Do I start preparing now? If so, how?

I'm starting sixth form college in September...as you can maybe gather.
I've heard a few people on here say that it's a good idea to start preparing for AS Levels in my summer break. Is that true? If all goes to plan, I'm taking English, art, religious studies and French if that helps you answer, with the intention of doing something journalism based at uni.

I'm just wondering is there any reading I should do now? Or any other kind of preparation? I really want to excel in A Levels so I don't mind putting the work in now.

It can be a good idea to go over notes and keep the content fresh, but don't worry about this too much. At the start of A levels, most teachers will go over/summarise what you did at GCSE and there will be an introductory period for the subject.

So yeah, go over notes if you wish, but maybe use the time over summer more productively (such as gaining any work experience that may benefit you)

Okay, cool...thanks! I don't really know what to expect if I'm honest

I'm starting sixth form college in September...as you can maybe gather.
I've heard a few people on here say that it's a good idea to start preparing for AS Levels in my summer break. Is that true? If all goes to plan, I'm taking English, art, religious studies and French if that helps you answer, with the intention of doing something journalism based at uni.

I'm just wondering is there any reading I should do now? Or any other kind of preparation? I really want to excel in A Levels so I don't mind putting the work in now.

If you have spare time in summer dont waste it. Practice as much french as you can. Find out which exam board you will be with and read the specs and examiners reports, print off all past papers and mark schemes and get organised. Have a look on the exam board specs if there are any additional reading books you can start on. Check out amazon and order them 2nd hand if you cant get them in libary. Try and do some voluntary work or get a summer job as that is always handy for cv and ready for your personal statement. When you are in coll get spare files for each subject and when you finish each subject topic, concise the notes down and add any relevant info into the new revision file. Also add each past paper and mark scheme in and fill it in as much as you can after each topic. It will make it quicker and easier to revise from that. Making flashcards too always help. Just be organised as its a time saver.

Wow! I think you've basically passed my A Levels for me! Thanks for taking your time to write all that, I'll definitely try and do some of this!