaeilgegrinds

People cry for so many reasons on that day, do whatever feels natural. I remember walking away to open mine and then returning 5 minutes later when the shock subsided. Best of luck to ye all, just remember there is always a way to get where you want to, you may just have to get a connecting flight.

PrivateEye

1) Get results.
2) wish everyone all the best, tell people I'll see them later and to come out regardless. "Ah you've earned it" and such lines.
3)Out to car, open results.
4) Tell the old man how it went.
5) Hopefully stop for (one) father/son pint in the local on the way back, regardless of how it went.

I don't want to open them publicly, sure I'm not alone in that?

jaffa20

Ah OP, you'll be too "in the moment" to think about that on the day. i was over the moon and couldn't hold it in. I kept shouting 4 A's and 3 B's. Of course, the one subject i progressed to uni with was my favourite and i did the worst in that in my leaving. Leaving cert. piss easy. a memory test. Good luck at uni

Tyson12

imagine getting someone else's by mistake and they like fail maths or something (or u fail it). how awkward would that be!!!!

tasha1

I won't have to worry about that because my results are being opened around nobody else!!

PurpleFistMixer

I think I'm going to get mine and go hide in a corner/bathroom/bush somewhere to open them. Though, for my JC a teacher took the envelope out of my hand and opened it for me, I hope that doesn't happen again. After the depression subsides (I just KNOW I'm going to be disappointed) I'll return and whatnot.

It's difficult to know what to do though. Obviously if you do well you want to be happy for yourself etc., but if other people are crying around you, it's extremely bad form to go rubbing your success in their face. At the same time, if you do well, surely you're entitled to be happy. You just have to do it with tact. Or find other happy people and go and be happy with them.

bythewoods

I'm definitely- DEFINITELY not opening them around anyone.
But if i do alright I'm going to saunter back with a big smug grin on my face and terrorise weaker students.
It can't be denied that targetting the dismayed and weak would make for great craic! I say go for it!

spurious

bythewoods wrote: »

I'm definitely- DEFINITELY not opening them around anyone.
But if i do alright I'm going to saunter back with a big smug grin on my face and terrorise weaker students.
It can't be denied that targetting the dismayed and weak would make for great craic! I say go for it!

Oh yes, karma will love that.

Cateym

I didn't get my results til about 11.30am. I wanted to avoid the morning rush with everyone asking you what you got! My mate (who's dad was one of the teachers in our school) rang me to see had I collected them and informed me that her dad said I had done great and not to worry :eek:Talk about taking the fun away!!

There were only 3 envelopes left when I collected mine. I went in on my own (boyfriend at time drove me) got them, read them and almost died of shock. Burst into tears and walked out to the car. He thought it was bad news when he saw my face. I rang my mother and father to let them know and just headed out for the day!! I think you are better off being on your own, its a private thing.

I got my results 9 years ago and my husband is driving his little sister to collect hers on Wednesday!

Whimsical

Best of luck to her !!! *Chuckles* brill advice all..really in tune with human emotions ...I think I'll try a bit of everything...You know nano second moodswings...:D I've tried to practice a smug face...My sister says I look like a deer caught in headlights..That should do nicely

Piste

bythewoods wrote: »

I'm definitely- DEFINITELY not opening them around anyone.
But if i do alright I'm going to saunter back with a big smug grin on my face and terrorise weaker students.
It can't be denied that targetting the dismayed and weak would make for great craic! I say go for it!

Ha, as spurious says, Karma will not like that one bit! You'll end up bitterly dismayed when the offers come out the following Monday

tribulus

Don't be the muppet who after being dumbfounded by their results implies anyone who gets under x amount of points is a retard.

Obviously whether you want to tell people or not is up to you but in my school (all boys) when we got them, anyone who tried got a fair amount of abuse for having a lack of testicles so be warned!

rm_2008

im checkin my results on the net its gunna be disgusting having to wait til 12 pm. im just gunna keep clicking refresh!!

