Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Niharika]

My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career …she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

[Niharika]

Niharika:

My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career ........she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

We like the confident rgs girls ,but would rgs be as good as nus high in math and science ?i mean in terms of exposure that nus high gives to its students

[Shanghaied]

My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career …she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

We like the confident rgs girls ,but would rgs be as good as nus high in math and science ?i mean in terms of exposure that nus high gives to its students

My take - and it was once shared by a former senior NUS member - that students in the mainstream schools (RGS included) are on track for GCE ‘A’ Levels which are recognized by foreign universities, whereas NUSHS Diploma is more relevant for admission to NUS (and other local universities). Thus, a lot depends on what your child wishes to do in the future.

Of course, any top student in either school would not need to worry since he/she would gain entry in elite colleges anyway. The same goes for top students in ‘lesser’ JCs…

FYI, my DD was not accepted by NUSHS but gained admission to RGS. So there was no basis for comparison. But we have no complaints.

[tck]

Shanghaied:

Niharika:

[quote=\"Niharika\"]My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career ........she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

We like the confident rgs girls ,but would rgs be as good as nus high in math and science ?i mean in terms of exposure that nus high gives to its students

My take - and it was once shared by a former senior NUS member - that students in the mainstream schools (RGS included) are on track for GCE 'A' Levels which are recognized by foreign universities, whereas NUSHS Diploma is more relevant for admission to NUS (and other local universities). Thus, a lot depends on what your child wishes to do in the future.

Of course, any top student in either school would not need to worry since he/she would gain entry in elite colleges anyway. The same goes for top students in 'lesser' JCs...

FYI, my DD was not accepted by NUSHS but gained admission to RGS. So there was no basis for comparison. But we have no complaints.[/quote]Just to clarify the misconception, NUSH diploma is recognised by top universities all over the world, not just NUS. Even though such a young school and with a very small cohort, the first 3 batches gained offers from the most selective universities. The list for US and UK is here:

UK

Cardiff University, Durham University, Hull University, Imperial College London, King's College London, London School of Economics, Loughborough University, Oxford University, School of Oriental and African Studies, Trinity College Dublin, University College London, University of Bath, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow,University of Leeds, University of Leicester, University of London Sch of Pharmacy, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Southampton, University of St Andrews, University of Warwick, University of Westminster & University of York

US

Agnes Scott College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, DePauw University, Dickinson College, Drexel University, Duke University, Earlham College, Emory University, Furman College, Harvard University, Harvey Mudd College, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern University, Oberlin College, Princeton University, Purdue University, Reed College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Smith College,

Southern Methodist University, Stanford University, Tufts University, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at San Diego, University of Chicago, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Dayton Ohio, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Whitman College, Williams College, Wooster College, Yale University.

[Shanghaied]

"Just to clarify the misconception…"


I resent your term "misconception". I have stated my own view in as neutral a manner as I could. If you think it is ‘misconception’ on my part, you can PM me instead of telling the world at large.

I would appreciate that you refrain from using such innuendo-laden term in the future.

And do not bother to even reply.

[Ikid]

Niharika:

My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career ........she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

I vote for NUSH since your girl is really good in Science.
Quote from NUSH principal's message in their website, 'we make nurturing well-rounded and world-ready scientific minds our core business and mission '.

[Niharika]

Shanghaied:

Niharika:

[quote=\"Niharika\"]My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career ........she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

We like the confident rgs girls ,but would rgs be as good as nus high in math and science ?i mean in terms of exposure that nus high gives to its students

My take - and it was once shared by a former senior NUS member - that students in the mainstream schools (RGS included) are on track for GCE 'A' Levels which are recognized by foreign universities, whereas NUSHS Diploma is more relevant for admission to NUS (and other local universities). Thus, a lot depends on what your child wishes to do in the future.

Of course, any top student in either school would not need to worry since he/she would gain entry in elite colleges anyway. The same goes for top students in 'lesser' JCs...

FYI, my DD was not accepted by NUSHS but gained admission to RGS. So there was no basis for comparison. But we have no complaints.[/quote]
Dear Shanghaied ,
Thanks for sharing .....truly appretiate your help .
:thankyou:

[Niharika]

Ikid:

Niharika:

My dd likes math and is good in science , would like to take up engineering as a career ........she has a choice between rgs and nus high .

Please feel free to share your views

I vote for NUSH since your girl is really good in Science.
Quote from NUSH principal's message in their website, 'we make nurturing well-rounded and world-ready scientific minds our core business and mission '.

Dear I Kid
Thanks for sharing :thankyou: .

[Niharika]

Dear TCk ,

Thanks for the useful information n the effort to substantiate it with data...... :thankyou:

[tck]

Niharika:

Dear TCk ,

Thanks for the useful information n the effort to substantiate it with data...... :thankyou:

You're welcome Niharika. Sorry for the use of the word \"misconception\". I don't know which other word to have used. Didn't realise it was an offensive word, again, apologies to all who are offended.