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Btech grades HELP!

i need some help please, regarding btec national diploma certificate. im not totally sure of my grade :-S

and its might become a slight issue in the next few days when i start trying to apply with UCAS.

on my certificate it says i got "Distinction, Distinction,Distinction,Merit,Merit" - i was wondering what this breaks down as in terms of points/grades?

any help would be much appreciated
chris x

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 1

Of_the_hook

http://www.merlinhelpsstudents.com/studentlife/beforeuniversity/ucas/ucaspointscalculator.asp Use this calculator

Reply 2

cjdbarber

thank you that was handy but im still not sure of what my grade is,
on my certificate it says distinction distintion distintion merit merit.
so i dont know if that a : DDM/DMM/MMM ? :yep:

Reply 3

Wookie42

cjdbarber

thank you that was handy but im still not sure of what my grade is,
on my certificate it says distinction distintion distintion merit merit.
so i dont know if that a : DDM/DMM/MMM ? :yep:

BTECs are a little confusing, as there are a variety of different types - Diplomas, certificates, nationals etc. However, one thing to work it out is knowing how many units you have done or are going to do. For example, I'm doing an extended OCR diploma (very similar to a btec) and it consists of 18 units - DDD = 360 points, and so on. Do you know any more course information for your btec - the complete title should help? Also, how many years is the btec taking you to finish?

To be frank... 'If in doubt, ask your teacher" :P