With regards to my sisters comment on me taking an A level I just want to correct a few things. I did take Geography AS level but it wasn't because my school thought I should change or I found it too hard. I chose to change because of the fact that I didn't enjoy the course content as much as I thought.
If you need any information on BTEC courses let me know. Firstly, BTEC'S are as hard as A levels if not more so because you have to work towards tight deadlines which means extra workload everyday afterschool and at weekends. BTEC requires you to work hard everyday as you can't catch up on notes or teach yourself like you can in A level. If you don't pass a BTEC deadline or hand in on the date that is required you will fail.