Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[iRabbit]

Careermum & slmkhoo, thanks for sharing your tots.

[Thanks ksp]

Curious to know for those who scored well in A level, whether the school well prepared them or they need tuition outside school?

[sharonkhoo]

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Curious to know for those who scored well in A level, whether the school well prepared them or they need tuition outside school?[/quote]

Some had tuition, some didn't. My younger girl didn't have any tuition and did well, and most of her classmates didn't have tuition either. But she was in one of the higher-achieving classes, so maybe the rate of tuition would be higher in other classes. I doubt there is any statistic on this, just hearsay.

[naggo-nitemare]

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Curious to know for those who scored well in A level, whether the school well prepared them or they need tuition outside school?[/quote]

It is quite common for many of the gd scorers to hv received tuition as many deem themselves as being weak in certain subjects eg econs or GP for the STEM-inclined ones.

Sometimes, they feel the need for tuition to help them grasp concepts better. Or they may feel tt their sch tutor is unable to help them reach distinction level. They want tt sense of security to get the A grades.

[Thanks ksp]

Thanks slmkhoo and naggo-nitemare for sharing!

[Seannnnn]

Careermum\" post_id=\"1900158\" time=\"1551256333\" user_id=\"22005:

Congratulations to the class of 2018 RI(JC).

Looking at the humanities results, Econs distinction is 6 in 10, Geography distinction is 7 in 10.
Does it mean it is easier to get distinction for Geography?

DS is keen to do physics, chemistry and math when he progresses to Year 5.
He has no preference for the contrasting humanities subject.
Should I encourage DS to choose Geography over Econs, or will that be too content heavy?
It seems that PCME is one of the popular subject combi.
May I ask are there students who do PCMG combi?

Just sharing my opinions, hope it's useful. I do college consulting, so i speak to students who graduate from JC (Pre Uni). From what they share, Geography tends to be more \"Content-heavy\" in terms of the number of items you need to memorize. There are more facts, especially for physical geography, and definitions + terms which you cannot use \"layman terms\" to replace.

Economics, on the other hand requires more understanding. The student also has to deal with more graphs, which is probably why some people will say \"the need to have some mathematical background\". But ultimately, I think it depends on his interest. Both require a level of understanding and penning it down on paper to answer essays or case studies. He should read up on the topics covered in both Geography & Econs, see if they fit his \"appetite\". But then, there is no way to fully know whether you are cut out for a subject, unless u seek professional guidance, like extra classes, that sort of thing. Also, it's good to note that Economics tend to have slightly lower distinctions due to the bigger pool of students taking it.

Moving forward, if he wants to pursue Economics in University, it would definitely help if he took it in JC as a base. That being said, it is not a pre-requisite in many universities to have taken the subject in JC, to enrol for that degree or major in University.

[Careermum]

Seannnnn\" post_id=\"1902930\" time=\"1552725325\" user_id=\"165455:

Careermum\" post_id=\"1900158\" time=\"1551256333\" user_id=\"22005:

Congratulations to the class of 2018 RI(JC).

Looking at the humanities results, Econs distinction is 6 in 10, Geography distinction is 7 in 10.
Does it mean it is easier to get distinction for Geography?

DS is keen to do physics, chemistry and math when he progresses to Year 5.
He has no preference for the contrasting humanities subject.
Should I encourage DS to choose Geography over Econs, or will that be too content heavy?
It seems that PCME is one of the popular subject combi.
May I ask are there students who do PCMG combi?

Just sharing my opinions, hope it's useful. I do college consulting, so i speak to students who graduate from JC (Pre Uni). From what they share, Geography tends to be more \"Content-heavy\" in terms of the number of items you need to memorize. There are more facts, especially for physical geography, and definitions + terms which you cannot use \"layman terms\" to replace.

Economics, on the other hand requires more understanding. The student also has to deal with more graphs, which is probably why some people will say \"the need to have some mathematical background\". But ultimately, I think it depends on his interest. Both require a level of understanding and penning it down on paper to answer essays or case studies. He should read up on the topics covered in both Geography & Econs, see if they fit his \"appetite\". But then, there is no way to fully know whether you are cut out for a subject, unless u seek professional guidance, like extra classes, that sort of thing. Also, it's good to note that Economics tend to have slightly lower distinctions due to the bigger pool of students taking it.

Moving forward, if he wants to pursue Economics in University, it would definitely help if he took it in JC as a base. That being said, it is not a pre-requisite in many universities to have taken the subject in JC, to enrol for that degree or major in University.

Thanks for the insightful sharing Seannnnn.

[iRabbit]

With 5 out of the 6 selected for the IMO 2019 team coming from RI, this year's RA Math cohort is very strong.


http://wwwdontmesswith6a.blogspot.com/

[naggo-nitemare]

Yay!

I am so happy for the RI math dept and not just for those who got into the IMO team, but ALL the math enthusiasts from yr1-6 and ex-RI MOs.

This will surely inspire the junior RI boys to work hard and believe in themselves tt they too can be at IMO one day.

Hoping Team Singapore will do superbly in July in Bath! All the best to everyone especially the 5 RI members and the 3 trainers (all ex-RI boys)!!

[entei17]

iRabbit\" post_id=\"1908124\" time=\"1556444511\" user_id=\"51587:

With 5 out of the 6 selected for the IMO 2019 team coming from RI, this year's RA Math cohort is very strong.

http://wwwdontmesswith6a.blogspot.com/

Given that NUSH hand pick their students, accelerate maths and the sciences in their curriculum, excellent academia support from NUS, state-of-the-art laboratories, have olympiad modules and flexible curriculum, why isn't their students dominant in the olympiads representation? It seems they are just one of the school, and their value add is just normal.