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The best #ALevelResults advice

The country's political and media elite are taking to Twitter to give their thoughts on A levels. Just what every nervous 18 year old wants

By Josh Lowe

August 13, 2015

Tory and Ukip voters tend to back the idea of grammar schools ©Yui Moki/PA Wire/Press Association Images

With students across the country getting their A level results—and the number of top-grade students expected to fall to a new low—they need advice wherever they can get it. And where better than Twitter, where the country's political and media elite can always be relied upon to spew unsolicited thoughts on topics they don't know about into the abyss.Here are their best tips, thoughts and humblebrags so far;Done badly? Don't worry! You will definitely secure a lucrative media career. That's how it works:

I don't have any A-Levels and I'm friends with @nickjonas so what does that tell you?! #Alevelresults pic.twitter.com/jd9dIVdAV9
— Dave Berry (@daveberry_tweet) August 13, 2015

If your A level results aren't great, be cheered by the fact that I got a C and two Us. And I'm currently sitting in a villa in St Tropez. — Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 13, 2015

And if light entertainment presenting isn't enough power for you..

Getting #ALevelresults? Remember Prince Charles only got 2 (a B and a C) yet still went on to Cambridge and is next in line for the throne.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 13, 2015

Plenty of tweeters have some heartfelt advice for one particular section of the population:

Also say a few prayers for the Asian kids facing beatings today if they havent got 1000 A*s like their cousin Rajesh #Alevelresults — Hussein Kesvani (@HKesvani) August 13, 2015

Sparing a thought for Asian kids today, many of whom will disappoint parents for not getting 60 A*s or studying medicine #Alevelresults
— Dimple Vijaykumar (@dimplevjk) August 13, 2015

Whatever #Asian #parents say about having a*, Don't believe it!my parents were unique and were proud no matter what! #alevelresults — Sophie Kathir (@SophieKathir) August 14, 2014

And Tristram Hunt wants us to know that, though he may not have got into government, he has got some exciting news:

Good luck to everyone getting their #Alevelresults today. Hope all that hard work pays off. #IgotintoUni
— Tristram Hunt (@TristramHuntMP) August 13, 2015

Ultimately, though, this is the main thing to bear in mind:

#Alevelresults day & many tweets abt successful people without Alevels/degree. Equally, I know plenty of useless bellends with great degrees — Rachel Williams (@MrsRJWill) August 13, 2015

Josh Lowe is a freelance journalist and content strategist specialising in policy and government. He ran content at Apolitical and before that was Assistant Digital Editor at Prospect

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