2010 DSA(Direct School Admission)

[joconde]

CoffeeCat:

I think the true objectives of projects is to impart soft skills, after all what's needed in the workplace are the skills rather than mere a level knowledge. However not all projects are equal in value, some are definitely busywork.

In a sense the value of projects is not seen in a lvl but rather in the future (workplace).

So long there's a balance, and i think the focus should still on the 'hard' skills

[mathsparks]

RI Open House 2010. 22 May 2010. 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.


http://www.ri.edu.sg/main/announcementdetail/?id=47

[ruyu]

mathsparks:

RI Open House 2010. 22 May 2010. 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.


http://www.ri.edu.sg/main/announcementdetail/?id=47

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[vlim]

Good luck to you ruyu ! :rahrah:

[vlim]

I am curious to know during the interview for dsa, normally there will be how many interviewers and how are the seating like, eg the student will be sitting a bit more away from the interviewer, like ganna interogated or they sit a desk/table width away…

[mathsparks]

hi vlim,


for hci, the interview was conducted in chinese by a teacher and a sec4 student. So, 1 P6 student facing 2 interviewers, quite unnerving I must say, and in Chinese too.

for ri, 2 teachers conduct the interview in english with 3 students from different schools.

[wonderm]

mathsparks:

for hci, the interview was conducted in chinese by a teacher and a sec4 student. So, 1 P6 student facing 2 interviewers, quite unnerving I must say, and in Chinese too.

Sounds different from what I hear from those attended HCI DSA interview, some told me their interviews were conducted by 2 teachers, and were completely in English, not a single question asked in Chinese. But some others got a mixture of English and Chinese questions during the interview.

[mathsparks]

hey wonderm, mine’s not hearsay. It was my son’s experience from last year.

[wonderm]

mathsparks:

hey wonderm, mine's not hearsay. It was my son's experience from last year.

Thanks for the update. I do not doubt your boy's experience at all. Similarly, I hear this from friends whose sons went for the interviews and there is no reason to doubt them too. I guess it only means HCI does not conduct interviews in the same format for all students.

[mathsparks]

yep, wonderm. I’m quite sure it’s not standard arrangement and the qns wld be varied as well.