Do you prefer a hard life or an easy life?

So do you prefer A Levels or BTEC? I prefer the hard life but my family prefer the easy life and are forcing me down the easy route when I had potential with the hard route

Reply 1

HV123

A harder life can get you higher paying jobs so you can relax more in your meantime.

Reply 2

whatisthis47

Do BTEC if it means you're more likely to achieve a higher grade - the grade matters more than the qualification in your future university/employer's eyes. Literally no employer cares whether you have A Levels or BTEC - employers and universities only see these as levels. As in, GCSEs are Level 2 qualifications and A Levels/BTEC (depends on which BTEC I think?) are Level 3. As long as you have the qualification in the level they're looking for, that is all that matters.

I've worked in universities for a while and can confirm that from their point of view, the grade will always look better than the qualification - a distinction in BTEC is 10000x better than a B/C in A Level.