Are A-Levels too easy??

You're probably smart academically but lack common sense? I'm not saying this is true but it might be an explanation.

I got an A in A level Psychology so I pretty sure I have common sense. Even through, common sense is mostly wrong.

Plus I got an A in Further Maths so I can reason.

P.S. I personally feel A levels are easy, I made a thread about it and all I got was neg rep. Hence, why I tend to avoid these threads.

A*'s are not easy if you pick difficult subjects.

Hahahahah, A level grades are not done via percentiles you idiot.

But grades were lower cause exams were harder - check out some exams from 1970 and you would flop big time.

Anyone else think A-Levels are far too easy?

They need to revert back to the old days when getting a c-d was good and an A was incredible.

Because currently everybody gets As and it is ridiculously easy to do so (with very little work whatsoever).

Thus it is soo hard for the universities to seek out the good candidates.

I picked Maths and Further Maths. I got A's easy in both.

Most people find GCSEs Maths hard to get A's. Yet, it's easy.

A levels have been dumbed down as today's children intelligence has decreased a lot.

Then clearly you have a talent for maths. People have different talents, doesn't make them stupid for not knowing how to solve quadratic equations.

Thinking quadratic equations are the highlight makes them stupid

I dunno really, even Psychology A-levels don't require common sense if you just learn essays and repeat them in the exam.

If I had it my way I wouldn't allow resits so you are motivated to work hard rather than dossing the whole 2 years and resitting everything in the summer. I just don't think it's fair on people who got it right first time, mind you some unis dislike resits for particular courses.

Common sense is ill defined. I had a discussion with a Mathematician at the uni I go to who is trying to define what it is so then he can find away to make AI have more common sense.

I find Psychology A level more of arguing some key idea across as opposed to learning essays.

Resits aren't that bad. Imagine on the day you are ill or that something you can't control screwed up the exam. If you are poor in general when you resit the marks won't go up. Think the only exception is Mathematics where since you are using earlier stuff when you resit you have a massive advantage.

I picked Maths and Further Maths. I got A's easy in both.

Most people find GCSEs Maths hard to get A's. Yet, it's easy.

A levels have been dumbed down as today's children intelligence has decreased a lot.

I'll give you that one, resits are fair if someone has been ill or for other reasons couldn't do the original exam but I guess technically since they aren't repeating it they aren't actually resitting.

I think A's are not that hard, I agree but A-Levels can be hard if you want A*s.
Dont you think those A-Levels would have been hard if you had to get A*A*A* in maths, further maths and a foreign language such as Latin, German, French or even another science such as physics or chemistry?

I think GCSE Maths is easy and if someone really finds it easy they would get an A with no problem.

Most module test on 6 exams.

I don't think you can judge someone skill on 6 exam that they have no chance of repeating.

On another note, if you could do an exam and just by repeating it get higher scores, then the test itself is flawed. I think it's a flaw in the test itself and not resits that are the problem.

In my opinion, some subjects such as mathematics can be easier to get the higher grades, particular because of the procedural style of the course.