Are level 3 btecs good as alevels

are level 3 btecs good as alevels?

Depends what you mean.

BTECs are 'vocational' qualifications - they are designed to train you for a specific job or career area, such as Business, Sport, or Heath & Social Care. They can be used alongside A levels, and Universities will accept them in certain combinations and for some courses. BTEC Extended Diplomas are considered to be more 'in depth' and are more useful if you want to go on to further study, but of course the 'one subject' limits you in another way.

However, they are not 'the same as' A levels. They lack academic depth, and do not teach you to write academic essays, or study in an academic way. BTECs are more practical, more about 'applied' knowledge than the theoretical knowledge of A levels.

im studying btec business and law . do you think i could go and study accounting and finance at uni?

Which BTECs - Certificate, Subsidiary Diploma, National Diploma, Extended Diploma?
And what GCSE Maths grade do you have? I'm assuming you are not taking A level Maths?

Three examples below.

Bristol and other Unis at that level are all likely to want high Maths ability at Level 3 (A level/BTEC).
However, other Unis will be more flexible. A Uni like Manchester Met that says 'BTEC Extended Diploma' might accept what you are taking but they wont give all the various possible combinations in their entry requirements - so you'll need to email them with the exact details of what you are taking and ask if they will accept it. Other Unis that take UCAS Points rather than 'grades' - Oxford Brookes as one example - will be much more lenient, but always check the GCSE requirement.

Bristol - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/2021/accounting-finance/bsc-accounting-finance/. Will only consider BTEC Extended Diploma 'DDD in Engineering with Distinction in both Maths for Engineering Technicians and Further Maths for Engineering Technicians; or DDD in Applied Science plus A in A-level Mathematics'.

Manchester Met - https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/bsc-accounting-and-finance/ - Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma – DMM, plus GCSE grade C/4 in mathematics or Level 2 functional skills mathematics

Oxford Brookes - https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/accounting-and-finance/ - 104 UCAS points (no subjects specified), GCSE: Mathematics (grade C/4 or above).

thank you for letting me know i feel relieved that i can go onto study the course at university. also how did you find this information out did you go onto each university's website?

yes they're worth the same as 3 a levels

In terms of raw UCAS points yes, but for competitive 'top' Universities that want specific grades, they are not 'worth' the same at all. Please read my response above.