DP has just declared that A'levels are harder than a degree.

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And that's what employers are looking for.
AIBU to think he's a twit?

I had a teacher at school who said something like that. That the jump from GCSE to A level was higher than the jump from A level to degree. So not true.

I found A levels much harder than my degree, but i also had a lot more motivation for my degree than my A levels. And my degree was in a subject I found came naturally. Whereas only one of my A levels was in a subject I actually found came naturally/really interesting (others were necessary/encouraged for the course)

I think it is very difficult as a blanket statement as it depends on the person and the A-levels and degree.

My company used to put a lot of standing on a degree (wouldn't interview anyone without one), however, they are now putting more value on who the person is and the experiences they have had.

If your degree is easier than A-Levels, it must be a really shit degree at a crap university!

Quite! Having said that, the learning process can be quite a bit different, meaning that a degree could feel easier because that learning approach suits some people more. It's why the OU does so well.

I didn't do A levels but my degree wasn't hard - I did physics and earth sciences.

Depends on the A levels and degree, my chemistry A level was harder than the biochemistry module of my degree, and my degree was harder than my masters degree, hopefully my PhD will continue the trend and be the easiest of the lot! Also, I did not do easy A levels and easy degrees, they were all hard science subjects.

DS2 (doing medicine) says easier. He says the difficulty level of his A levels (maths, chemistry, biology) were harder than medicine but the quantity of stuff he has to learn now is equivalent to 50 to 100 A levels at once.

DS1 (did Chemistry masters) says degree is harder. He says the change to degree level Chemistry from A level Chemistry is equivalent to going from GCSE to A level.

If your degree is easier than A-Levels, it must be a really shit degree at a crap university!

My english lit degree was at Exeter, so neither.

And I got a first, but it was still easier than my A levels.

I think GCSEs are the hardest, not in terms of content but the breadth of subjects studied many of which you don't find particularly interesting which makes them harder to focus on and duri g your teenage years. Whereas although the content within a degree is harder it is generally in a subject you find interesting therefore it is easier to motivate yourself to complete the work and read around the subject and you are older and more mature.

I found my a levels much more difficult than a degree, but employers definitely look at degree results rather than a level

I found my a levels harder than my degree.

A Levels were so much harder than my degree.

I was going to write a long reply

Degree more difficult

More responsibility

Perhaps working part time or full time too

What subjects are these "easy" degrees?

A degree was harder in terms of content - as it ought to be.
A levels were harder in terms of intensity, largely because there was a significant gap to jump moving from GCSE to A level material (my degree seemed to follow on fairly seamlessly in terms of content).

Employers looking at A levels over a degree? Nope!

A Levels are the first really academic step. They give you the skills to take a degree. So maybe learning those skills is hard, but then you have to use them.

I have a good degree from a RG uni.

I agree with your DH. My degree was a pleasure, in a subject I loved.

My A levels were jolly hard work in comparison.

Tbh my GCSEs were harder than A levels. Lots of snippets of information and no substance.

My son is finding the same as he loves his course.

Maybe it's not that a degree is easier, but if you love the course and the content then you are bound to find it easy.

I did a law degree and it was definitely easier than my a levels. A levels were 3 different subjects with different approaches and 2 years of work with exams at the end.

Once you get to grips with how Law works and writing essays from it was straightforward for me. Lectures were interesting and the library fully stocked and you learn it for a semester take an exam and move on. It was easy as well to aim for a 2:1 far more than getting an A at A level - the pressure was less because you didnt have to get into UNi

But no I dont think that is what employers are just looking

What subjects are these "easy" degrees?

My first degree was ancient history, then I did law. A levels were maths, biology, English and history.

A levels are harder than a degree

I remember when doing maths A level being told the jump between GCSE and A level was much higher than the jump between A level and degree

I admit to finding my degree (and masters) fairly straightforward and in many ways easier than A levels - but I a) didn't go straight into uni so was older, b) had more interest in the subjects that I did later on, c) they had more relevance to my life and d) I was able to focus and compartmentalise easier than the 'ohh boys/sex' mind I had at 16-18

I definitely found a-levels at the time harder than I ever found my undergraduate or master's degrees. With my degrees I knew the content well and knew it would be marked by my lecturers. Exams were essay-based (I studied biomedicine) and straight forward.

A-levels on the other hand felt like they were constantly trying to trip you up. You had to not only learn the content but learn exam technique and learn all the subtle ways an examiner would trip you up.

Obviously the content of a-levels is a lot simpler than degree-level and academically there is a big jump from a-level to undergrad. However I felt like at university it was easier to know the work I was producing was, for example, first class standard and I felt secure in that. Whilst at a-level you could sit an exam expecting an A and end up with a D.

Have done both and found A levels harder 🤷‍♀️

I got As and went to a decent uni (top 10)

Maths a level was hamds down the hardest thing ive done

Hamds 😂😂😂
Feckin phone

I found my a levels harder! My degree is from a Russel group uni so I don’t think it’s crap😂!

No employer has asked about my a levels though or seems to care about the struggle it took me to pass chemistry! The degree definitely mattered more.