American schools have long debated how best to prepare students for college and life. Cambridge International ’s pathway, from International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) through International AS and A Levels, offers a sizeable body of empirical evidence suggesting that a curriculum focused on depth, transferable skills and consistent academic challenge improves students’ readiness for university. The message for US educators is not “copy and paste” but to borrow the effective principles that seem to produce better college outcomes. These include rigorous and coherent curricula, authentic assessment, credit recognition and sustained support that close equity gaps. Multiple university-level studies and Cambridge’s own analyses of US cohorts point to stronger early

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