rob_ste97
I have a 2:1 BA and 2:1 BSc and ATPLs. I found the ATPL’s by far the most challenging, however I suspect this was due to me completing them in a relatively short timespan and aiming to achieve a high average and first time passes. The subject matter isn’t challenging, as everyone else says it’s the volume of information you’re required to retain which is the tricky bit.
There are some I know who have no academic qualifications beyond GCSE and did exceptionally well at ATPL, others who were on paper far more qualified and didn’t do so well.
I suspect if you even manage to scrape a pass in Aero Eng at degree level then you will likely breeze through the more complex ATPL theory. Much of it is learning by rote and is in many cases an exercise in verbal reasoning more than anything else.
Good luck in whatever you decide to do, certainly don’t write yourself off based on your performance in what I understand to be a demanding degree level course.