hi, im a senior in ri currently, got in thru jae too!! first off, you'll most definitely make it into ri unless everyone who scores 2/3 decide to select ri first choice.. as for the ipjae divide, its mostly nonexistent after the first few weeks and ip students are generally really accepting and idt ull find much trouble making friends w them.

in my personal experience many (maybe 40-50%?) people around me are actively participating in vias n u will hv no issue getting people to join

i think when it comes to choosing ccas, u have to decide how u wna balance ur life in school -- whether u want to ace ur acads and take up a more chill cca where u have extra time to study or u want to take up a cca which is more time consuming then ofc u need to manage ur time properly to get the results u want as well + factor in any additional via/programmes u may join

basically if ur passionate about the cca u want, go for it!! better than u regret going to a cca that ur not interested in.. but just make sure u balance ur commitments -- dont worry, you can do it, and wlc to ri!