<p>Hey lovingmum, I took the SATs as part of a pilot program to see how well GEP students would do (benchmarking against other programs, perhaps?).</p>
<p>Just FYI, RJC (and hwach) are the biggest feeder schools to NUS med, law, and most scholarship programs. Also, these two schools along with VJC form the biggest group of students going to the states for studies. I don’t mean this in an elitist manner but those are the facts. Look at the roll of honours (scholarship awardees) for the 3 schools and you’ll see what I mean.</p>
<p>As for life in RI, its really as hard as you want it to be. I’ve have friends who went for international olympiads, debates competitions, and other competitions who still did really well in their grades. The culture here is very open, you pretty much get to do what you want as long as its not detrimental to the school or yourself. Don’t worry though, the students here aren’t don’t actually follow the popular stereotype of being nerds or even bookish. There are dancers, models, fashion designers, artists that go along with the math and science over-acheivers. On the other hand, there are also those who don’t do so well. So your son will only be as successful as he wants to be. I’d say that its a school that will not hinder you, and one where there are unlimited opportunities if you only look for em.</p>