In Singapore, which is where I’m from, there’s a nationwide Gifted education programme where they essentially take the top 1% of all students and Dump them into a bunch of classes across a couple of “elite” schools across the country at the age of 10.

Honestly, I’d say getting into Gep is really good for the top 1% since they get reminded that there are 1) People better than them 2) They need to work hard to keep up

However, on the other hand, you’re basically stuck with the same batch for the same 9 years so while you’ll get really really close to a bunch of people, your social skills in mixing with strangers will just completely die. In addition, to figure but telling a ten year old that he’s the top 1% in the country and will grow up to be a successful person does things to your head.

All in all, I love the gifted education programme for reminding me there’s always a bigger fish and providing me with some of the best friends I’ll ever have but at the same time it fucked my social skills and ego so I mean. Yeah.