Why Should you take a BTEC?

I have decided to put forward a review on BTEC’s to people who are thinking of studying them for their education. So why should you study a BTEC?

• Is it because you are stupid?
• Is it because you failed A levels?
• Is it because you failed your GSCE’s?
• Is it because you can’t get Job?


These are many misinterpretations of BTEC’s on www.thestudentroom.co.uk, (TSR) Therefore I’m going to give a rough guide; to show you want you can get from studying a BTEC.

BTECs are aimed at people, who do things physically; they are aimed at people who want to get specialized in their chosen career so they can gain skills at early age. Many of the BTECs also included qualifications from other major companies in their chosen industry like music, media, and IT.

Another major contributed in to choosing to do a BTEC is that there aren’t any exams; the course is designed for coursework. For that reason YOU determine how much research and effort you put into your work, bear in mind that the little amount of effort you put in now the harder it will be when you go to university.

Unfortunately, people on TSR believe that people who choose to study these courses shouldn’t go to university. Now in some respect I agree with them, however if you show motivation and determination to succeed then you should be allow to go on the course. I say this with respect because a lot of BTEC student don’t bother and will still get the highest grades. You can go to loads of good universities with a BTEC qualification. Such as:

1. Durham
2. UCL
3. Kings College London
4. Nottingham
5. Sussex
6. Manchester
7. RHUL

However I would like to remind people that the BTEC is not alternative for accessing university education like Oxford or Cambridge. Some university do not accept BTEC's and if you want to go for subjects that are highly regards for their subject then looking into doing A levels will be your best bet.

If university is not what you after than great; going into work will be far easier than A level students. The great thing about BTEC is that they allow you to gain loads of skills and experience by doing things which A level students don’t do (they prefer to sit and read a book). You will have far bigger advantage in an interview because your course is far more related to the job.

tl-dr are you taking A levels? and i thought btec students couldn't read



For people who doubt you could get into Oxford, Please talk to the admission tutor at Oxford university who would kindly put you in your place

You actually believing BTECs are equivalent to A-Levels. Maybe for mickey mouse degrees like travel and tourism unis would prefer a BTEC but for academic subjects A-Levels (academic) > BTECs (practical). If you want you can try and find a BTEC student who has got into Cambridge with no a-levels but good luck.

So, when it said on my exam result thing 116 points, twice 58, then usual for A*, does it mean I get two more A*s?

THEY ARE.
A Levels AND BTECs are LEVEL 3 qualifiations, so equal.

BTEC students have got in to oxbridge, but not many.

amazing how someone who hasn't actually been through the procedure feels that they can call degrees and university entry micky mouse qualifications, and say that my qualificaitons are awful.

lulz u did a mickey mouse degree

what one?

What makes it mickey mouse?

lulz u did a mickey mouse degree

lmao 'theatre' what a joke

I think so, not sure. check with your teachers who should know the level 2 qualification.

erm no. least i did something i'm interested in and I managed to get a PhD so how is that a joke degree? i'm not going to both argueing with someone who thinks they know everyone who hasn't actually been through the degree process.

lulz u did a mickey mouse degree

You actually believing BTECs are equivalent to A-Levels. Maybe for mickey mouse degrees like travel and tourism unis would prefer a BTEC but for academic subjects A-Levels (academic) > BTECs (practical). If you want you can try and find a BTEC student who has got into Cambridge with no a-levels but good luck.

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Did you not know that if you have less than AAB at A-level and 10 A* at GCSE on TSR in serious academic subjects, you're virtually a retard by TSR's standards?!

I didn't get any GCSEs above grade C, but TSR isn't an official student forum unlike the official UCAS YouGo forums for applicants and students, so in their forum (which I haven't been to yet) they don't have very high standards as UCAS are meant to help the students on their way to applying etc.

People with the negative views on BTEC probably dislike it due to the entry into University - as an alternative route to so many qualifications - rather than a step straight into employment. BTEC is made in a way that you can gain access to university because it is so much harder to get a job without a degree - a decent well earning job that is.

I'm probably asking myself the question why am I posting in such a forum where there are so many people who claim to be the smartest students in the country post here aswell. There could just be a forum where it would be just BTEC related and no debates etc - I could have made a separate thread for this but I prefer to state this before this thread will be closed, which I have no doubt that it will.

This whole thread is meant to be discussed about what the OP has said, no more discussions whether A levels are equivalent to BTECs or not otherwise I assume you are just trolling the thread (those people know who they are) to annoy people, as that is what the other threads are for.

Have a good day!

PS. Any future posts should be considered carefully as this is TSR and they expect you to be one of the most intelligent people in the country (or world) and these people don't give a **** about what they think are 'meaningless' qualifications.

I know someone who completely failed their A-levels, and went on to do a BTEC in Performing Arts and achieving a Triple Distinction.

It largely depends on what subject you want to study and how much effort you put into it. I don't think BTECs are at all worthless.