Some advice for new A-level students

To new a-level students,
I'm sure you've heard this a billion times, but I cannot stress this point enough, a-levels are very different to GCSE's and the jump from GCSE's to a-levels is quite huge.
Firstly I'd advise you "make sure you work hard from the very beginning," this was one of the first pieces of advice that I was given on my very first day of a-levels and trust me it is 100% the truth. Obviously you won't be able to go ham with revision on the first few days. So I'd advise you to spend the first 2 weeks settling in and finding out whether or not you feel comfortable with the subjects that you're studying so that any changes to your timetable can be made earlier rather than later. Then after those 2 weeks you can start to consider the strategies you'll be using to revise, and begin to implement those strategies.
Secondly, make sure you focus throughout the year. Don't worry about what your friends are doing, focus on yourself. After all these are your a-levels, and on results day you will be receiving your grades. Trust me on results day, you don't want to experience the feeling of regret; wishing you had focused more.
Lastly try to not get too stressed. Stressing won't make things any easier. Sometimes you have to be able to gain some composure and be able to simply inhale and exhale. Just think about it, how will being stressed get you your grades? How will it allow you to be able to think coherently and focus?

Best of luck with your A-levels xx