"Answering a load of multiple choice questions that you have seen before does not even come close to an A level, degree? HA HA HA."
In my day it didn't work like that you brought a dozen books from the CAA recommended reading list. Memorized the lot then sat the exam. However the hardest part was trying to fit this all in around an 60 hour a week job stacking boxes in a warehouse which was frequently on nights.
In comparison the two degrees I have done since were a walk in the park - student life is was pretty easy.