W.Shakes-Beer

On the morning:

1)... 8.30am, me agus BOB will be filling up with fat from Mc D's.

2)... Cruise over to school in Bobs veh-hicle.

3)... Go in, get results, either be happy or not(hopefully happy)

4)... Find out what my other cronies got.

5)... Go feckin mental for the rest of the day.

yeah, that sound good to me

WSB

Yuugib

Btw, when does the irish times/independent issue the points for courses this year? I remember last year it was just before the offers...

Blitz17

Go down with everyone, open them , have a laugh with everyone, go to the pub

PrivateEye

It can't be denied that targetting the dismayed and weak would make for great craic!

:rolleyes:

rough time in school?

K4t

The best feeling for me if I get the points I wanted will be seeing them on the page and then looking up at the school knowing I'll never have to return again. It's over at last.

So now for a year of studying.

Good luck everyone getting yer results on wednesday. Be happy

Drodan

Speaking as a person who broke down from crap results last year trust me, the people weeping wont even notice if your celebrating, its like the world collapsing in on you and nothing else matters to them.

If you get good results celebrate, you'd deserve it.

Whimsical

Drodan don't be so hard on yourself....Results are just a figure....You obviously worked hard in 6th year...exams can go wrong for all kinds of reasons...Gosh I'd say we all achieved heaps turning up 4 the exams...Believe me I nearly had to be glued to the chair Go out and celebrate this year... YOU DESERVE IT !! That is an order

Nanaki

Imo, it'll be part of the experience. I spent most of my time around these people for the last 5 years (no TY) and I have no problem being around them on wednesday.
The people who matter to me, I'll congratulate and console them where neccessary, the others will get respect (where deserved) and any appropriate...sentiments.

I want to be with my friends as we open our envelopes (proverbial or literal).
I've been friends with a few guys since we were 5, if any of us get dodgy stuff, we'll be considerate, but I don't think anyone should be ashamed of their own results just because their friend is disapointed. And vice versa.

Anyhoo, enough crap from me, best of luck to ye all, hope ye get what ye want, and what ye deserve

Pyr0

I might open mine when I get home, I know I didn't pass maths for sure and I don't wanna be there to listen to people getting A's all over the shop ! Happy for them as I'll be, it'd still be uncomfortable in the end. Or I'll open them on the walk home or something, when I'm on my own at least !

Twee.

I'm going in with my mates, picking up the envelope and opening by myself in a corner somewhere. If they ask how many points I got I'll tell them. I'm sure I'll also thank/smite some teachers!
As for nosy relatives and neighbours, "I'm happy" or "I got what I needed" will suffice.

And then onto the party. Oh yes, the party!

goodgodholmes

Not sure what's considered appropriate, got mine last year, and I did the following:

Was given the envelope by the principal when I walked in. My mates already had theirs, they seemed happy.
I had planned to open them alone, but once I actually had the envelope in my hands I couldn't wait another second, ripped it open.
Before I scanned the page, my eyes went straight to my English result, which I wanted the A1 in more than ANYTHING.
Got a B2, was devastated, didn't even look at the rest until my friend made me.
Then I was delighted cos I realised I was 50 points over what I needed and started slightly bouncing.

Whoever corrected my Leaving Cert was an idiot. I went up 50 points in rechecks. (20 in English alone)... if in doubt, get a recheck, turns out I actually did get my A1 in English!!! If you feel you deserve a higher grade, you probably do.

Eegah

I'm really hoping for an A in English. I almost got a B1 in the mocks with absolutely no clue about Paper 2 - I wrote about 8 pages in total for that one. For the real thing I swatted up like hell - tonnes of quotes and technical devices, good narrative flow, good understanding - so it went swimmingly and I wrote 25 pages in total...

Honestly I don't know how I'll act on Wednesday. It's going to be surreal, that's all I know. I actually feel quite night before Christmas-ish at this point.

