By Orientation Committee 2016
Additional reporting by Choo Shuen Ming (16A01E), Daphne Tang (16S03M), Karen Cuison (16A01D), Louisa Li (16A13A) and Olivia Tan (16A01E)
Part 1 of our behind the scenes coverage can be found here.
By Orientation Committee 2016
Additional reporting by Choo Shuen Ming (16A01E), Daphne Tang (16S03M), Karen Cuison (16A01D), Louisa Li (16A13A) and Olivia Tan (16A01E)
Hyped, happy, and ever-so-ready to answer your next burning question or take the MPH stage 2 these are the Orientation Group Leaders (OGLs) you’ve come to grow fond of along your 4-day Orientation journey. Or maybe you’re a J2 falling asleep in LT1, wondering about the shenanigans your OGL classmates are up to. Whether you’re a cheery J1 or dreary J2, Raffles Press has put together an exclusive, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for Fiore 2016. Dive in.
By Trudy Chak (16S03D)
You’ve chosen the Science path after some debating and after deciding on memorising piles of notes and formulas that don’t quite make sense, you’ve come to yet another forkroad: choosing your contrasting (humanities) subject. There’s the ever popular Economics, the usual suspects of Geography, Literature and History as well as oddball subjects like English Language and Linguistics, Art and Music. Matriculation has never been peskier.
Continue reading “Please Mind the Platform Gap: Choosing a Contrasting Arts Subject”
by Adelyn Tan (16A01E) and Karen Cuison (16A01D)
This article has been researched to the best of our abilities. However, it should not be used as a substitute for formal academic counselling.
Continue reading “Please Mind the Platform Gap: H1 Mathematics”
By Darrell Koh (16A13A) and Justin Lim (16A01B)
Thrust into a new and perhaps unfamiliar environment, Orientation is the first socialising experience that seeks to help students acclimate to Junior College life. For students coming from either RI Y1–4 or RGS, it helps that there will be many familiar faces around, but these faces will no longer be the majority. From Charmain’s (16S03J, MT05) point of view, “OGs are [like] the first group of JC friends you make” and are “a source of familiarity amidst changes”. Si Hui (16S03O, BW12) concurs, saying that OG members “are people [she] found familiarity and comfort in when [she] first felt awkward in class or [her] cca” and eventually became “one of [her] sources of strength and comfort when [she feels] alone or [needs] some people to confide in.” For many of us, OGs can become just one element in the support network of friendships you will be be establishing throughout your JC life.
