DSA 2017

[Harrychew]

dunma:

Yes, different as confirmed with their DSA admin.

This year no gat and moe requirement, everyone must go through hdp.
Last year most MS first took gat, then hdp, then interview. Most GEP with good academic results directly went into interview, some not so good got hdp first.

Just to clarify, you mean that RI DSA admin told you that it is MOE requirement that everyone must go through HDP?

[iFirefly]

smiling:

Ladylady:

Perhaps I shld hv asked her what time do you plan to send out your emails on Tues Wed n Thursday


LOL

:rotflmao: anyway we will check our email all day Long until we receive one.
Good luck! :boogie:

Heard that RI is admitting less than 50% via DSA this year.

All The Best to your boys !!

[dunma]

Harrychew:

dunma:

Yes, different as confirmed with their DSA admin.

This year no gat and moe requirement, everyone must go through hdp.
Last year most MS first took gat, then hdp, then interview. Most GEP with good academic results directly went into interview, some not so good got hdp first.

Just to clarify, you mean that RI DSA admin told you that it is MOE requirement that everyone must go through HDP?

Yes, moe requires everyone must go through same process.

[mommyNg]

iFirefly:

Heard that RI is admitting less than 50% via DSA this year.

All The Best to your boys !!

I think it is MOE's general direction... HCI and RGS both said during their Open House that they are admitting only 35% via DSA this year. Perhaps MOE doesn't want the IP schools to \"chope\" so many seats via DSA - to spread some to other sec schools....

[Ganjiongspider]

Just receive notification for DD to attend interview next week at NYGH under Bilingual domain. Good luck to everyone!

[Ladylady]

Ganjiongspider:

Just receive notification for DD to attend interview next week at NYGH under Bilingual domain. Good luck to everyone!

:congrats:

All the best

[Ganjiongspider]

Ladylady:

Ganjiongspider:

Just receive notification for DD to attend interview next week at NYGH under Bilingual domain. Good luck to everyone!

:congrats:

All the best

:thankyou:

[Ladylady]

Hi ganchiongspider


Just curious - under bilingualism is it jus submit application and go for interview? There is no written or any test prior to interview?

Thanks for sharing

[Harrychew]

mommyNg:

iFirefly:

Heard that RI is admitting less than 50% via DSA this year.

All The Best to your boys !!

I think it is MOE's general direction... HCI and RGS both said during their Open House that they are admitting only 35% via DSA this year. Perhaps MOE doesn't want the IP schools to \"chope\" so many seats via DSA - to spread some to other sec schools....

i think the general direction is DSA to account for 20% for 'O' Levels, and higher for IP. Competition in top secondary schools has gotten rather silly in recent years, where around 50% got in via DSA, mostly via academic, which defeats the original aim of DSA. There were also complaints that GEP students got free passes into top schools, although some were not really any better than main stream students. Let's hope this year heralds a more reasonable DSA process.

[Harrychew]

dunma:

Harrychew:

[quote=\"dunma\"]Yes, different as confirmed with their DSA admin.

This year no gat and moe requirement, everyone must go through hdp.
Last year most MS first took gat, then hdp, then interview. Most GEP with good academic results directly went into interview, some not so good got hdp first.

Just to clarify, you mean that RI DSA admin told you that it is MOE requirement that everyone must go through HDP?

Yes, moe requires everyone must go through same process.[/quote]Thanks. This is interesting. Some folks are speculating about whether GEP students are exempted from HDP.