RI or HCI
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Chenonceau:
How about peer relationships in RI and HCI? Is it very competitive?
have not heard anything negative -
Chenonceau:
How about peer relationships in RI and HCI? Is it very competitive?
Well i was in RI from 1996 to 2000 (that was the pre-IP days) and to say it was competitive would be a huge understatement. The impression i get from my students now is that its still the same except there is no longer a mad rush in sec 4 to gear up for the 'O' Levels. Its essentially a 5 year long break after the PSLE to really get to explore and learn more about what interests you the most. And then its onto the 'A' Levels which no one has problems ace-ing.
This term was commonly repeated during my Rafflesian days \"We're all Big Fish in a Small Pond\". I guess it gives an idea of how competitive an environment it can get when you put a bunch of kids with big intellects and huge egos together for a few years.
Zhou Shicai
NickleBee Tutors -
not every one got huge huge ego lah…many of them are still the-boy-next door
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I'll go for RI anytime, if for no reason other than the fact that I was there myself.
In fact, my DD is in RGS, so yeah, it feels good to know that it runs in the family.
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Definitely RI.
1. Raffles Institution is Singapore’s only member of the G20 Schools Group, which represents 20 of the most elite high schools in the world
2. "Gateway to the Ivy League" - An article in The Wall Street Journal in 2004 identified then RI (Junior College) as the "Gateway to the Ivy League", the high school outside the USA that sent the most students to elite American colleges, topping the rate of many elite prep schools in America
3. A recent Wall Street Journal survey of high schools that feed elite U.S. colleges shows that Raffles sent more students to 10 elite colleges than any other international school and topped such prestigious U.S. secondary schools as Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., and Harvard-Westlake, in North Hollywood, Calif
4. Raffles Institution’s prestige is known internationally, and has produced most of the top politicians and academics in Singapore. Rafflesians form about 50% of NUS’ medicine and law students
5. RI has produced 80 President’s Scholars to date, a record amongst all schools nationally. With her 80th President’s Scholar (Ms Sharon Tan Xin Hui), RI has also produced the first female Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholar (SAFOS)
6. Each year, hundreds of Rafflesians bag scholarships to top universities in the United States and United Kingdom, including many to the Ivy League and Oxbridge equivalent universities[9].
RI(JC) consistently produces significant numbers of President’s Scholars, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholars, Singapore Police Force (SPF) Scholars and Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholars annually. -
stetan:
Impressive.Definitely RI.
1. Raffles Institution is Singapore's only member of the G20 Schools Group, which represents 20 of the most elite high schools in the world
2. \"Gateway to the Ivy League\" - An article in The Wall Street Journal in 2004 identified then RI (Junior College) as the \"Gateway to the Ivy League\", the high school outside the USA that sent the most students to elite American colleges, topping the rate of many elite prep schools in America
3. A recent Wall Street Journal survey of high schools that feed elite U.S. colleges shows that Raffles sent more students to 10 elite colleges than any other international school and topped such prestigious U.S. secondary schools as Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., and Harvard-Westlake, in North Hollywood, Calif
4. Raffles Institution's prestige is known internationally, and has produced most of the top politicians and academics in Singapore. Rafflesians form about 50% of NUS' medicine and law students
5. RI has produced 80 President's Scholars to date, a record amongst all schools nationally. With her 80th President's Scholar (Ms Sharon Tan Xin Hui), RI has also produced the first female Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholar (SAFOS)
6. Each year, hundreds of Rafflesians bag scholarships to top universities in the United States and United Kingdom, including many to the Ivy League and Oxbridge equivalent universities[9].
RI(JC) consistently produces significant numbers of President's Scholars, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholars, Singapore Police Force (SPF) Scholars and Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholars annually. -
stetan:
Are u a student there or planning to go there?Definitely RI.
1. Raffles Institution is Singapore's only member of the G20 Schools Group, which represents 20 of the most elite high schools in the world
2. \"Gateway to the Ivy League\" - An article in The Wall Street Journal in 2004 identified then RI (Junior College) as the \"Gateway to the Ivy League\", the high school outside the USA that sent the most students to elite American colleges, topping the rate of many elite prep schools in America
3. A recent Wall Street Journal survey of high schools that feed elite U.S. colleges shows that Raffles sent more students to 10 elite colleges than any other international school and topped such prestigious U.S. secondary schools as Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn., and Harvard-Westlake, in North Hollywood, Calif
4. Raffles Institution's prestige is known internationally, and has produced most of the top politicians and academics in Singapore. Rafflesians form about 50% of NUS' medicine and law students
5. RI has produced 80 President's Scholars to date, a record amongst all schools nationally. With her 80th President's Scholar (Ms Sharon Tan Xin Hui), RI has also produced the first female Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholar (SAFOS)
6. Each year, hundreds of Rafflesians bag scholarships to top universities in the United States and United Kingdom, including many to the Ivy League and Oxbridge equivalent universities[9].
