Why is the A-level Business Studies seen as a soft option?

I am doing a business studies A-level, and there are a lot of people at my college who mock and laugh at this. I have a few mates who do maths who basically think they're superior in a mocking way because they do maths and I do Business studies.

This annoys me, as ok fair enough maybe maths A-level is harder in terms of that the content is much harder to learn, but at the end of the day each person plays to their own strengths and does what they enjoy, and it just irritates me when people I know who do maths claim they could get an A* in Business Studies without even trying. How do they know that until they have done the subject?

People look down on it because it's a soft subject. It is statistically easier than other subjects so it IS softer, what more is there to say? I don't think people should look down on it because it is, like you say, relative to the person but there's no getting away from the fact that it's less academic.

Dont want to be rude but i feel the same with your friends, even I think business studies is really really soft, firstly because I have done it at GCSE, its not challenging at all, very easy to grasp and understand as its basic concepts of how a business runs.

Another reason its seen soft as many top universities dont like it, only LSE publicly ackknowledge, so people get rejected on the basis they do business. So people see it as a soft subject in comparision to something such as Maths and especially Economics... as business studies is deprived from a small part of Economics.

I would say that you should have done Economics rather than business as Economics is a traditional and recognisible subject... plus Economics is broad and much more challenging and allows better understanding... which is why Economics degree will get the same jobs as a business degreee and much more, plus better wages ,etc

But thats the way I have seen it, anywhere i talk about business and economics, economics comes out on top as does maths as its a highly respectable subject which requires yur brain to work to the limit in comparison to business which is quite simple....But upto you, of what you make off it as it least gets you a good job above average wage, just firms will prefer a maths or economics degree

People look down on it because it's a soft subject. It is statistically easier than other subjects so it IS softer, what more is there to say? I don't think people should look down on it because it is, like you say, relative to the person but there's no getting away from the fact that it's less academic.

I am doing a business studies A-level, and there are a lot of people at my college who mock and laugh at this. I have a few mates who do maths who basically think they're superior in a mocking way because they do maths and I do Business studies.

This annoys me, as ok fair enough maybe maths A-level is harder in terms of that the content is much harder to learn, but at the end of the day each person plays to their own strengths and does what they enjoy, and it just irritates me when people I know who do maths claim they could get an A* in Business Studies without even trying. How do they know that until they have done the subject?

Statistically easier wtf?

Statistically easier wtf?

What do you mean by statistically easier?

I do business studies A-level and whilst I do believe it is not as demanding as maths or science subjects, who are your friends or anyone else to come up to you and suggest that it's inferior? It's less academic, not less (did you mean more?) inferior.

And if any of my friends especially or anyone in general really came up to me and tried to say that any of my subjects were inferior, I'd probably spit in their face and let them realise what inferiority really is.

because it is easier, your friends aren't the only ones, generally universities also look down on it

Hmm well it can't be seen as that soft by universities, as i received all 5 offers(Manchester, Oxford Brookes, Kent, Sheffield,Nottingham Trent), although i did of course apply to do a International business course, and I do French and Spanish A-level as well.