By Soh Ying Qi (18A01C)
If you had asked me in 2017 where I saw myself after graduating from JC, my answer would not have been “slumped in a chair in Parliament House, nursing a mild fever at nine in the morning”.
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By Ng Ziqin (20S03H)
Back when I was in JC, I often regretted not applying for the Humanities Programme at the end of Year 4. My JC transcripts tell the tale of a not-so-bright BCME student who made a wrong choice and wanted out. Every H2 pass on my Y5/6 report cards was a struggle, hard-fought and often lost.
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By M.B. Dharshni (25S03O) and Teo Hui Sian (25S06C)
Regarded as Singapore’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship, the President’s Scholarship is awarded to the most deserving and outstanding candidates of a cohort. Last year, Marianne Wang (Batch of 2023) was one of the students recognised for her excellence.
Marianne served as the 42nd Students’ Council President during her time at RI. She was a part of the Humanities Programme, led volunteering projects and was also involved in the Table Tennis team and Chinese Orchestra. Currently, she is studying at Harvard University, majoring in Economics and Government.
No doubt, Marianne’s exceptional abilities as a leader and as a student, alongside her extensive list of accolades, demonstrate excellence to the highest degree. But even her remarkable achievements cannot outshine what makes us truly look up to her as a role model – her unwavering dedication to service, and the humility that shines through in her recognition of the people who have shaped her along the way.
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By M.B. Dharshni (25S03O) and Teo Hui Sian (25S06C)
We need not shy away from superlatives – the President’s Scholarship is undoubtedly Singapore’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship, awarded by the Public Service Commission to a select few students every year. Excellence, the simple but often elusive quality of being extremely, extremely good at something, forms the foundation of the President’s Scholarship’s exacting criteria. Recently, we had the opportunity to catch up with one of 2024’s President’s Scholarship recipients – Emily Tan.
During her time in RI, Emily was part of the Humanities Programme and the Vice-Captain of the Volleyball Team. After graduating, she chose to study Economics at Stanford University. Giving us an hour of her time in the late hours of the night in California (with a time difference of 16 hours with Singapore!), Emily shared with us aphoristic reflections, life lessons and thoughtful advice with both candor and humility.
As you read on, you’ll find that these reflections and lessons were shaped not by her academic accolades, but by a desire to give back to the community and an appreciation of the people around her.
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By Ng Dawin (25A01D), Peh Zhi Ning (25A01B) and Tan Yan Qi (26S06M)
Special thanks to Raffles Image Art Collective for the photographs.
A lot of people will tell you that the happiest day of an exam is when the last paper ends and a lot of people are wrong. Either they hate studying more than anything… or they are just inexperienced, and have never had to wait three months for a test result before.
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