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Btecs > A levels at some degree

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Btecs > A levels at some degree

For those who may not have known Level 3 Btec Qualifications come in different sizes , the smallest being the National Certificate equivalent to 0.5 (half) of an A level to the largest being the extended Diploma equivalent to 3 A levels. Why stress your self over the two years And Pick 3 A levels when you can pick 3 Btecs ( by combining 3 National Extended certificates each equivalent to one A level ) especially when you are not doing any STEM subjects. At the end of the day D*D*D* ( A*A*A*) at Btec is way more better than 3Cs at A levels which is around the national average. Students should release this stigma on Btecs because at the end of the day someone like me who is doing 3 btecs in Law , Business and IT working at D*s will be sat in the same university , doing the exact same course as someone who did 3 A levels and got Ds And Cs. And this same student will beat himself / herself and ask himself / herself why he or she never done btecs and stressed for 2 whole years for nothing. And for those who say that A levels will get you into good unis need to understand that it is the degree in which is important and how you capitalise on it , you shouldn't go to satisfy this ‘british tradition’ of heading to oxford and Cambridge unless you want to s*ck off the royal family in the houses of lords. You actually learn skills in Btecs ( excluding STEM A levels). How could you possibly take English Literature At A level and expect for someone to hire you because you know all too damn well about Hamlet seeking revenge for his fathers killing ; you could be taking A Btec in law or criminology to apply your learning in real life scenarios and make bank. People need to think ‘Smarter’ and Not harder. The government makes you do A levels so it satisfies their own economy to employ more teachers into the system so that when you start a family you are already in debt plus bills over bills. Why would somebody with a first class in politics opt out to teach the subject at A level ? Surley the person wanted to be a politician but forgot that students that did econ / maths at A level are the real politicians. So warning to all humanities A level students . Btec is the future. Just do 3 Btecs personally i believe one btec is if you know what you certainly want to do and or your just very lazy and unserious but 3 btecs are just better. You get the best of both worlds theory and practical. The cons are that you will have 3 exams in January but the revision in November till january will be worth your wait and i don't mean constantly revising till the end of the academic term for your sixth form / college to kick you out because you didn't meet the entry requirements. Btecs are the future. Peace out.

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melancollege

Original post by DO16_DNE

How could you possibly take English Literature At A level and expect for someone to hire you because you know all too damn well about Hamlet seeking revenge for his fathers killing ; [...] So warning to all humanities A level students . Btec is the future. Just do 3 Btecs personally i believe one btec is if you know what you certainly want to do and or your just very lazy and unserious but 3 btecs are just better.

If BTECs worked well for you, that's great. However, some people prefer the exam-based style of A-Levels and you shouldn't denounce Humanities A-Levels for everyone else just because they're not for you.

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DO16_DNE

Original post by melancollege

Hmm this sounds quite personal

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melancollege

Original post by DO16_DNE

Hmm this sounds quite personal

I'm a Maths student who did three STEM A-Levels with only one semi-Humanities A-Level (French).

Also, as a side note, you may wish to look into the hierarchy of disagreement if you think that this is a good refute.

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DO16_DNE

Original post by melancollege

Yes yes get your neeky ‘A level revision group’ to vote i’ll make a tea whilst i wait 😀

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melancollege

Original post by DO16_DNE

Yes yes get your neeky ‘A level revision group’ to vote i’ll make a tea whilst i wait 😀

I never actually commented on whether BTECs were superior or not to A-Levels. In my opinion, it depends on the person and their preferences and, for many people, I agree that BTECs are the better option. My sister did BTECs and she excelled in them and I think they were great for her. They don't work for me as I find the idea of coursework much more stressful; I struggle with deadlines and it just feels like two years worth of exams rather than two weeks. I get that this isn't a viewpoint held by many people which is why I didn't say either way. I also haven't voted on your poll for the same reason and, even if I had an A-Level revision group - which would be strange given that I finished my A-Levels almost three years ago, I wouldn't get them to vote on your poll either.

If you read my comment back, my main point was that you shouldn't denounce Humanities A-Levels just because it's not a style of learning that works best for you. There are advantages and transferable skills from both types of qualification and one isn't inherently better or worse than the other.

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