Both subjects test different skills, so I think it's hard to make a comparison between the two, so students getting an A* in English aren't necessarily smarter than those doing Maths/Science. But I do find it annoying when people think that studying English is pointless or that it's easy because "there's no right answer". The marking is so subjective, particularly at A-Level, and it's actually a lot harder to pick up marks than people think. I feel like as a subject it deserves more respect for what it demands. At GCSE English might have been ok, but at A Level it's a lot different and people not studying it don't realise that.