LONDON – A-Level results day is nerve-wracking enough without the people you encounter on social media.
You know the ones. They're the people who want to tell you exactly how well they've done; the ones who want to brag about their gap year plans, or tell you all about the wonderful Russell Group university they've been accepted in to.
Unless you manage to steer clear of social media all day on Thursday (and let's face it, that's probably not going to happen), these are the people you'll have to watch out for.
1. THE SHOUTER
2. The person who thanks their teacher and school on Twitter
3. The person who tries to play it cool on Instagram
People who post things like this always end up doing ridiculously well.
4. The person who wants you to know how hard they worked
That's right – if you didn't get results as good as them, then you clearly just weren't working hard enough.
5. The person who wants you to know all about their exciting plans
6. And the person who manages to combine both of those things
7. The boaster
8. The timehop boaster
For people that don't quite get their fix of boasting the first time around.
9. The person who boasts, and then inexplicably tries to use their results to curry favour with an actor from The Only Way is Essex
10. The humble bragger
This person is trying to make you feel better, but mainly they want you to know that they have two degrees.
11. The over-enthusiastic parent
12. The cheesy motivator
13. The "It will all work out in the end" motivator
14. The ambiguous motivator
15. The joker
16. The zero tolerance person
Er... thanks?
17. And, finally, the celebrity sympathiser
If your A level results aren't joyous take comfort from the fact I got a C and two Us. And I have a Mercedes Benz.— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 14, 2014