congratulations (and relief all round)

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 18 Aug 2011, 09:35

I am very proud to announce that my eldest son (stuckling1) has just passed his 'A' Level exams with flying colours.

His university offer was three A grades. He has achieved two A* grades and two A grades so he will be going to his university of choice.

Ken

Post by **HansV** » 18 Aug 2011, 09:36

Congrats to stuckling1 (and to the proud parents!)

Claude · Post by **Claude** » 18 Aug 2011, 09:53

Congrats from down under ! What's stuckling1 going to study ?

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 18 Aug 2011, 09:56

Claude wrote:Congrats from down under ! What's stuckling1 going to study ?

Engineering.

He might give more details later but he's a bit busy celebrating right now

Ken

steveh · Post by **steveh** » 18 Aug 2011, 10:55

stuck wrote:
Claude wrote:Congrats from down under ! What's stuckling1 going to study ?
Engineering.

He might give more details later but he's a bit busy celebrating right now

Ken

As well he might, that is some achiement.

Only 2 people ever in our family got to Uni and both of those were 2 of our daughters. The second has taken it so seriousely that she is there 10 years later and has more ologies than you can shake a stick at and no job (not full time, she is a Teaching Assistant to help out with the cash)!!!

Bigaldoc · Post by **Bigaldoc** » 18 Aug 2011, 12:03

stuck wrote:Engineering.

He might give more details later but he's a bit busy celebrating right now

Congratulations, Ken, to your SON and his mom and dad! It's a BIG step in the lives of all of you, I'm sure.

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 18 Aug 2011, 12:59

I've just nipped home over lunch to give him a hug. If you look in our direction you should see the grin on his face quite clearly, it's so big

Ken

John Gray · Post by **John Gray** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:15

Well done, lad! But I wasn't aware that Thames Valley University actually did engineering?

stuckling1 · Post by **stuckling1** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:18

Safe to say I'm pretty happy!
Thankyou for all your kind thoughts and congratulations!

John Gray · Post by **John Gray** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:24

John Gray wrote:Well done, lad! But I wasn't aware that Thames Valley University actually did engineering?

Or, come to that, London South Bank University!

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:28

stuck wrote:I am very proud to announce that my eldest son (stuckling1) has just passed his 'A' Level exams with flying colours.

Congratulations from the shore of a pond land-locked across the pond.
A team effort, I'm sure, so it's Congratulations to all.

And "Couldn't happen to a nice family ..." etc etc etc

Post by **HansV** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:32

"Couldn't happen to a niceR family"?

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:35

HansV wrote:"Couldn't happen to a niceR family"?

So, well, you know, Yeah, well, see, I wasn't born into a nice family like Stuckling was. I just got the mum & dad they sent me. THEN we all got sent to Australia, dunno why. Grew up in goldfields, sent away from home to go to school, Uni. never had no chance, really ...
Never got to sit for C-levels, let alone B- or A-levels. Never got within 20 miles of Oxford until I was 34, and even then the coach didn't stop, just drove around ...

Post by **HansV** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:38

Well, you know, in Holland we live below C-level...

ChrisGreaves · Post by **ChrisGreaves** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:48

HansV wrote:Well, you know, in Holland we live below C-level...

Speaking of which ...
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stuck · Post by **stuck** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:59

John Gray wrote:
John Gray wrote:Well done, lad! But I wasn't aware that Thames Valley University actually did engineering?
Or, come to that, London South Bank University!

Funnily enough he was never interested in going to those particular establishments

Ken

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » 18 Aug 2011, 14:06

Well done, Stuckling1! I can appreciate the level of your achievement now that your father has explained to me what the A-levels are.

John Gray · Post by **John Gray** » 18 Aug 2011, 14:52

PaulB wrote:Well done, Stuckling1! I can appreciate the level of your achievement now that your father has explained to me what the A-levels are.

I understand they are the approximate equivalent of a Master's degree at any well-known US university.

Such as Texas A&M...!

BobH · Post by **BobH** » 18 Aug 2011, 20:01

stuckling1 wrote:

Safe to say I'm pretty happy!
Thankyou for all your kind thoughts and congratulations!

And well you should be, stuckling1!

Congratulations. That cannot have been an easy thing to accomplish. I've known a lot of brilliant people who didn't have the determination and stamina and will to stay with it and get the A levels settling instead for lower grades and more time to have fun.

Sticking with it shows strength of character as well as intellectual ability.

Well Done !

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