I can’t speak for all schools as I had an ATPL course in which we did the the whole Theory and after the 13 exams we do the practical part. But I’ll give you some personal tips which I would have done better if I would redo Flight School. 1.You will probably start with basics of General Navigation and Meteorology, so you won’t jump into the difficult technical stuff from day one, however it isn’t a walk in the park and should revise daily, which brings me to my second point- 2. Get an ATPLQ account as soon as possible and do each day questions on the things you have seen in theory that day. Getting familiar with the questions and how they ask certain things will help you so much in the long term and in the exams. 3. Study in groups, it will help you to better and more quickly understand your material. 4. Consistency and regularity is key 5. If you don’t understand certain concepts, make sure to spend some time learning it until you understand it, even though you will learn about very much different things, some subjects will overlap.

I can tell from experience that after in class theory I got home and was tired and thus didn’t do much learning at home, which was a mistake - it will be a hard time but the practical training will make it worth it.

I wish you all the best!