Results Day 2017

[Groovee]

Eek it's only 18 days away!

Dd is convinced Nat5 maths will be another C. She's not too stressed about the highers results.

How's everyone else feeling about it?

DD is expecting a text at 8am. If text doesn't show up she is working so I may need to work from home so I can bring results to her. Can't make me her wait all day!

I feel for anyone with more than one DC getting results!

Lol Indigo! Dd was at work last year and it took until about 9.30am before her supervisor frog matched her to get her results as she wanted to know too, the postie was here at the back of 8am!

I know not everyone gives cash rewards, but we do and i'm in a bit of a dilemma.

Last year we took out cash in advance so that when we had the results, we popped a wodge (based on results) into Ds1s congratulations card. It was a bit symbolic and I think seeing the amount in cash was a bit of a boost even though we then had to go to the bank for him to pay it in. DS2 obviously saw it too and we said to him that this could be him next year.

This year we have two of them and DS2s prelims suggest he probably won't do as well as DS1 did last year, whilst DS1 seems pretty confident about his results. If I want to do both in cash then I have to start withdrawing from today in order to get enough (and it'll still mean a dash out on Tuesday morning). It also might be a bit awkward if DS1 gets a bulging card and DS2 doesn't. Symbolic in a different way and I wouldn't want to make him feel worse than he already will.

On the other hand he may do a lot better than forecast and he will miss out on the stuffed card like DS1 had last year.

I can easily just transfer cash into their accounts same day using digital banking.

DD predicted to do v well but even she is getting a bit twitchy. And I'm away with work on Tuesday and Wednesday so not even here if needed... Fingers crossed!

wax we haven't done any reward promise- partly cause I was concerned over similar stuff. I think in your situ I would go with bank transfer this year.

Could you do the cash in the card for National 5s/S4 only? Does your DS1 have his account set up so you can text him the money?

We did cash reward last year which worked very well as got DD motivated at the start of S4. However it worked so well it cost us a bit more than expected! . Not doing it this year as DD will be disappointed enough if grades not as good as she hoped, but will definitely do something to celebrate if she's done well.

They both have online banking so very easy for me to do the transfer and can show them me doing it if they need evidence :)

Could do the cash just for Nat5s, that's a good idea. DH promised DS1 £100 per A, he thought he'd get a couple. I think DS1 thinks he has 5... .

It was £50 per A at nat 5 so that cost us dearly last year. Since Ds2s prelims were so poor, we changed the criteria (with DS1s agreement) so that he didn't get demotivated. So, it's still £50 per A and £20 per B and £10 per C but if DS2 can improve his score from the prelim by 2 levels, he can still get £50. That means if he turns his Fail in Maths to a C then he can still get £50, or if he turns his D in Chemistry to a B then he can get £50. He did put a lot of work in after the prelims so in terms of motivation it worked.

The added cost is that it's DS2s birthday on Wednesday and apart from a couple of bits he's getting cash so more money to hand out .

I like your algorithm! Last year DH said DD would need to pay him for any she failed. Luckily didn't happen!

We weren't that cruel!

DS1 got to choose whether to go for: A= £75, B= £50 and C= £10 or, A= £100, B= £35 and C= £10. He was obviously feeling confident as went for the 2nd option...

I feel really mean! My DC left last year and the year before. We bought our Dd a new dress for her 5As in her highers. Other than that we only had a nice meal out.

@dotdotdotmustdash we only do a meal out too!

Don't feel mean. It's not my idea! Neither DH or I were rewarded or encouraged though and we both grew up in poor households. I think we just tend to go too far the other way - I'm the same with Christmas etc so I can't blame him.

I think lots of their friends get more and equally, lots get less or nothing.

Ds will be getting we hope a meal out at Sarti's and a giant Toblerone per A that reminds me that I need to replace the two Toblerones that dh ate from my stash

My dad (who is away at the moment) has left an envelope with £100, assuming he'll get 5xA.

Dd1 will be getting a take away or a meal out and a tub of ice cream. The ice cream is a big deal as she is lactose intolerant so it's kept for very special occasions.

For the past two years DS1 has had a KFC after getting his results and we've got him a game or clothes, whatever he currently was after. Low key and not expected. DD isn't expecting anything but we'll do the same with her...she'll want something random but still inexpensive.

Nando's are offering a free 1/4 chicken to anyone who gets higher results www.nandos.co.uk/explore/blog/highers-are-celebrate-us

I'm planning to take Dd to our local naice restaurant if she wants, no matter what her results are as I know she really did work hard.
I'm fine no matter what, and she's starting a much better school for her Highers.

Getting close now. I'm now trying to work out strategies in my head to deal with the varying scenarios of results for two on the same day. Now understanding the situation of my family members with twins had.

Three years ago we had (all highers/advanced highers)

DC2 AAAAA
DC1 CFFF

Oh dear dotdot how did you deal with that? Hoping the difference for my two isn't as drastic!

This is why I only had one!

We were in holiday cottage in England, DS stayed in bed and didn't want to talk about, DD came out with us and we bought her a nice dress she wanted on the condition she didn't tell him about when we got home. He didn't meet his conditions for uni and went off to college to take the HND route which he has passed this year and joins his dream course in a few weeks. All's well that ends well.

Both my teens haven't mentioned the impending results at all. However with DD we do know how hard she worked for them unlike DS1 two years ago She's already got 4 uni open days pencilled in on the calendar for Sept/Oct with one more to finalise...Edinburgh? 🤔

Thanks for the Nandos link @Groovee, I've passed it on to DD. It's impressive as most companies don't know we do things differently in Scotland!

I got a suggested post on my Facebook feed telling me to call Parentline if I feel stressed tomorrow . I sometimes think Facebook knows too much!

So apparently DS2 has forgotten all about exam results and I just reminded him and ruined his entire night...

Stressful part of the evening for me was trying to buy congratulations cards that weren't too over the top. Was looking for one that said "Well you tried and we still love you anyway" or, "There's always next year".

I think the nerves have set in now, DD has been cleaning her room for the last hour and a half!!