RI(JC) consistently produces significant numbers of President's Scholars, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholars, Singapore Police Force (SPF) Scholars and Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholars annually.
Very impressive record. :salute:
However, every school has its top and bottom cohort. What about the kids in bottom of the cohort? Are they as motivated, and do they feel very pressurized in there? :roll: -
WELL DONE HCI
:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: :grphug: :grphug:
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Mar 4, 2011
Hwa Chong boasts top student in S'pore
Hwa Chong Institution produced a record 94 perfect scorers for the 2010 A-level Examinations, the best results in four years. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
KOH Mingming - the top student across Singapore - scored nine distinctions at 13 AUs. She was part of Hwa Chong's bi-cultural studies programme and is effectively trilingual (English, Chinese and French). She now has a place at Harvard and Yale.
Hwa Chong Institution produced a record 94 perfect scorers for the 2010 A-level Examinations, the best results in four years.
It did exceedingly well in the Humanities, Mathematics and Sciences.
More than 60 students scored eight distinctions and better. For the fourth year running, Hwa Chong had more than 200 students score seven distinctions and better.
Over six in 10 Hwa Chong students scored 3H2 distinctions and better, making them eligible for admission to any top university worldwide.
In addition, two students were awarded the Gold Medal of Excellence in Physics, presented by the Institute of Physics to top A-level Physics candidates. -
straits times’ caption is quite … ‘boasts’ …
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Looks like no other school can top what RI can achieve!!! :celebrate:
Top Performer Once More - Raffles leads the way in the 2010 GCE A Level Examinations
A total of 1185 students at RI sat for the 2010 'A' Level Examinations - the largest of all JC cohorts.
Outstanding Achievements for Class of 2010
The class of 2010 posted yet another outstanding performance in the 2010 'A' Level Examinations. 509 students (43%) scored 4 distinctions in the content-based subjects, and 780 students (66%) scored at least 3 distinctions in the content-based subjects.
In addition, 53% of students scored distinctions in the General Paper, compared to 49% in 2009, while a record-breaking 72% of students scored distinctions in Knowledge and Inquiry.
28% achieved perfect University Admission Points of 90. The University Admission Score is computed based on a maximum score of 90 points, and takes into account General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry, Project Work, 3 H2 and 1 H1 content subjects.
The class of 2010 surpassed the previous cohort with 130 students (11%) scoring distinctions in all subjects offered, compared to 9.7% in 2009.A new record was also set for H3 subjects, with 1 in 2 out of 413 candidates scoring distinctions.
Performance of Individual H2 Subjects
The class of 2010 outperformed their peers with exceptional performances across the various subjects.
9 in 10 students scored Distinctions for Malay Language and Literature.
8 in 10 students scored Distinctions for Physics, English Literature and French.
7 in 10 students scored Distinctions for Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, German, Knowledge & Inquiry, and Tamil Language & Literature.
Performance of Students
The following is the breakdown of the number of distinctions obtained by our students:
9 Distinctions: 3 students
8 Distinctions: 73 students
7 Distinctions: 169 students
6 Distinctions: 261 students
Top Students
The top students are Nigel Fong Jie Ming, Kaushik Subramanian Venkataraman and Barry Tng Jia Hao. All three offered 13 units of study, above the norm of 10 to 12 units prescribed by the GCE 'A' level curriculum, and scored distinctions in all subjects offered. All of them were part of the first cohort of students from the Raffles Academy, a talent development programme comprising an accelerated and enriched curriculum aimed at nurturing peaks of talents among highly-able students.
2010 Singapore Science and Mathematics Olympiads
The Singapore Science Olympiads held at the end of 2010 saw the RI teams returning triumphant, with the Chemistry team bagging 14 out of the 17 Gold medals awarded, the Physics team winning 5 out of 6 Gold medals, and the Biology team clinching 4 out of 8 Gold medals. RI also won the Best Team awards as well as the best Overall Individual Performance awards at the Physics and Chemistry Olympiads. For the Singapore Mathematics Olympiads, RI clinched 19 out of the 71 Gold medals.
Scholarships and University Admissions
Even before the release of the A-level Examinations results, more than 50 students have received provisional scholarships from the various scholarship agencies, such as the PSC, EDB, A*Star and DSTA.
RI continues to be the gateway to Oxbridge and the Ivy Leagues. Even before the A-level results release, 32 students have already been offered places at Oxford University and 27 at Cambridge University. 20 students have already been offered places at top U.S. universities, e.g. Yale, Pennsylvania, under the Early Decision scheme.
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