i won't say rj teachers can't teach. while they may not be a lot better than the teachers from other jcs, i dun suppose they are a lot worse. perhaps with rj's reputation, ppl expect rj teachers to be a cut above the rest, which unfortunately proves not to be the case. in the first place, i think teachers are posted randomly to jcs, at least when rj was a government sch. no doubt there are horrible teachers (like a certain banker-turned-teacher who tried to teach econs. think she's no longer with the sch though), but there are just as many, if not more, good teachers. like mrs cheang and ms chia from math depts, and mr yeo from chem dept. they are the best teachers i ever had in my 12 yrs of education here! so to be fair, i dun think rj teachers are that bad, at least not in comparison with other local teachers.
given the sheer number of applicants, i think its forgiveable that ms yale can't afford to entertainment everyone... just imagine 300 ppl going up to her seeking one-to-one consulation service. besides, i dun see a need to. even for the uninitiated, her yearly us-uni-lectures and website prove to be good start pts. and from there, students can always ask their seniors, or do their own research, like coming to CC forums
psalm129, i'm applying for aid... no u dun have to fill in the profile nor fafsa. most colleges, if not all, request only the international student financial aid application and certification of finances (some dun even request dis now) for internationals...
primeminister: hello! u're a singaporean living in tokyo now?? dat's so cool... erm well i guess ppl here are more interested in the US... given that dis is a US uni forum...