To think getting into college isn't impressive anymore?

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Surely not Facebook worthy? I don't mean university... College.

You may not be interested but an Aunt or Uncle who is on their Facebook might be. The way people communicate is changing, when I got into College I was encouraged to ring my Nan etc this is just the modern day version.

An old school friend posts about her experience and frustrations of doing an OU degree at least me and 3 others are doing OU degrees now after 'talking' to her about it.

Not on Facebook but surely what is Facebook worthy is whatever someone decides is significant enough to them that they want to post about it. Or is just a general update. Also for some people getting into a top university will not reflect any particular effort or achievement on their part, while for others taking part in a low key local activity will be the result of huge determination and a big success.

Only if it its expressed thusly

'OMG wat a bunch of snakes. U really find out who your real friends are. From now on its all about me and my bubz. Who, by the way, just got into college. oxoxox'

Was it?

BTW try not to be a dick.

'Facebook worthy' - what on earth does that mean?

I suppose those of us that don't use Facebook are probably not at all worthy as a human being?

How snooty.

What is FB-worthy then? Surely success is worth celebrating and if you have someone on your FB you actually give a shit about them? If not, just delete them and their "unworthy" achievements.

I suppose those of us that don't use Facebook are probably not at all worthy as a human being?

Probably more worthy

I have to take lengthy Facebook breaks - I find it useful for keeping in touch as my friends live all over the place but it does grind my gears if I look at it too much.

YABU, there is nothing wrong with people being proud of their/their children's achievements. So what if it's college and not university, you don't know what that person has had to overcome to get there.

There is nothing Mumsnet-worthy about bitchy threads but people still start them.

Personally I like a bit of enthusiasm.

I agree.

More because it's a bit like passing your driving test. A milestone rather than an " achievement"
In fact judging from the theory pass rate it's probably easier to get to Uni in some form.

For some people, it's never been impressive - it was expected. Think of Edwardian times, when upper class boys could see Oxford as a kind of male finishing school.

We're finally at a point where quite a few women and working class children can hope to go to university.

Let's celebrate that, instead of pretending it's always been that way.

I was the first in my dad’s family to finish secondary school, never mind go to college. Most in his family are/were illiterate. I shout from the rooftops that my DD is in college and don’t give a damn if that’s showing off or if anyone cares about it or thinks it ordinary.

Well you're just lovely!

Don't be a twat eh, OP. There's no need

Seconded!

What's wrong with someone being proud of their achievements. Are you always this miserable about others?

How snooty are you? Does it make you feel better about yourself to sneer at others?

Well it could be impressive. I know someone whose child has severe learning difficulties and managed to get a grade C GCSE and go on to study the subject at college which was pretty impressive considering it hadn't been thought possible.
But I'd say a college place for anyone is worthy of a Facebook mention. Considering that a lot of people update to say that they're bored or they've cleaned the house!

Do you know what, if my son who has sen gets to even go to collage hell yes I would be putting it all over facebook! An I dont give a rats arse about people who dont think its facebook 'news'.
Of all the shit a lot of people face or the horrible news daily put on Facebook I love seeing even the smallest achievement.

Don't be a twat eh, OP. There's no need.

Yes, this.

College? Erm...nope.

My beautiful daughter was a victim of a terrible crime.
She has only had me and her brother supporting her while everyone else completely abandoned her.

I literally burst with pride at everything she does.
That's what parents do!

It doesn't matter if you think it's worthy or not, they do.
It is an achievement, how can choosing to further your education not be?
Take the stick out of your arse & stop being twattish

The OP has form for asking bland questions with no context and not returning to their threads.

It's like they're filling out a long questionnaire and needs the help of Mumsnet

It's like they're filling out a long questionnaire and needs the help of Mumsnet

Maybe they didn't have the benefit of a college education and so have to ask here....

I wanted to celebrate my DD getting her Radio operators certificate in Air Cadets by posting on FB, but she did not want me to!

I think getting in to college is FB worthy, more so than cheese sandwiches mentioned upthread!

Be nice OP! Click the like button, then give it no more thought.

Ahh your a troll, oh well

FYI
Anybody continuing education is worthy

I think it’s nice to celebrate achievements, no matter how insignificant the achievement may be in the eyes of others.

A thread on here a while back stood out as an example of this, a lady was crying with joy and wanted to let the world know that her SN child had said their first word. It was heart warming to see everyone pile in to offer congratulations.

At my DDs school I also love that there’s a wall dedicated to the “best” work. It’s art, writing, anything the kids have worked on. But it’s not just an impressive display of the best quality examples, it’s a chance for all children to see their work up and have it celebrated. So “best” is relative to ability and lots of what is up might not look like much but it would have meant a lot of hard work and struggle for the kids that produced it and they deserve to have that recognised and celebrated.

Let people have their moment OP. College might be standard to you but it could be someone else’s equivalent of walking on the moon.