Leaving Cert congratulations?

NoHornJan

Just wondreing what kind of congratulatory presents can most parents afford to give this year?

chin_grin

A car...........................d.

mathie

NoHornJan wrote: »

Just wondreing what kind of congratulatory presents can most parents afford to give this year?

A plane ticket to Australia?

My name is URL

A bindle full of Galtee ham sanwiches

well maybe half-full

SV

Got me a new mini cooper like.
not in the colour i want though so daddy is taking it back tomorrow.

Rabies

NoHornJan wrote: »

Just wondreing what kind of congratulatory presents can most parents afford to give this year?

How about parents take away something if the kid does sh!t. Better motivation

SV

Rabies wrote: »

How about parents take away something if the kid does sh!t. Better motivation

The carrot or the stick eh?
Didn't they do a program on that to see which was better at motivating people(in a survival enviroment)
as far as I remember they all came out completely equal.

Fart

A nice meal with the family and a swift kick in the bollox if ya do ****.

ciaburkie

cold hard cash

anniehoo

NoHornJan wrote: »

Just wondreing what kind of congratulatory presents can most parents afford to give this year?

Whaaa??? Theres meant to be "congratulatory presents"...i got none when i did mine. I rang the parents from a phonebox (yep im that old) outside the school:
Me: Yeeeeeeehhhhhh woooooo.... i got all honours!!
Mam: is that good Anniehoo?
Me(deflated): well uummmm....yeh kind of!Put Dad on...
Dad: well....
Me: All honours wooo!
Dad: well done love, did ye get enough points for veterinary?
Me (nearly crying): Noooo!!!!! FECK SAKE Dad...i told you i wouldnt get enough.Enough for Ag & Env Science though. Sob!
Dad: i told ye i dont want you doin that "farming malarky"...sigh!
Me: beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppp........hangs up.

fonecrusher1

I got 40 punts (thats pre-euro currency not a form of punishment) for my leaving cert in 1997.

PeterIanStaker

save them a place in the queue at the dole office, and get their passport renewed.

Rabies

Fart wrote: »

A rice meal with the family and a swift kick in the bollox if ya do ****.

I read your post a little differently the first time

Carl Sagan

I did really well in mine and it was unexpected. I got 60 euro (last year) after I asked if I could have some money to go out.

One guy I know failed 3 subjects and was given a car.

Wolfe Tone

WTF, people get presents? I got my results today and I was just told that they were very proud.

New laptop please. "For college"

Cookie_Monster

NoHornJan wrote: »

Just wondreing what kind of congratulatory presents can most parents afford to give this year?

why would you get a present for doing well in exams?

Killer Pigeon

NoHornJan wrote: »

Just wondreing what kind of congratulatory presents can most parents afford to give this year?

... college fees.

spider_pig

a can of baked beans, they'll be yummy in their tummy

gaz wac

some bloke in another thread failed !!..what does he get?....to repeat next year

ilovelove

anniehoo wrote: »

Whaaa??? Theres meant to be "congratulatory presents"...i got none when i did mine. I rang the parents from a phonebox (yep im that old) outside the school:
Me: Yeeeeeeehhhhhh woooooo.... i got all honours!!
Mam: is that good Anniehoo?
Me(deflated): well uummmm....yeh kind of!Put Dad on...
Dad: well....
Me: All honours wooo!
Dad: well done love, did ye get enough points for veterinary?
Me (nearly crying): Noooo!!!!! FECK SAKE Dad...i told you i wouldnt get enough.Enough for Ag & Env Science though. Sob!
Dad: i told ye i dont want you doin that "farming malarky"...sigh!
Me: beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppp........hangs up.

Lol!! Lol!!

prinz

I got congratulated. Verbally. Well Done. Wtf expecting presents and rewards now?

NoHornJan

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

why would you get a present for doing well in exams?

Keeping up with the Jones's.

Johnny down the road got a Honda Civic, I want a Range Rover.
Pretty please

mickydoomsux

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

WTF, people get presents? I got my results today and I was just told that they were very proud.

New laptop please. "For college"

Wait. I've been arguing with a teenager in that other thread? Oh FFS.

Congratulations anyway!

Wolfe Tone

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Wait. I've been arguing with a teenager in that other thread? Oh FFS.

Fail to see how that is relevant.

Congratulations anyway!

Thanks.

henryporter

Back in 1985 :eek: I got nothing - now the ubiquitous 'they' are talking about dumbed down courses, easier marking etc. and little Johnny and Mary get cars or sun holidays as a reward for being able to spell their names right.

The world is a funny old place. :rolleyes:

alwaysadub

When i did mine back in '98, one of the lads got a brand new Audi for passing :eek:. Someone else got 100pound for every subject they passed.

