French AS?

If you got full marks in a GCSE mock, you shouldn't really have any problems. AS French is just an extension of GCSE, really. I would start digging out your old grammar notes and make sure you know the tenses, though, as I think the main difference between GCSE and AS is that you can't coast by without your grammar knowledge.

AS is a lot lot harder than GCSE. I think it'll depend on how good your grammar is and if you can pick up lots of new vocabulary quickly. The fact that you speak a bit at home is good. However I think what I and many people in my class found hardest was the writing part- have you done a written exam for GCSE before? Most people hadn't (I did coursework) and it took me a large portion of the year before I could write a half decent mini-essay.

Hey there, I just finished my French A-level.

The first thing I would say is that you HAVE to nail the tenses in the first few weeks. When I started in AS, I certainly did not know them well. I found myself totally lost for about 2 months. Don't worry though, if you actually work at them they just become natural by the time exams come around.
The AS in general is quite different to GCSE, there is less typical 'touristy' stuff to learn. (How to book a hotel, order an ice cream etc.) You will find yourself talking about and debating wider topics such as immigration, crime and punishment or global warming.
i found there was less text book work, more applied tasks. For example, producing presentations, video projects etc. (Although that could just be my school).
All in all, it is SO much better than GCSE French and by the end of year 12 it was by far my favourite subject and now I have a real passion for it. Seriously, just work hard to nail that grammar and you'll actually enjoy this subject! :-)

Yeah we had to do a few essays for coursework
but i had alot of help on them
i find it easy to like write out the essay in french but i always get the tense wrong, whether its masc or fem..and the accents. fail.