A plea from a University Admissions tutor :
Today we rejected 41 (yes, FORTY ONE) applications for Vet Nursing who had applied with a BTEC but without the Science A level or GCSE grades that are clearly stated as essential in the Admissions Requirements.
It doesn't matter how well you do in your BTEC, or what staggering wonderful work experience you might have - if you don't meet the basic academic requirements we will automatically reject you.
41 people have just wasted a choice - simply because they didn't read the instructions.