UCAS A-Level Results Day 2016: Jeremy Clarkson's University Advice Is Funny But Perhaps Not That Helpful

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Jeremy Clarkson has offered some sage A-Level results advice.
Jeremy Clarkson has offered some sage A-Level results advice.
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Nervous teens across the country are on tenterhooks this morning as they await their A-Level results, hopefully buoyed by an outpouring of support on Twitter.

i'm so nervous... wish me luck😰 #ALevelResults

— Jasmine (@jasminekathrynx) August 18, 2016

Good luck if you are expecting your #alevelresults today 👍🏻👍🏻❤️

— Auntie Pegg (@AuntiePegg) August 18, 2016

Good luck to anyone receiving #alevelresults and just remember it is okay to be drunk by 9 o clock this morning

— Rachel (@rachelhwoodley) August 18, 2016

Amongst the messages of hope and nerves, one stood out in particular.

That of a certain Mr Clarkson.

If your A level results are disappointing, don't worry. I got a C and two Us, and I'm currently on a superyacht in the Med.

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 18, 2016

The sage advice is comforting to a point - only so many failed GCSE students can go on to become outspoken TV presenters with a penchant for mild racism and explosive outbursts over a plate of cold food.

Response to the tweet was mixed.

Some took solace.

@cieran_mc99 @JeremyClarkson hello future me xx

— niamh (@niamhrosemccann) August 18, 2016

Some drew inspiration.

@JeremyClarkson so true. Having the grades is one thing but having the get up and go and the drive to succeed never give up. Good luck

— Lakhwinder Singh (@01lakiL) August 18, 2016

Some made their own inferences.

@JeremyClarkson was there an N and a T as well?

— Blake Currall (@bcurrall80) August 18, 2016

And a lot of people just reminded him he tweeted pretty much the same thing last year...

@JeremyClarkson You said that last year too.

— Vintage Barbara ️ ️ (@VintageBarbara) August 18, 2016

@HoshuaJenson he tweets the same thing every year

— Sasha Carrillo (@Sashacda) August 18, 2016

@JeremyClarkson these annual tweets are truly inspirational

— Becca (@beccameatsix) August 18, 2016

For reference, this is what he said in 2015.

A Level people. My fingers are crossed for you all this morning.

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) 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

We look forward to see what luxury Clarkson is indulging in this time next year.

Back in the real world, a record number of A-level students have achieved a university place, up 3% on last year, Ucas chief executive Mary Curnock Cook said.

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