DSA 2017
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DSA via sports/cca is really very tricky & very risky. For a student who is able to survive in the studies for 6 yrs plus competitive sports- he/she must be a true all-rounder. I knew a couple of mothers dsa their dc via competitive sports. They wanted their dc to enter Top brand IP school via cca, but at the same time very dilemma for their dc to commit for 4-6 yrs, & scared they can’t cope with their 7-8 subjs bc of intensive training. Ask them DSA by academic loh - they said academic very difficult, very competitive, sure cannot get in. Ask them by PSLE results lo - they saiď scared the result shover 240 to 250, cannot go top school. Haiz…what to say? Die-die also must get in…
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Ganjiongspider:
DSA via sports/cca is really very tricky & very risky. For a student who is able to survive in the studies for 6 yrs plus competitive sports- he/she must be a true all-rounder. I knew a couple of mothers dsa their dc via competitive sports. They wanted their dc to enter Top brand IP school via cca, but at the same time very dilemma for their dc to commit for 4-6 yrs, & scared they can't cope with their 7-8 subjs bc of intensive training. Ask them DSA by academic loh - they said academic very difficult, very competitive, sure cannot get in. Ask them by PSLE results lo - they saiď scared the result shover 240 to 250, cannot go top school. Haiz.....what to say? Die-die also must get in...
Imho .... need also trust the school that made the selection ie they assessed and know the chosen DC will make the cut and school is just as committed to ensure it. All these aside that DC needs stay consistent thru. -
hojicha:
Yes...\"DC needs stay consistent thru\" -- that is what I refer to as all-rounder in terms of study + competitive cca + school activities. Cannot \" puncture tyre\" halfway, impt must '\"stay consistent thru\".Ganjiongspider:
DSA via sports/cca is really very tricky & very risky. For a student who is able to survive in the studies for 6 yrs plus competitive sports- he/she must be a true all-rounder. I knew a couple of mothers dsa their dc via competitive sports. They wanted their dc to enter Top brand IP school via cca, but at the same time very dilemma for their dc to commit for 4-6 yrs, & scared they can't cope with their 7-8 subjs bc of intensive training. Ask them DSA by academic loh - they said academic very difficult, very competitive, sure cannot get in. Ask them by PSLE results lo - they saiď scared the result shover 240 to 250, cannot go top school. Haiz.....what to say? Die-die also must get in...
Imho .... need also trust the school that made the selection ie they assessed and know the chosen DC will make the cut and school is just as committed to ensure it. All these aside that DC needs stay consistent thru. -
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Ganjiongspider:
Yes...\"DC needs stay consistent thru\" -- that is what I refer to as all-rounder in terms of study + competitive cca + school activities. Cannot \" puncture tyre\" halfway, impt must '\"stay consistent thru\".[/quote]hojicha:
[quote=\"Ganjiongspider\"]DSA via sports/cca is really very tricky & very risky. For a student who is able to survive in the studies for 6 yrs plus competitive sports- he/she must be a true all-rounder. I knew a couple of mothers dsa their dc via competitive sports. They wanted their dc to enter Top brand IP school via cca, but at the same time very dilemma for their dc to commit for 4-6 yrs, & scared they can't cope with their 7-8 subjs bc of intensive training. Ask them DSA by academic loh - they said academic very difficult, very competitive, sure cannot get in. Ask them by PSLE results lo - they saiď scared the result shover 240 to 250, cannot go top school. Haiz.....what to say? Die-die also must get in...
Imho .... need also trust the school that made the selection ie they assessed and know the chosen DC will make the cut and school is just as committed to ensure it. All these aside that DC needs stay consistent thru.
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hojicha:
I'm afraid this is often not the case, though we mostly envisage it to be. Seen enough sportsmen/sportswomen who dsa to top schs via sports and eventually having to repeat / switch to non-ip / fail or simply graduate with a O / A level cert which can land you no where decent.
Imho .... need also trust the school that made the selection ie they assessed and know the chosen DC will make the cut and school is just as committed to ensure it. All these aside that DC needs stay consistent thru. -
zeemimi:
I have to say I agree. The great majority of kids who enter an IP school or JC via DSA Sport struggle badly and end up repeating / switching to O levels or doing badly. Yes, there are exceptions that do well, but to me, its kinda dangerous to plan on being an exception.
I'm afraid this is often not the case, though we mostly envisage it to be. Seen enough sportsmen/sportswomen who dsa to top schs via sports and eventually having to repeat / switch to non-ip / fail or simply graduate with a O / A level cert which can land you no where decent.hojicha:
Imho .... need also trust the school that made the selection ie they assessed and know the chosen DC will make the cut and school is just as committed to ensure it. All these aside that DC needs stay consistent thru. -
Is better to talk to parents with IP kids before committing to dsa through sports to TOP school… we often hear parents say trust the school selection etc but surely there will be those who cannot make it… so know your child…
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fanren:
Is better to talk to parents with IP kids before committing to dsa through sports to TOP school.. we often hear parents say trust the school selection etc but surely there will be those who cannot make it.. so know your child..
Agreed ... key is know your child. -
At one of the DSA Talks of a ‘top’ school, the school said that most of the kids who could not cope with the IP were not from the DSA Sports group but there are often other reasons that lead to poor academic performance (family crisis, gaming addiction etc). We were told that the majority of DSA Sports kids in that school thrived in the IP programme.
Some schools do not test or interview Sports DSA candidates and accept kids purely based on Sports achievements. I guess for these schools parents will have to consider the child’s academic suitability.
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