"Soft" and "hard" A levels...the truth! My message (especially for younger years)

This is nonsense, it has nothing to do with a greater difficult of STEM subjects in comparison to non-STEM subjects. It's because exams in STEM subjects have objective answers so can be marked much more predictably and objectively, whereas non-STEM subjects don't. If you are very talented at Maths, unless you screw up in your exams, you will not have too much difficulty in getting an A* in A Level Maths. The same cannot be definitely said for a subject like Drama or Art or Literature, where analysis is subjective and marking could vary significantly between examiners. This is the reason behind the difference in entry requirements, not some nonsense about a non-existent difference in difficulty.

Thanks, hope you are too x
And great message!

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This is nonsense, it has nothing to do with a greater difficult of STEM subjects in comparison to non-STEM subjects. It's because exams in STEM subjects have objective answers so can be marked much more predictably and objectively, whereas non-STEM subjects don't. If you are very talented at Maths, unless you screw up in your exams, you will not have too much difficulty in getting an A* in A Level Maths. The same cannot be definitely said for a subject like Drama or Art or Literature, where analysis is subjective and marking could vary significantly between examiners. This is the reason behind the difference in entry requirements, not some nonsense about a non-existent difference in difficulty.

Don't listen to this. Only this morning in the paper I read that now 30% of graduates earn less than the average non-graduate. This number is increasingly rapidly. The degrees that were most 'underpaid'? None of them were 'traditional subjects'.

How does that tie-in to OP's message? And what does pay have to do with what degree you do and not what job you get (apart from the obvious exceptions)?

A degree itself is about opening up more career options and given any sort of distribution, there will ultimately be people not making much.

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I wish you the very best with your A level courses and you will do well as you seem driven. Having this drive often enables you to strive through the hard times as A levels aren't easy. Especially with the reforms hence why I felt so moved to state this. It's not like before (not saying that before was easy either but before we had re-sits and it was modular unlike now there are no re-sits, it's fully linear and final exams are in year 13 when the pressure of completing uni applications sets in...hate reforms eh). These reforms have made things more stressful, putting more pressure on students so it's important we think deeply on the reasons that persuaded us to choose these subjects. The bit in bold is unfortunate. I know many in that position too. I only wish the best for everyone though. I pray that it all works out. Oh em gee, me too I want to study politics too ( with a tad of international relations ) at university. It took me a while to come to a conclusion. Initially I didn't know such a course existed, that addressed war, human's rights, various governments and global warming even.. only if I knew earlier! When I had saw the syllabus for IR at King's I died. So beautiful :'

Glad you're well x lol I was about to mention your name when I had said hey in my before post to you but thought maybe you wouldn't want me to. But I haven't forgotten and thanks so much for your kind words.

How does that tie-in to OP's message? And what does pay have to do with what degree you do and not what job you get (apart from the obvious exceptions)?

A degree itself is about opening up more career options and given any sort of distribution, there will ultimately be people not making much.

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come on man, you know that there are huge differences in graduate pay for different degrees. Like it's some sort of coincidence that engineers or med school graduates get paid more than sociology grads?

If you choose 'soft' A-levels, you will have to do a 'soft' degree.

Yh, if the engineering grad gets an engineering job. But if they end up at Tesco's?



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Which is far less likely than a media studies grad ending up at Tesco's... But I do accept it does happen.

So now we've switched from salaries to likelihood of getting employed.. See what I mean.