A Levels or BTEC? HELP!

Hey people...

I'm stuck on picking a levels or a btec nd in IT (software) for next year.

I dont care about going to the top uni, but wouldnt mind.

Also i cant do maths a level and dont want to do a science.

At uni i'm looking to do software dev, software eng or ict security (foresnics) inshallah.

:tsr2:

Reply 1

Exopaladin

I would have said A-levels, but if you're determined to not take maths/any science that'll probably rule you out of a lot of universities. I would expect a well taught IT forensics degree to be fairly maths heavy (encryption, lots of very detailed networking stuff, etc) and therefore want A-level maths, but I dunno.

I guess you'll be better off with the BTEC National Diploma if you really don't want to do maths/science, at least you can get into a few decent universities that way.

Reply 2

xeonman9000

Definitely A-Levels, I did a BTEC with maths AS, and really wish I did full a levels. Especially if you want to do Computer Science or similar at University, A2 maths is a must, believe me.

Reply 3

VK-91

xeonman9000

Definitely A-Levels, I did a BTEC with maths AS, and really wish I did full a levels. Especially if you want to do Computer Science or similar at University, A2 maths is a must, believe me.

i cant do a level maths because i didnt gt high enough grades at a-lvl.

so im stuck with a levels that r non ict related and pointless. so i think the btec sounds good

anyone?

Its your choice.

unless you want to go to a top uni do alevels, if not do the btec, its far more computer related and if you enjoy computing / IT it will suit you better :tongue: