Is BTEC a well recognised qualification?

Makes me laugh how people hype up A levels, but when there A level results dont bang and all the BTECs have done well and are going to university, i wonder who ends up coming out on top LOL!

If you know exactly what career you wants eg; engineering, IT, and so on' A BTEC is probable better

Omg, how do you live with grammar like that? Firstly, get there and their right.

Second, 'all the BTECs have done well' so BTECs are people now? Are you okay?

Third, it's probably, not probable.

People like you are the reason why no one takes BTEC students seriously

Thats pretty much saying that Btecs are easier than Alevels. What you said is true someone who fails alevels could easil get a distinction* in Btecs which is better.

Not really, BTECs test your intelligence in a nore practical way, instead of just memorising the same thing over and over again! Youd be suprised how challenging and fulfilling a BTEC in Engineering or Computer Science can be.
Dont be so narrow minded because youve been pushed towards Alevels

One quick glimpse at your posts and I've noticed that you could potentially be going to Nottingham or Leeds university.

But let me pose this one question for you: What makes you think your BTEC in Engineering will prepare you for the numerous exams you will have at university? These exams will most definitely contribute a significant amount to your final grade, so you can't just get a strong first in your practicals/projects and ignore your exams and expect to come out with a good grade.

There's also the fact that you only got a C in GCSE Maths; as TeeEm said, a good student can easily get an A in GCSE Maths without any revision, meaning your maths obviously isn't as good as the average engineer at a RG-standard university.

You may claim that BTEC 'prepares' you better for Engineering at university, but I think your exam results will really prove if you're just talking out of your ****.

One quick glimpse at your posts and I've noticed that you could potentially be going to Nottingham or Leeds university.

But let me pose this one question for you: What makes you think your BTEC in Engineering will prepare you for the numerous exams you will have at university? These exams will most definitely contribute a significant amount to your final grade, so you can't just get a strong first in your practicals/projects and ignore your exams and expect to come out with a good grade.

There's also the fact that you only got a C in GCSE Maths; as TeeEm said, a good student can easily get an A in GCSE Maths without any revision, meaning your maths obviously isn't as good as the average engineer at a RG-standard university.

You may claim that BTEC 'prepares' you better for Engineering at university, but I think your exam results will really prove if you're just talking out of your ****.

Thats pretty much saying that Btecs are easier than Alevels. What you said is true someone who fails alevels could easil get a distinction* in Btecs which is better.

Makes me laugh when people compare D/D* to A/A*, as if

We'll just see about that! Im no more disadvantaged than the average student, i have extensive knowledge on the fundementals of an electrical engineering, so i have no quams in that area!
Plus, i know i have to work on my maths, im working on it everyday and i know at this rate i will be able to handle it, if you really think id be going to university unprepared then your stupider than i thought.
I have many many friends in university who did the same course as me, i was the only one who took a gap year and they are all coping fine!
Take your A level supremacy somewhere else!

You make me laugh!
Regarding my GCSEs i barely turned up to lesson, heck i barely finished the exams!
You really think because i put no effort in my GCSEs i am not capable? Anyway, come chat to me in 5 years or so and we'll so whos where and whos doing what!

Anyway, come chat to me in 5 years or so and we'll so whos where and whos doing what!

Again, you can't be insulting other people's intelligence when you can't get even get you're and your right...

Do you not understand the point of my post? You are disadvantaged, whether you like it or not, because you haven't developed the revision technique that the vast majority of your future coursemates will have.

Also you say that you have 'many many friends' at university doing the same course as you, but you failed to specify which universities they attend; the difficulty of an engineering degree is different for each institution, and it isn't surprising that Kingston's engineering is significantly easier than Warwick's, etc. So I'm willing to bet that your friends aren't going to particularly rigorous institutions which would explain why they seem to be 'coping fine'. It's not A level supremacy, just the cold, harsh reality.



Lol. Rather bold of you to assume that you will do well at university in the first place. Many academically gifted students drop out before second year so don't make the assumption that you'd get through to the end...you haven't even started yet.

Again, you can't be insulting other people's intelligence when you can't get even get you're and your right...

Makes me laugh when people compare D/D* to A/A*, as if

I have friends in university of sheffield and university of leeds that enough for you?
You seriously think because i dont have "revision techniques" i wont be able to cope!?
Anyway, ill enjoy myself at university and take the challenges that come my way.

Ps; Im sorry for being an optimist and knowing my ability.

I always love when people have to resort to nitpicking grammar, when they dont have a solid argument. You sound like the annoying snotty kid in year 7 who no one likes

No. Thats what I was saying. A distintion* Is no where near an A* thats pretty much what the other person was saying.

IT but more hardware support not programming

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I always love when people have to resort to nitpicking grammar, when they dont have a solid argument. You sound like the annoying snotty kid in year 7 who no one likes

FYI there's a big difference between being optimistic and downright arrogance. If you had based your ability on concrete evidence, such as your first year results, fair enough. But you haven't even started university so how could you possibly know if you would do well in that sort of environment?