Going to a triple science class has its pros and cons.
In a Triple Science class, you get the best of everything. You get
the best teachers, best priority in other areas, you get all the
external opportunities be it Maths Olympiad or some other projects.
Because you are supposedly the 'Cream of the Crop'. And of course,
you have a good learning environment.
Last year, a team of five from the triple science class took part
in the National Weather Study Project, and they won first place -
winning a trip to Australia and some SGD$5k. Of course, this made
some grumble from other classes.
Nonetheless, i have noticed alot of the cons surfacing from triple
science classes. They tend to be too orderly during lessons - their
tables are arranged neatly closed to perfection, and when you walk
past their class, mostly silence is heard. There seems to be a lack
of life and fun in there.
Oh, and most importantly. The competitive studying environment.
People tend to me more hypocrite in there, they hide their 'secret
techniques' to effective studying, they don't share any tips for
the upcomng exams, and the ranking system is super
pressuring.
I have a CCA friend in the triple science class who actually has a
list of peers he wants to beat for the exams. And he crosses out
them one by one. And another who is super pressured as he is in the
bottom-five of his class, but at level standard he is at top 70.
And another, leaves maths script blanks and have to visit the
shrink weekly. You can obviously see the stress out there.
I'm lazing to type more about being in other classes.
Oh, i'm from a class branded 'full of potential to
exploit and made of cca leaders, yet lazy academically.'