2010 DSA(Direct School Admission)

[Fairy]

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.

My son's DSA interview at HCI the year before last year was conducted by a teacher and a student. Two to One. It was totally in English and a very pleasant experience for him. When he left the room, they said to him:\" see you around soon!\". He was very confident he will be in.

[verykiasu2010]

Fairy:

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.

My son's DSA interview at HCI the year before last year was conducted by a teacher and a student. Two to One. It was totally in English and a very pleasant experience for him. When he left the room, they said to him:\" see you around soon!\". He was very confident he will be in.

so, was you son in via DSA ?

[vlim]

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.

thanks mathsparks .. most likely not going to any open house this year. Better to go next yr when he is in p6..For the RI interview, the 3 students which u mentioned, are they interviewees?

[verykiasu2010]

vlim:

thanks mathsparks .. most likely not going to any open house this year. Better to go next yr when he is in p6..For the RI interview, the 3 students which u mentioned, are they interviewees?

Actually it may be useful to visit the open house while the child is still in P5.

Reason being : inspirational factor, get to know what the school is like, as many principals told the students that preparation for PSLE starts in P5, NOT P6

[vlim]

verykiasu2010:

Actually it may be useful to visit the open house while the child is still in P5.


Reason being : inspirational factor, get to know what the school is like, as many principals told the students that preparation for PSLE starts in P5, NOT P6

emm...then I will reconsider....is it ok not to attend the briefing by the principal/teacher in charge but just tour the schools :?

[verykiasu2010]

vlim:

emm...then I will reconsider....is it ok not to attend the briefing by the principal/teacher in charge but just tour the schools :?

the briefing will let you know what they are looking for, and u can gauge whether your kind will be keen on them .... lol

[vlim]

last mth a few top sec schools went to my ds' school for representation/briefing..so just wonder is it the same talk that they will be giving during their open house. :?

[verykiasu2010]

vlim:

last mth a few top sec schools went to my ds' school for representation/briefing..so just wonder is it the same talk that they will be giving during their open house. :?

usually at open house, you get more detailed info, less of a time constraint on the host (principal, teachers etc )...and get to talk to some of the students to understand more what their school life was like

last year talked to some who got in via DSA sports .... their comment on their academic work are very different from those who got in via DSA academic or S1 posting

[soda]

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.

Correct, there're different formats. My son was interviewed by a teacher an a student. The interview was started in English at first then switched to Chinese. The student right before my son from the same interview room was interviewed in English.

[mathsparks]

vlim:

thanks mathsparks .. most likely not going to any open house this year. Better to go next yr when he is in p6..For the RI interview, the 3 students which u mentioned, are they interviewees?

yep, the 3 students are the dsa applicants.