Receiving my A levels last year was a fairly messy business. The tutor for my Cisco Networking course decided to leave during my year 12 studies which resulted in a rushed year 13 to convert my CCNA qualifications into a BTEC. The English Language degree didn’t come through with a certificate since a registration error was made at UCAS headquarters. So phoning up the University of Gloucestershire to confirm my results resulted in jumping through hoops to get all the digital paperwork sorted out.

When the media reports that A levels are getting easier an air of annoyance descends upon me. Unfortunately it seems to be the ‘student hating’ Daily Mail who really digs into exam qualifications. Never do people think that perhaps students are working harder than usual. The pressure put upon students is incredible; our future is put on the line and is dependent upon the grades we achieve. This pressure is even subjected to the youngest of Primary School pupils! However, this pressure is incomparable to the pressure of actually placing your eyes upon the exam certificates to see the results of 2 years of A level studies.

Certain people give A level subjects higher priorities. I think my head of year joked when he said English Literature is the most difficult A level to achieve, I can’t help but feel this is wrong. If degree difficulties were so black and white to label ‘harder’ or ‘easier’ then surely English Literature should be an almost empty classroom as everyone flocks to study Media A level?

The truth of the matter is that our strengths will depend upon the ease of A levels we choose. So quite genuinely I give my congratulations to the results students have received today. Not all of you will have achieved what would have been preferable but the end result is really immaterial, it is the effort you put into your subject that counts.

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