Do you remember collecting your LC results?

Yup. 2002, went in the morning first thing and it was clear blue skies and a scorcher of a day afterwards. Were they an important factor in where I am now? Yes.

Waiting outside the classroom to get the results, getting 10 points more than my buddy (we were always slagging each other in the run up), my other buddy holding out his hand to the principal and then as he went to shake it giving him the finger (dumb, immature but hilarious in my book) then going on the lash in my friends shed until we went to the pub. I was under no pressure I knew I did alright and that I only needed max 200 points for my course (Who the fu*k wants to do pharma chem)

Our rather stupid principle gave me the wrong results. My heart sunk when I saw the results which was a couple of D's with a few stars beside them. I then looked at the front of the envelope and saw that I had another lads results who had the same second name as me.

Yup, went up to Dublin and was getting them off the website. One of the lads got a phone call from his brother who picked his up when we were on the bus. Was fine all day, until a few more lads started getting similar phone calls. Was on the computer looking it up when my sister rang me and I half told her to fook off and hung up. Was quite nervous. Did fairly well though and went to see Muse that night. Good times!

I got mine in 1994 (and 1995 ). I went to boarding school so was obviously at home when they came out. We used to ring the school and they could (would) give us the results over the phone and we'd collect them officially later.

Nervous as bejaysus both times!!! Tough having someone read out the results over the phone to you.

Each time, of course, I thumbed into town and got the bus to Tuam for the obligatory night out (even though I didn't drink at that stage - silly me)

Yep, i remember, went to the pub to meet up with everyone, they had already got their results, i wasn't in a hurry to get mine, thought a fail was all i had to look forward to so just wanted to drink, did go up before the school closed, and i did do fairly good. Will always remember ringing my dad to tell him, i was so proud!!!

Today i'm ****ting a brick, waiting on the phone to ring, it's my daughters turn, if she don't ring soon, i will be sick .........i think i need Xanax!!!

Good luck to all the parents that are sitting like me, waiting on the phone to ring!!!:)

(if she heads to the pub, without telling me i will flippin kill her)

tightropetom wrote: »

I got mine in 1994 (and 1995 ). I went to boarding school so was obviously at home when they came out. We used to ring the school and they could (would) give us the results over the phone and we'd collect them officially later.

Nervous as bejaysus both times!!! Tough having someone read out the results over the phone to you.

Each time, of course, I thumbed into town and got the bus to Tuam for the obligatory night out (even though I didn't drink at that stage - silly me)

jarlath's?? the year of the cracking football team from there!!

2005- was gutted at the time, ran back to my parents' car in tears and told them to bring me home. nobody told me the time that it's really not the be all and end all and that there would always be a way into what I wanted to do....

2005, sick with nerves. Got my results from the principal (the nosy git stood at my shoulder and looked at them too), and I was pretty happy with everything except history which was rechecked and bumped up 3 grades

Started crying as soon as I left the building, my poor mum waiting for me in the car thought I'd failed something It was just the buildup and release of nerves! I was delighted with my results

2003. Was a nice day. Headed up with some friends and there was a few others about. Got our results in the envelopes and the teachers had our points worked out in the office so they let us know that without us having to try figure it out ourselves. I got 295. Not great but considering I never opened a book and often just didn't bother going in (I was not a rebel, in fact I was quite a nerd, just an apathetic nerd) I was pretty happy.

I remember my ex got 280 or some such and was really pissed off at me because she worked her ass off while I coasted through and got better than her. My B1 in honours music was my best result.

Spent a few hours hanging around the park sharing our results and hanging out with others. Then went for a few pints then into town, Major Toms I believe, that night. Good times...

Got accepted to a course in IADT on about the bajillionth round. I got accepted a week after college started, missed all induction week. Up to that point I had not planned on going to college. Glad I did though. Had a good time, met my best friend and got a technical job out of it, even if it was pretty basic, I've progressed from there.

Anyone worrying over today, don't. It will all work out.

16 years ago :eek: I got 475 I think. It was about 5 points over what I had first on my CAO form, so I was happy with that. Having said that, I would also happily have done my second choice course, which was only 280 points or something!

I opened them with two best friends sitting on the grass outside the school, a spot that's normally forbidden to go. I know I was supposed to feel excited and nervous but I really didn't care that much. But like most 17 year olds I pretended anyway My parents were very happy with their first born, but then middle child came along a couple of years later and beat me by about 100 points. Then child number 3 did extra subjects and got top marks in all :rolleyes:

Went to Henry's (in Cork) that night and had a fantastic night, although I didn't start drinking when I went out at that time.

My boyfriend failed his LC spectacularly, but he's still ok It's not the defining moment of most lives.