High school students are in between middle school and college education, and the ability to learn independently is critical. They are about to leave the familiarity of classroom-style instruction and enter a university of lectures, seminars and constantly meeting deadlines to turn in assignments. Even the most motivated and determined students need to strengthen their independent learning skills as they begin their in-depth A Level studies so that they are prepared to study at the top universities in the world to which they aspire in the future.
In addition, advance planning and time management skills must be developed before students study abroad. The foreign education system emphasizes self-management and self-responsibility. You need to have a clear idea of when you plan to study abroad, when to prepare for your internship/research, when to get your standardized language scores, and how to fill out and submit your documents online in a timely manner, which means that all of these are actually previews for international students when study abroad.
Studying at a university in a foreign country is a lot more complicated and trivial. Time planning may sound simple, but it is not that easy. Whether it's studying hard, participating in extracurricular activities, socializing, or working part-time outside of school, you need to make your own decisions about how to organize your time, and it's easy to unable to balance your studies with other off-campus activities. Especially at the end of the term, when exams and multiple papers are crammed together, planning time is even more important.