BTEC's

I'm thinking of beginning sixth form again next year and taking a BTEC and 2 a/s's

What exactly is a BTEC? How is it looked upon in an academic sense? I have heard it's for people who did poorly in GCSE's, but i got 1 A*, 3 A's, C's and D's

Any info on what a BTEC aactually is would be great

Reply 1

Purple

What subject? What happened thsi past year? Is it a certificate, diploma or award?

Reply 2

kellywood_5

It's a vocational qualification where an award is officially equivalent to 1 A-level, a certificate to 2 and a diploma to 3, but not all universities will accept them. It would depend on what subject you took one in, what course you applied for and the university.

Reply 3

Mark T

its a BTEC diploma in Sport (Development & Fitness)

basically this year I've taken the wrong subjects, i decided i should try some things that i wasn't sure how i would do as a challenge, when i should have studied things i know i'm good at

I'm looking at places like Leeds Trinity, Liverpool Hope, Leeds Met, De Montfort and places like that to study at uni.

Reply 4

kellywood_5

Mark T

Well, I've just had a quick browse around the UCAS website for you and it looks like all those universities will accept BTEC Diplomas on their own for sports-related degrees. You wouldn't even need the ASs, although they might give your application a boost.