A levels

[ChewBecca]

A Levels results were today, and critics are saying that A Levels are too easy... once again!

like hell are they easy!

im just wondering what others think about this?

 

[SiGGy]

Skipped em and went straight into a ND, A-Levels are worthless.

 

[Dandune]

Skipped em and went straight into a ND, A-Levels are worthless.

Pretty much the truth. You get a lot more experience with the 'BTEC' than A-Levels as well.

 

[ChewBecca]

i wish i took BTEC instead tbh.

 

[Dandune]

You could go and do a BTEC, it would just add a few more years onto college though IMO it would be worth it.

 

[SiGGy]

Oh yeah, worthwhile seeing as you damn kids get the EMA now.

 

[Miles]

They're definitely not as easy as the news make out, but it isn't that hard to get a decent grade. One of the main problems is the marking, I just got my A level results today, and thankfully the marking was a lot better than last time, lol. (I got 3 As - Politics, English Literature and Maths, and a B in History). I had a couple of anomalous results last year - in my three Politics units I got 97/100 96/100 and 60/100, and I swear that was because of the marking.

As long as you work hard there isn't any reason why anyone can't get at least semi-decent grades, but I think it is much harder to get an A than is made out in the press =).

/Miles

 

[Ramuthra]

man do i feel stupid with my D and E still it was fun, and pointless

 

[Stup]

Europe talk? what are you on about xD

 

[Junkers]

Europe talk? what are you on about xD

It's all Greek to me too

Yeah, all over the UK exam pass rates have gone up, for A-Levels, GCSEs, Standard Grades, Highers etc.

I start my Standard Grade exams in April '09, not looking forward to it. I doubt they're easier than before, but when I saw the Intermediate 2 Maths exam from this year....

 

[Gladstone]

Skipped em and went straight into a ND, A-Levels are worthless.

hahaha no they're not

 

[Wh005h]

Hurray for living in the states and having no idea what yall are talking about. Well actually I assume you're talking about some sort of academic test...

 

[ChewBecca]

Oh yeah, worthwhile seeing as you damn kids get the EMA now.

i dont qualify for ema.

 

[Konrow]

I've heard about the media saying how the tests are getting easier and whatnot due to better passing percentages or whatever. My only question is: couldn't the people be getting smarter? Why is it that people never get better, the testing only gets worse?

 

[Ramuthra]

because the people in the media are from the last generation, therefore people cant be smarter than them can they?

 

[~Gulch~]

It's all Greek to me too

Yeah, all over the UK exam pass rates have gone up, for A-Levels, GCSEs, Standard Grades, Highers etc.

I start my Standard Grade exams in April '09, not looking forward to it. I doubt they're easier than before, but when I saw the Intermediate 2 Maths exam from this year....

walk in the park

got an A for it

 

[ChewBecca]

because the people in the media are from the last generation, therefore people cant be smarter than them can they?

also the media say things like this to provoke a reaction.

 

[Junkers]

walk in the park

got an A for it

If I were to have done that test before the summer, I could've done the entire thing and passed no problem. Seriously, that paper is a joke. Modern Studies on the other hand is an entirely different opinion.

 

[I Rule MU]

I dont have to take those :59:

 

[~Gulch~]

If I were to have done that test before the summer, I could've done the entire thing and passed no problem. Seriously, that paper is a joke. Modern Studies on the other hand is an entirely different opinion.

maths at high school altogether is a joke tbh, int 2 / credit downward is ridiculously easy whereas higher and advance higher are meant to be extremely difficult

heard modern studies was a hard one aswell, glad i never took it