Anglo Chinese Family of Schools

[sunny_side_up]

I am so exhausted after a day of stress and excitement. Thanks to everyone who were my ‘mental support’ during this journey. When the final results was announced I almost cried with relief. For those who are balloting next week, all the best and I believe the last one will still get in before school starts.

[Momof2childs]

I can never understand. Why not earlier if preferred ACSP so much? Earlier there was no sign of ballot. Maybe other sensible people would have taken care of them also. Anyway, let bygones be bygones.

[floppy]

singhao:

What could be the alternate school in your example?

floppy:

1. You don't conclude that ACSP has lower chance of balloting - You conclude that ACSP may have balloting at a risk that you find acceptable, and you prefer ACSP to whatever alternate school you had in mind, given the nearly finalized odds in balloting.

2. The logic being (a) withdrawal from other school may take time and (b) ensuring that the nearly finalized odds is acceptable to you.

In such registration exercise, it's really about 'me' and what 'I' find acceptable (e.g. risks, odds, etc). It's not really about what other people think and what they may have to go through (e.g. balloting).

Doesn't matter. Could be Timbuktu Primary for all we care.

[zac's mum]

Congrats to those who have a confirmed place. Come and say hi over at the ACSJ thread. And those who have a chance to ballot, pray. Lexy is right, if balloted out, immediately put yourself on the wait list. It has happened in many schools all across Singapore. Places suddenly become available (family moves overseas etc) and they are offered to the first person on the wait list. Very often before school starts in Jan.


But u still need to go thru 2C(S) to officially get a place elsewhere lah.

[Orb]

sunny_side_up:

I am so exhausted after a day of stress and excitement. Thanks to everyone who were my 'mental support' during this journey. When the final results was announced I almost cried with relief. For those who are balloting next week, all the best and I believe the last one will still get in before school starts.

Dont forget that there are 2B applicants that failed in balloting and they are also on the wait list.

[sunny_side_up]

sidekickasia:

There was a last minute applicant in ACSJ as well. He was loitering in the room for the last 30 mins always on his phone. When the clock showed 4.30 and one of the officer was ready to write the final numbers, he went up to the counter and told the officer he wants to register. Can hear parents sighing when he did that. One of the officer actually agreed to let him register because he has all the documents but another officer asked him which distance category he is applying for. He said something and I heard the officer telling him that balloting is for 1-2km only. Then he walked off.

Actually I don't understand him. Does it mean he hasn't registered at all at other school? By right since he is ready to register mean he has not registered or has withdrawn liao. So no matter what still got to register right? Unless he give up don't register at all wait for 2Cs.

[Xueli81]

zac's mum:

Congrats to those who have a confirmed place. Come and say hi over at the ACSJ thread. And those who have a chance to ballot, pray. Lexy is right, if balloted out, immediately put yourself on the wait list. It has happened in many schools all across Singapore. Places suddenly become available (family moves overseas etc) and they are offered to the first person on the wait list. Very often before school starts in Jan.


But u still need to go thru 2C(S) to officially get a place elsewhere lah.

May i know how can i put my boy's name on the waitlist ?

[zac's mum]

sunny_side_up:

sidekickasia:

There was a last minute applicant in ACSJ as well. He was loitering in the room for the last 30 mins always on his phone. When the clock showed 4.30 and one of the officer was ready to write the final numbers, he went up to the counter and told the officer he wants to register. Can hear parents sighing when he did that. One of the officer actually agreed to let him register because he has all the documents but another officer asked him which distance category he is applying for. He said something and I heard the officer telling him that balloting is for 1-2km only. Then he walked off.

Actually I don't understand him. Does it mean he hasn't registered at all at other school? By right since he is ready to register mean he has not registered or has withdrawn liao. So no matter what still got to register right? Unless he give up don't register at all wait for 2Cs.

He probably didn't qualify to register. Sounds like >2km and completely bonkers or completely naive no idea of the distance rules. Have to try at 2C(S) lor.

By the way, did the crazy PR at ACSP withdraw? Or naively left his application there?

[zac's mum]

Xueli81:

May i know how can i put my boy's name on the waitlist ?

Approach the staff right after the balloting session and ask them how to.

[sidekickasia]

zac's mum:

sunny_side_up:

[quote=\"sidekickasia\"]There was a last minute applicant in ACSJ as well. He was loitering in the room for the last 30 mins always on his phone. When the clock showed 4.30 and one of the officer was ready to write the final numbers, he went up to the counter and told the officer he wants to register. Can hear parents sighing when he did that. One of the officer actually agreed to let him register because he has all the documents but another officer asked him which distance category he is applying for. He said something and I heard the officer telling him that balloting is for 1-2km only. Then he walked off.

Actually I don't understand him. Does it mean he hasn't registered at all at other school? By right since he is ready to register mean he has not registered or has withdrawn liao. So no matter what still got to register right? Unless he give up don't register at all wait for 2Cs.

He probably didn't qualify to register. Sounds like >2km and completely bonkers or completely naive no idea of the distance rules. Have to try at 2C(S) lor.

By the way, did the crazy PR at ACSP withdraw? Or naively left his application there?[/quote]He kept looking at the 4pm numbers and talking on his phone. Think there was one vacancy for >2km at 4pm which probably he thought he has chance of balloting.