Harvard on BTEC

He's acting as if he is a student at MIT. His location setting "united states" certainly suggests that also.

He also says he did a BTEC and got DDD, and was accepted. "i had to do two extra exams for mit but they stil acepted me".

Yet when he speaks of applying to Leeds for Physics, he requires "AAB, with A in Maths and A in physics", clearly showing that he's doing A-levels.

You failed so hard right there.

listen kid maybe he has done his exams and they have given him a conditional offer. he's probably waiting for leeds now. please dont copy what i wrote and repeat it, pretty pathetic at best

Well, it's difficult. US universities place a far greater emphasis on the diversity of its applicants, and having the best athletes is definitely part of that. (I mean, why shouldn't Harvard or Brown try to strive towards not only academic excellence, but excellence in athletics as well?)

I know of a few athletes who managed to get in with ca. 1800 SAT scores. They just excelled in other areas. (And athletes tend to be some of the hardest workers, so many of them do tend to hold their own weight. Also! Many athletes who are not as well academically qualified go onto doing something Business-related, so it's not like they detract from the most rigorous of subjects).

What would you say is the UK equivalent of a university you can get into in the US based on sporting ability? I suppose the NFL and NBA is based around college sports, isn't it? I mean can you even play in the NFL without having gone to college? Surely there must be some fantastic players who never bothered with college?

I think university admission should be based solely on academic achievement or relevant work experience. Sporting ability shouldn't get you a place ahead of someone else.

Haha dream on. BTECs are a pisstake. That's why universities see a D in alevel chemistry better than a distinction in a BTEC. I expect neg rep from everyone who takes BTECs but its the truth. Why do you think its mostly **** unis that accept them?

Haha I agree. It's like my chemistry teacher said, US universities are a joke. In chemistry for example in first year at uni she said they learn basic stuff that I'm learning at AS level atm.

Got yourself really riled up about that little comment didn't you? Might want to grow a thicker skin because you'll get called out on all your retarded mistakes at 'Yale' if that's really where you're going.

Well, I lolled...

This coming from someone who has nothing better to do than inspect anonymous individuals grammar mistake - get a life mate at whatever hell hole you're studying in

I don't think he's at Yale. Class of 2015 wouldn't even start until next year.

OH NOZ!?! I made a mistake on AN INTERNET FORUM. Whatever shall I do, as we all know, how one conducts themselves on an some random internet forum is how they conduct themselves in real life now don't we. Nice one with that logic, no wonder you're at the university......actually I won't be that petty

And I'm not at Yale yet, I'll be starting come August of next-year (i.e. I have my offer, but choose to defer it for a year to do other things).

You can't get into top universities based solely on sports (they don't have any scholarships based on such criteria or any other), but I don't find it shocking or bad that you can get into a lower-tiered university based on sporing ability - you have to be the best of the best (i.e. Olympic Level, National Level, Top Draft Pick in the USA etc) to be given a full scholarship and to get to those achievements in your sport, require a HUGE amount of dedication, motivation and skill. Sport (particularly Basketball and American Football) are big things out in the US...

I see your point but to me, universities are primarily centres for academic achievement. Yes, sporting achievement should be encouraged, but not to the point where admissions are somewhat based on it.

I suppose it really comes down to the differences in our major sports, between the UK and the US. In America the NBA, NFL and MLS are based around college sports, aren't they? Whereas here individual clubs develop talent themselves before they have the chance to go to university.

See now I've caught you. You claim to be going to university in the US and you don't know that Harvard and Dartmouth are both Division I NCAA FCS schools and thus are entitled to give full sports scholarships?

Yale students, and I know a few, do not make mistakes. Not grammar-related. Not on internet forums. That's for sure.

I don't see why it would be a problem. They would require you to take several exams for them though, so it wouldn't be a straightforward process.

See now I've caught you. You claim to be going to university in the US and you don't know that Harvard and Dartmouth are both Division I NCAA FCS schools and thus are entitled to give full sports scholarships?

As said above, Ivy League schools don't give athletic scholarships.

And yes, Yale graduates do make grammar mistakes.


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listen kid maybe he has done his exams and they have given him a conditional offer. he's probably waiting for leeds now. please dont copy what i wrote and repeat it, pretty pathetic at best