I feel that elite schools are indeed different from neighbourhood schools. I, personally, came from a so-called elite secondary school. Wonder why did I use "so-called" elite? This is because my secondary school is not among the top elite schools, but it is still a SAP school, therefore it is still considered as an elite school.

From my four years of experience studying in an elite school, I was taught more than what I am supposed to know in my course of study in many subjects. Compared to my two sisters who went to neighbourhood schools, they are taught mostly according to the textbooks while I gain knowledge that are outside textbooks. I have friends in top elite schools who told me they learnt things that are beyond their level of study and they enjoy that. That is one of the difference between elite schools and neighbourhood schools. Students from elite schools get learn more knowledge about the world without having to stick strictly to their textbooks.

Zhenxiu