SixForm Courses Help!

[Madox]

So i will starting sixform in september, and i was hoping to go throught the path of Computing and Desgin like graphics and arcutect, so i was thinking about choosing IT - MEDIA - GAME DESIGN - GRAPHICS, but at the sixform they also do a BTEC INTRO DIP IT, i was wodnering what this is? is it like an repeat of a GCSE? at school people say that the BTEC is for the dumber kids and the unis wont consdier you with this? is it true im really confused?

[Charlottay!]

Btec national diplomas are what u study solidly and contain more cswk and things in them.

Id suggest go the alevel route as you leave ur options open as to what u can do and u study a larger variety. Depending on the university course is if they would rather have alevels or Btec. top unis prefer alevels i think though. goes on the ucas rating system anyway

[Misawa]

BTEC is essentially like retaking your GCSEs with a load of coursework to unlock further education like an HND.

By the way, it's Sixth Form.

[clueless]

btec is nothing like retaking gcses lol :S

[BeanEgg]

BTECs are not for 'dumb' people. It depends what level you do, if you do level 1-2, then that's the foundation/ GCSE stage. If you do Level 3, that's A Level equivalent. BTECs are somewhat harder than A Levels in some subjects.
Universities do also consider BTECs, but mostly Level 3.

[TickTockTickTock]

Sixth Form.

[Smits]

btecs are not retaking GCSEs lmaoo. If you wanted to do that, you just do the subject again...

Level 3 btec is equivelent to 3 A levels and can easily lead to a good uni providing you get the grades, aim for DDD all way through and your sorted. No exams, all coursework.

[N!ck]

A level 3 BTEC is a level 3 BTEC. It is not 3 A-levels no matter what anyone tells you.

Do A-levels.

[today]

i would choose A levels.

[Black_Apalachi]

Lol we used to call each other BTECs in my AS/A2 Business class just as an insult