NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[Nebbermind]

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927215\" time=\"1565159967\" user_id=\"176277:

However, in my son's class, only 5 students had the offer for NUS High. Some won Math Olympiads but also got rejected.

Goes to show that NUSH is only interested in how these kids performed in their inhouse tests.

[Blurfamily]

I also think so.

My son is weaker in languages, and there are two all round good performers in the five people who were accepted in his class.

[abhcbl]

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927215\" time=\"1565159967\" user_id=\"176277:

However, in my son's class, only 5 students had the offer for NUS High. Some won Math Olympiads but also got rejected.

Hi Blurfamily,

Just curious... when you mentioned won Math Olympiads, as in first in NMOS, RIPWMC, or APMOPS? My understanding was that the top 30 in NMOS and top 20 in SPSO are invited to join the Einstein club, and they are invited to apply for NUSH DSA (i.e. don't need to pay for the camp fee), and to do the online Y1 semester 1 maths lesson during the June holiday. As the school has been working with this group of students for a year, they are usually offered CO (it is rare that this group of students doesn't get CO).

[myrick88]

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927215\" time=\"1565159967\" user_id=\"176277:

However, in my son's class, only 5 students had the offer for NUS High. Some won Math Olympiads but also got rejected.

Wow...5 selected in a class. Your son is from GEP school?

[Blurfamily]

abhcbl\" post_id=\"1927230\" time=\"1565162867\" user_id=\"37899:

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927215\" time=\"1565159967\" user_id=\"176277:

However, in my son's class, only 5 students had the offer for NUS High. Some won Math Olympiads but also got rejected.

Hi Blurfamily,

Just curious... when you mentioned won Math Olympiads, as in first in NMOS, RIPWMC, or APMOPS? My understanding was that the top 30 in NMOS and top 20 in SPSO are invited to join the Einstein club, and they are invited to apply for NUSH DSA (i.e. don't need to pay for the camp fee), and to do the online Y1 semester 1 maths lesson during the June holiday. As the school has been working with this group of students for a year, they are usually offered CO (it is rare that this group of students doesn't get CO).

Hi abhcbl,
Sorry for not specifying, but I just wanted to say that the prizes were not limited to top 30.
May I add that the Einstein Club is not the only class for primary students carried out there, but there is also Science and Maths Masterclass.
Referring to the mathematics accelerated module, the module is hard to pass and my son cannot skip the first year.
Lastly, my son did not get top 30 mathlypiad but did not pay for the camp. I think now the camp is free for everyone .
I suppose that your son received top 30?

[Blurfamily]

myrick88\" post_id=\"1927239\" time=\"1565165088\" user_id=\"6175:

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927215\" time=\"1565159967\" user_id=\"176277:

However, in my son's class, only 5 students had the offer for NUS High. Some won Math Olympiads but also got rejected.

Wow...5 selected in a class. Your son is from GEP school?

Yes, he is in GEP school but he is happy-go-lucky .
He is very happy to have been accepted into NUS High.

[abhcbl]

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927244\" time=\"1565166525\" user_id=\"176277:

abhcbl\" post_id=\"1927230\" time=\"1565162867\" user_id=\"37899:

[quote=Blurfamily post_id=1927215 time=1565159967 user_id=176277]However, in my son's class, only 5 students had the offer for NUS High. Some won Math Olympiads but also got rejected.

Hi Blurfamily,

Just curious... when you mentioned won Math Olympiads, as in first in NMOS, RIPWMC, or APMOPS? My understanding was that the top 30 in NMOS and top 20 in SPSO are invited to join the Einstein club, and they are invited to apply for NUSH DSA (i.e. don't need to pay for the camp fee), and to do the online Y1 semester 1 maths lesson during the June holiday. As the school has been working with this group of students for a year, they are usually offered CO (it is rare that this group of students doesn't get CO).

