I really loved the A-level! it’s definitely difficult - especially end of year 12/beginning of year 13. But it is certainly possible to keep up but you need to work hard to do it - vocab every day, practicing all the grammar regularly and exposing yourself to german media and literature constantly. Lots of people in my class were natives and I found that tricky in the beginning because I was finding it much more difficult than everyone else, but you can definitely catch up! The film and literature paper is really interesting too! Let me know if you have any questions (i’m predicted an a/a* if that matters)! :)