If the academic performance can't meet the requirements of the target school, you can consider taking the preparatory course, but it is best to get Alevel in China, and your academic performance will have a foundation. (It is cheaper to study Alevel in China than in the past, and it is not so easy to graduate from preparatory courses. )
PS generally find a reliable teacher from a study abroad institution to help with counseling, which is basically no problem; And the language score (IELTS) depends on the English foundation of the subject. Some people do it at once, others brush it repeatedly ... Alevel is the most important thing to solve, because it is completely different from the domestic high school curriculum, and it takes a certain time span to choose 3-4 courses to study and take exams.
Is the college entrance examination difficult or Alevel's?
Compared with the national college entrance examination course, A-level needs to learn a wider range of content, but the requirement for knowledge depth is relatively low. Moreover, the college entrance examination has just ended, and the knowledge of various disciplines is still fresh in my memory. Learning Alevel at this time, the academic transition is basically no problem. In other words, most students who have attended domestic high schools can make A-level subjects, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. What's more, as long as you choose 3-4 courses, you can choose your own professional field.
Judging from the difficulty of subjects alone, A-level is not as difficult as the college entrance examination. In particular, the CAIE Examination Bureau gave questions, and the contents of the assessment were basically found in the questions of previous years. Relatively speaking, brushing questions is also "traceable", and there are still many opportunities to get high marks.
How long does it take to learn Alevel?
Generally speaking, it takes two years, one year AS and one year A2. However, we have met many people who came to Alevel after failing in the college entrance examination. Many of them have completed two years of study in one year and achieved good results.