1. SOME top universities don't accept them, but some DO...like oxford, ONLY if you do A-level in maths along with it, and you get DDD.
and yes sadly it is true, that btec makes you unprepared for university, hence they have no exams...I'm an ex-btec student, so since i am at a mature age, i think it would be wise, that at least 3 exams are added, where they have answers and boxes near the answers where students can pick the right answers...i know some people hate exams, but i take it MOST of you WANT to go to university....not being HARSH but YOU NEED TO STUDY a lot at university, infact university qualification are more demanding then gcses and a-levels, so if you hate exams and can't do exams, then university isn't for you. BUT if you really really WANT to go to university, YOU NEED to get you heads stuck in and start revising now, not every day, but make time for independent studies, on your spare time. cause you will need it a lot, especially for those who want to aply for university...
and NOT being harsh to nursing students, when your btec teachers tell you, you don't need maths or biology for nursing, hear this from someone who went to university to study nursing, and worked in hospital for work placement, YOU DO NEED THOSE SUBJECT A LOT AND A LOT, they are the MOST vital ones, especially MATH. because you are dealing with drugs, needles, measuring blood pressure, ect ect ect...and i don't think anyone would want to be treated someone who doesn't know their maths, especially when it involves drugs and needles.