I think i might've got a mc donalds as a reward, but i could be just thinking that to make me feel better.

Terry

I'd like to see the English results form the Bebo generation.

My cousin's kid got enough points for the course he wants to do in Maynooth. I shook his hand and said "well done".
In fairness to him, he did study hard for his exams.

CrazyChick18

My brother got his results today got aload of cards with money from the family!!:)

Herb Powell

A kick in the hole can be afforded any time

enda1

I got a bike, but that was to cycle to college with.

I'm not sure if it was a present or punishment...

IrishZeus

I got a lift to the VEC office to apply for the Higher Ed. grant and was subsequently shipped off to college...

In fairness, if i'd gotten a car i would have sold it for drinking money so they probably made the right decision...

starlit

Well all I got for my leaving cert results, going back about 6 years now was jewellery and some mulah! Got a new phone then about a month after!!

These days I'd say either a mobile phone, a laptop, more likely a swanky car or something less posh nosh or poshy nosh depending on the parents.

Aglomerado

1995: A lift to the pub to meet friends to celebrate.
None of this car/ holiday malarkey for any of us!

starbelgrade

Congratulations everybody. I hope you all have a great night tonight.
















And wake up with week long debilitating hangovers.

Dravokivich

I got a hair cut...

Pretty sure I didn't get anything when I did mine
Don't remember though

CiaranMT

Nothing! As a 3rd year student I say you should be lucky to have your fees paid for by Mammy and Daddy dearest!!

starbelgrade

CiaranMT wrote: »

Nothing! As a 3rd year student I say you should be lucky to have your fees paid for by Mammy and Daddy dearest!!

The taxpayer pays for tuition fees - not mummy & daddy.

Dravokivich

starbelgrade wrote: »

The taxpayer pays for tuition fees - not mummy & daddy.

Alot of secondary schools insist on "Registration Fee's"

starbelgrade

Dravokivich wrote: »

Alot of secondary schools insist on "Registration Fee's"

Which is covered by a maintenance grant for a lot of students. Personally, I'd love to see the re-introduction of fees for those whose parents can afford them, which - at least in Dublin - would be the majority of students attending the universities.

run_Forrest_run

starbelgrade wrote: »

Which is covered by a maintenance grant for a lot of students. Personally, I'd love to see the re-introduction of fees for those whose parents can afford them, which - at least in Dublin - would be the majority of students attending the universities.

and kids of farmers and many business owners who are loaded...I knew plenty of them in college:mad:

Anyway, well done to all those who did their LC, pass or fail, it's a pretty tough time and nice to have it completed, another chapter completed...just a lifetime of leaving cert related nightmares to look forward to...15 years later and I'm still getting them

starlit

Congrats to all the leaving cert students no matter what the results you got you should be proud of your achievement! Relax and enjoy yourself!

babyfratelli_x

I got my results 2 years ago... parents took me for a meal and gave me money... cant remember how much, think it was a hundred.... and I was v. happy with that!

People getting cars is ridiculous... I mean its nice to get a little token to showur kids ur proud and as a result for hard work, but I mean its an exam that pretty much everyone has to do, and these people would probably get the car whether theyd gotten 200 or 500 points.

Fluorescence

Did my LC last year, and got a laptop as a well-done/birthday gift (my birthday's in August so the two occasions were amalgamated :P). I had done very little work and came out with 460 though so I was pleased enough with that, never mind getting a "reward".

My Dad did the gayest thing ever for the leavin.. He promised me an unbelievably class present for good results and when the time came round, he's like 'You've a future now'.

I didn't care, I wanted my crate of buckfast.

El Siglo

My uncle said he'd give me a euro for every point I got...
Little did he know that I studied me bollocks off!:D

€405, better than any car/holiday shite!:pac:

CiaranMT

starbelgrade wrote: »

The taxpayer pays for tuition fees - not mummy & daddy.

I was referring to the €1,500-odd that one pays each year to the university...

starbelgrade

CiaranMT wrote: »

I was referring to the €1,500-odd that one pays each year to the university...

That isn't a fee - it's a student services charge which covers student services & examination costs and is only paid by those who don't get a maintenance grant.

All tuition fees are free.

Minstrel27

My father gave me £20 for a few pints when I passed mine.

IrishZeus

Minstrel27 wrote: »

My father gave me £20 for a few pints when I passed mine.

Wouldnt get you far in Dublin...:mad:

El Siglo

IrishZeus wrote: »

Wouldnt get you far in Dublin...:mad:

Ooh don't poo-poo a £20, IZ. A £20 note will buy you a steak and kidney pie, a cup of coffee, a slice of cheesecake and a newsreel. With enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery Park to the polo grounds.