:hopping on the bandwagon:
RJC has a US college applications page! I'm mightily impressed. As Derek says, it even has an embedded google search bar! Click here

In general it's well-intended, if not too tailored towards Singaporean mindsets. But the major problems I have with it:

-too limited - where are all the liberal arts colleges? Why so many Ivies?
-The lists aren't just too limited, the categorization is way-off. "Top private colleges" and "Other private colleges" which puts Darthmouth, Columbia, et al in the latter but Duke and CalTech in the former. Why not just "Ivy" and "Other top private colleges".
Oh well. they can continue to foster whatever great impressions they want. I say they should just hella diversify the list, even if it means not having as much data on each school.
-it doesn't have my scholarship. but i'm glad for it :)
-"Berkeley University"!!!!!

For those not in the know, we are NOT Berkeley University. University of California Berkeley, or UC Berkeley's the word, Ma'am.
Reminds me of the time Jon (my China backpacking kaki) asked
"Eh, there's this really good sports school on the West coast....called CAL...what school is that ah?"

("Cal" stands for California, i.e. UC Berkeley. Since we are the UC system's flagship system we go by "california". I've heard that it's also a marketing thing for the sports teams, since Berkeley is too long to go on the team jerseys. Don't ask me. Haha)
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