Original post by JooWMost of the top 25 don't accept BTEC? No, not at all. In fact, majority do. Going off of the CUG tables:
1/2, Oxbridge: take them very very specifically and with limits
3, St Andrews: not sure
4, LSE: not sure
5, ICL: no
6, Durham: yes, they take BTEC for some courses
7, UCL: been over this
8, Warwick: few
9, Lancaster: yes
10, Lboro: yes, they adore BTEC!
11, Bath: few
12, UEA: yes
13, Surrey: yes
14, exeter: yes
16, birmingham: yes
17, bristol: yes
18, nottingham: yes
19, sussex: yes
20, york: yes
21, kcl: ehh
22, manchester: yes
23, newcastle: yes
25, kent: yes
Honestly, considering that the majority of students aren't looking to go to top 25 unis and smash their education, I really don't think BTECs are limiting. They allowed me to progress from being homeschooled for the majority of my life to going to a brilliant uni. Your point about the top 25 unis is definitely not correct, I did a lot of research into top to mid tier unis that took BTEC last year and can honestly tell you it wasn't in any way limiting to me, at all. I think the only top tier uni I concretely know doesn't specify BTECs in any of its courses is Trinity College Dublin, but the reasoning for that is obvious.