NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[WoonieNed]

kimsquare:

Song22:

Anyone knows approximately how many kids went for the selection camp?

About 400.

No way! !!! You kidding! !! 400???!!!! :yikes:

[sakura_2009]

Angel88:

My guess only - the school might have already decided on those to give rejects or confirmed offers. For those being interviewed and thus, less uncertain cases, the decision should be fairly fast once they talked to the students.

I remember reading previous posts in this thread that the results are usually released just before the PSLE oral... :roll:

[NotEducatedMan]

sakura_2009:

Angel88:

My guess only - the school might have already decided on those to give rejects or confirmed offers. For those being interviewed and thus, less uncertain cases, the decision should be fairly fast once they talked to the students.

I remember reading previous posts in this thread that the results are usually released just before the PSLE oral... :roll:

Mean the results should be out Tue/Wed.. I think

But again, I'm still wondering what is the total nos. of CO & WL
And what if out of the total of WL..
Will the school give out more WL as a backup plan just in case more than 50% WL finally decided to choose other school CO..??

[Angel88]

I think they should give out more Waiting lists.

The cohort of 170 is not a big number compared to other top schools and such a waste not to fill the vacancies.

There are so many keen applicants…

[NotEducatedMan]

Think none of us can answer except the school with regards to the actual nos. of COs & WLs will be issued out.

Can't be just 150 or even 170 in total. The school has to be prepared for successful candidates holding multiple COs/WLs from other schools as well

I'm not surprise 100 for COs & 150 for WL.
If in the end 50 COs chosen other school & free up 50 to make it 100 for WLs..
And among 150 WLs, 50 chosen other school.. So balance is 100
Finally the school can give confirmation to the balance of 100 upon the release of psle results
Anyway if WLs is more than the available slot, the school has the choice to reject some away.. That's the flexibility of issuing out more WLs

Just my guessing only

[DVL]

NotEducatedMan:

Think none of us can answer except the school with regards to the actual nos. of COs & WLs will be issued out.

Can't be just 150 or even 170 in total. The school has to be prepared for successful candidates holding multiple COs/WLs from other schools as well

I'm not surprise 100 for COs & 150 for WL.
If in the end 50 COs chosen other school & free up 50 to make it 100 for WLs..
And among 150 WLs, 50 chosen other school.. So balance is 100
Finally the school can give confirmation to the balance of 100 upon the release of psle results
Anyway if WLs is more than the available slot, the school has the choice to reject some away.. That's the flexibility of issuing out more WLs

Just my guessing only

Don't mean to throw a wet blanket - I am not sure of your theory but I do know that NUSH emphasizes on quality more than quantity. I know, at least for the past 3 years, the total enrollment for Year 1 intake (DSA + post PSLE) was less than 150. this means that intake via DSA was less than 140. Not NUSH practice to fill up all the vacancies.

Each year, NUSH has the flexibility of adding 50 students at Year 3 - maximum cohort size from Year 3 onwards is 220 However, this year cohort size of Year 3 is less than 160.

[leooel]

Anyway，we have to wait , wait, and only wait.

[kimsquare]

WoonieNed:

kimsquare:

[quote=\"Song22\"]Anyone knows approximately how many kids went for the selection camp?

About 400.

No way! !!! You kidding! !! 400???!!!! :yikes:[/quote]No surprises. We were told during the open house already. My DS was in the selection camp. He told me there were 33 groups with 12 in a group.

[leooel]

Angel88:

My guess only - the school might have already decided on those to give rejects or confirmed offers. For those being interviewed and thus, less certain cases, the decision should be fairly fast once they talked to the students.

It's right, I guess too.

[walterp]

DVL:

NotEducatedMan:

Think none of us can answer except the school with regards to the actual nos. of COs & WLs will be issued out.

Can't be just 150 or even 170 in total. The school has to be prepared for successful candidates holding multiple COs/WLs from other schools as well

I'm not surprise 100 for COs & 150 for WL.
If in the end 50 COs chosen other school & free up 50 to make it 100 for WLs..
And among 150 WLs, 50 chosen other school.. So balance is 100
Finally the school can give confirmation to the balance of 100 upon the release of psle results
Anyway if WLs is more than the available slot, the school has the choice to reject some away.. That's the flexibility of issuing out more WLs

Just my guessing only

Don't mean to throw a wet blanket - I am not sure of your theory but I do know that NUSH emphasizes on quality more than quantity. I know, at least for the past 3 years, the total enrollment for Year 1 intake (DSA + post PSLE) was less than 150. this means that intake via DSA was less than 140. Not NUSH practice to fill up all the vacancies.

Each year, NUSH has the flexibility of adding 50 students at Year 3 - maximum cohort size from Year 3 onwards is 220 However, this year cohort size of Year 3 is less than 160.

That's right my DD Y3 cohort strength is only 158. 2 out of the 129 from original Year 1 left. One is super HK kid at age 15 with accelerated Y5 maths and Physics apparently got accepted by homeland H K University.
The other PRC left for home after Y2.

So only 127 + 31 new Y3 students are accepted into the cohort this year. You can see that NUSH really emphases quality and not quantity. The new Y3 students also need to undergo a year of additional bridging courses for Maths, Physics and Chemistry. Out of the 31, let not not forget MOE usual practices of recruiting a certain no of Vietnam, PRC scholars.