AS Levels Reviews

The current British further education system is over two years, eventually leading to the infamous "A level" qualifications. The first year is the AS year (the focus of this review) and you then go on to complet the A2 exams in the second year. Further education traditionally takes place over years 12 and 13 of secondary ...  Read the complete review

The AS level is the current exam system for the first year of college, which is usually done in batches of four subjects, which General Studies also occasionally taken. The AS level came about after the government 4 decided to split the current A level and do it over a period of two years of examination instead of the previous one. This has come ...  Read the complete review

Having just completed one of two January AS exams (I found it to be lengthy, but not particularly taxing and am now nervously awaiting the harder of the two on Wednesday!) I feel compelled to find out just exactly what AS Levels are, as surprisingly, nobody ever really explained their significance. I am still unaware, and don't really ...  Read the complete review

I receive my A Level results tomorrow. I am deliberately not going to watch the news in the morning because I know it will be full of people saying how AS Levels are pointless and how A Levels are getting easier. Frankly I am stressed enough without having to hear all of this. I suppose it is hard for these people to accept that maybe the students ...  Read the complete review

AS Levels are more important than you think. I am writing this review to reiterate how important these exams really are. By importance, I mean in terms of your overall A Level grade. People in my year at school had hopes of becoming doctors, vets, and lawyers. They thought however that you could breeze through this year with as little work as ...  Read the complete review

The history... For those of you outside education, AS Levels were introduced as part of the government's Curriculum 2000 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales and was the most radical development in the post-16 curriculum since the introduction of A levels in 1951. The aim.. To promote a breadth of choice for ...  Read the complete review

AS levels. They were introduced to try and make our educational lives better and I guess I see the governments point. The idea was to try and get a broader A level education by taking 4 or even 5 AS levels in year 12 then dropping down to 3 or 4 in year 13. When I started my AS levels in September 2000, I was one of the guinea ...  Read the complete review

Well, here I am to argue my case, and having just taken AS levels the thoughts are fresh in my mind, along with the strong desire to beat whoever's idea this was' head against a lamppost. WHAT ARE THEY, ANYWAY? AS levels are a set of exams taken at the end of year 12, and, whilst unrecognised by many organisations, are ...  Read the complete review

AS levels replace the traditional A-level path which is taken optionally after GCSE, although other qualifications such as NVQ’s are available as well. The idea of the AS level is to break the whole two year course into sections and as you complete the first year you receive half a qualification know as an AS and after the second year a full ...  Read the complete review

The new AS levels system really is a step in the wrong direction. Its not that they're particularly hard or even that there's too much work for them, its just that its another exam year when really we could do without them. I took As levels last year (the year they came out) and was seriously unimpressed. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE NEW ...  Read the complete review

I have just recently found this website, and was upset to see that there are quite a few bad feelings floating about in relation to the AS levels. I therefore felt it my duty to correct this situation, and balance out the scales by writing another supportive opinion. I agree with the view that our year group seem to have borne the brunt ...  Read the complete review

This opinion was sent to the Education department. What I got back was an automated response with quotes praising AS levels. Grr. ---------------- Many students of my age have complained about being made the ‘guinea-pigs’ by the government time and time over when regarding our Education. Common examples that are ...  Read the complete review

as a mature student (ok so i'm 20 - the college class me as mature!), going back into the world of further education after 4 years, i was initially unsure about the new system of AS levels. The thought of having to take important exams at the end of your first year seemed like a very daunting idea. But now i have changed my mind. ...  Read the complete review

Well there has been a lot in the news/media about these new AS levels...so here what I think! I thought i'd give you a run down of the AS levels from one of the "guinea pigs" of this years systems. Firstly though I thought i'd let you all know just exactly what the AS levels are. (Although you are all ...  Read the complete review

When I first started out on Dooyoo, all I was doing it for was the money, and so on signing up I used my mums name and age to collect my money. Now however, I like doing opinions, I see it as kind of a game, a challenge, a challenge to write the best opinions. Why is this relevant? Well let me explain. I am actually 17 years old, and have just ...  Read the complete review