Mimikyu

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Awayindahils

I got my results in the post, but I didn't know that they were the results at the time. Got this big grey plastic envelope, opened it and saw the recheck form. Told my dad there was nothing to worry about and went off to the shower. WHen I got out he was sitting at the table in shock and went "I think these may be your actual results, don't worry you did really well it was all As and a G" So first I got really annoyed at him for looking at the first something along the lines of "Nooo you weren't supposed to look." Then I had to explain that the As referred to Ard and not grades. Very funny really.

As for what to do, your friends will be pleased for you if you do well. I just remember getting hundreds of texts that day. And meeting lots of people in town. Get excited if you want to, cry if you want to. It's a long hard slog to the end so emotions tend to run high in both directions.

andrew

All the cool kids don't bother getting their results and just wait so see what the CAO offers them :pac:

Bajingo

Eegah wrote: »

I'm really hoping for an A in English. I almost got a B1 in the mocks with absolutely no clue about Paper 2 - I wrote about 8 pages in total for that one. For the real thing I swatted up like hell - tonnes of quotes and technical devices, good narrative flow, good understanding - so it went swimmingly and I wrote 25 pages in total...

Honestly I don't know how I'll act on Wednesday. It's going to be surreal, that's all I know. I actually feel quite night before Christmas-ish at this point.

Yeah thats the way I feel aswell its kind of weird im not really nervous as much as I am excited(probably because im going to a certain marlay park gig)

Jeese 25 pages for paper 2 I wrote about 20 pages for papers 1 and 2 combined...although my writing was small....i'm actually quite confident for english

1huge1

Do you have to add up the points yourself or are they written at the bottom of the sheet? I don't want to have to add them up there and then, ill probably make a mess of it with the nerves.

Adam08

1huge1 wrote: »

Do you have to add up the points yourself or are they written at the bottom of the sheet? I don't want to have to add them up there and then, ill probably make a mess of it with the nerves.

Yeah you do.

My buddy made the mistake of giving 5 less points for each subject, it was after a couple weeks before he realised he actually got an extra 30 points.

PrivateEye

When I see people getting all emotional (i.e eh....crying) I don't know if it's best to leave them alone or go over and talk to them. I think I'll be in and out of the school in 10 minutes, grab the envelope- a quick 'best of luck' job and out the door. Open them somewhere quiet.

All the cool kids don't bother getting their results and just wait so see what the CAO offers them

Ha ha, trying to imagine that results night.
"Did you get the points"
"HAVEN'T A BLOODY CLUE,WOOOO!!"

Drodan

I'm getting mine in the post this year so I won't have the situation of dealing with other people, just my mam if I did crap again!!

Do you think that postmen throughout Ireland will get to work really early tomorrow because they'd know so many people are waiting for results? God I hope so, missed mine today and couldn't bribe him, ha.

Mimikyu

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helimachoptor

Its been 8 years since I got mine but most of my class got them while we were away.

some did better than others but there wasn't anywhere to hide.

TBH if i got my results in the school and did well I'd go mental cos i worked for them and i deserve to!

1huge1

crap, the old phone calculator will be put to good use in the morning so.

lilmizzme

And for the love of God guys, add up your points properly!! In the sheer adreniline rush/excitment of it all mistakes do happen, trust me!!

phase-3

going up at 9:20 collect my results..open them in a field which i pass through on the way home..not looking forward to it at all.

BaRcOe

rm_2008 wrote: »

im checkin my results on the net its gunna be disgusting having to wait til 12 pm. im just gunna keep clicking refresh!!

we can get em at 12 2night with da internet details we got ages ago?

JBoyle4eva

In my school last year my principal read them to us in private...he had worked out our points for the CAO and everything...total mood killer when I found I was really short of my no 1...but I'm lovin the course I'm in now

BaRcOe

1huge1 wrote: »

Do you have to add up the points yourself or are they written at the bottom of the sheet? I don't want to have to add them up there and then, ill probably make a mess of it with the nerves.

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