Hi abhcbl,
Sorry for not specifying, but I just wanted to say that the prizes were not limited to top 30.
May I add that the Einstein Club is not the only class for primary students carried out there, but there is also Science and Maths Masterclass.
Referring to the mathematics accelerated module, the module is hard to pass and my son cannot skip the first year.
Lastly, my son did not get top 30 mathlypiad but did not pay for the camp. I think now the camp is free for everyone .
I suppose that your son received top 30?[/quote]Hi Blurfamily,

Then it make sense right ... take NMOS for example, there is 4,000~5,000 participants, and about 400 of them go to special round, understand that those go to special round will at least get a silver medal. And for RIPWMC about 60 goes to round 2, and those go to round 2 will minimum get Distinction. This does not include Science competitions. So even if we assume only half of these students will apply for DSA in NUSH, not all of them are going to get CO.

If we try to breakdown the 170 CO that NUSH can issue (assuming that they can't give more than they can offer, in case everyone accepted it, although unlikely) ... IMSO team (24), NMOS/Einstein Club (+26), maybe Math/Science Master Class, AMEC, NMOS/SPSO Gold medal (assume there will be some repeat) ... said 30 (my own ball part no justification) ... so about 80 slots already taken by this group of students. So the remaining 90 slots for the rest.

The acceleration module is not easy because to accelerate, the student needs to get A or A+ (i.e. above 80%). This is because the school want the student who are accelerated to be able to obtain at least an A-, as these grade will eventually be included in the CAP computation from Y3 onwards. However, not all are lost, as those who took the module will have an advantage in semester 1 next year.

Last time, applicants need to pay to register for DSA ... so now all free, I think this make it easier... I heard this year has the largest number of applications ... like 3,000+

[myrick88]

Will the principal share with us on the number of applicants and CO + WL issued during the Preview later?

[Ruhemut]

Anyone can share the science test standard for NUSH?

:thankyou:

[Blurfamily]

abhcbl\" post_id=\"1927382\" time=\"1565229086\" user_id=\"37899:

Blurfamily\" post_id=\"1927244\" time=\"1565166525\" user_id=\"176277:

[quote=abhcbl post_id=1927230 time=1565162867 user_id=37899]

Hi Blurfamily,

Just curious... when you mentioned won Math Olympiads, as in first in NMOS, RIPWMC, or APMOPS? My understanding was that the top 30 in NMOS and top 20 in SPSO are invited to join the Einstein club, and they are invited to apply for NUSH DSA (i.e. don't need to pay for the camp fee), and to do the online Y1 semester 1 maths lesson during the June holiday. As the school has been working with this group of students for a year, they are usually offered CO (it is rare that this group of students doesn't get CO).

Hi abhcbl,
Sorry for not specifying, but I just wanted to say that the prizes were not limited to top 30.
May I add that the Einstein Club is not the only class for primary students carried out there, but there is also Science and Maths Masterclass.
Referring to the mathematics accelerated module, the module is hard to pass and my son cannot skip the first year.
Lastly, my son did not get top 30 mathlypiad but did not pay for the camp. I think now the camp is free for everyone .
I suppose that your son received top 30?

Hi Blurfamily,

Then it make sense right ... take NMOS for example, there is 4,000~5,000 participants, and about 400 of them go to special round, understand that those go to special round will at least get a silver medal. And for RIPWMC about 60 goes to round 2, and those go to round 2 will minimum get Distinction. This does not include Science competitions. So even if we assume only half of these students will apply for DSA in NUSH, not all of them are going to get CO.

If we try to breakdown the 170 CO that NUSH can issue (assuming that they can't give more than they can offer, in case everyone accepted it, although unlikely) ... IMSO team (24), NMOS/Einstein Club (+26), maybe Math/Science Master Class, AMEC, NMOS/SPSO Gold medal (assume there will be some repeat) ... said 30 (my own ball part no justification) ... so about 80 slots already taken by this group of students. So the remaining 90 slots for the rest.

The acceleration module is not easy because to accelerate, the student needs to get A or A+ (i.e. above 80%). This is because the school want the student who are accelerated to be able to obtain at least an A-, as these grade will eventually be included in the CAP computation from Y3 onwards. However, not all are lost, as those who took the module will have an advantage in semester 1 next year.

Last time, applicants need to pay to register for DSA ... so now all free, I think this make it easier... I heard this year has the largest number of applications ... like 3,000+[/quote]Maybe it is like you thought, I did not think so much. I'm blur😅