DSA 2022

[newkeynesian]

bbbay\" post_id=\"2062284\" time=\"1647998208\" user_id=\"175278:

Spider-Man “No way home”

Yeah. Thought that quote was a good one from the girl.

[gryphon888]

Just sharing our personal experience as well as those from friends whose kids did PSLE in the stressful year 2021.


If your child aims to get into the really popular schools like RI, HCI, NUSH, RGS, MGS, NYGH, SNGS … and your child is good at both Math and Science (participated and won medals for Olympiad etc), our advice is forget about Math, it’s overly competitive and many have the same certs and medals your child might have.

FOCUS and GO ALL OUT FOR SCIENCE DSA!

Even for RI, Science is a really much, much less competitive DSA Domain to get in than Math. Go for Science Competitions and Olympiads and if your child can attain good achievements in the domain, the chances to get into popular schools like RI will be much higher than Maths. Quite a number of our frienda learnt about this fact and prepared their children well in Science, and guess what, the kids are in RI now.

[zac's mum]

Hi, there is already an existing DSA 2022 thread with exactly the same name. No need to create a new one.

[tinker_bell]

kiasutoh\" post_id=\"2062273\" time=\"1647991393\" user_id=\"197316:

Kindly share any enrichment center to recommend for RSO & SPSO training? Tks. 🙏

Having checked with parent chatgroups, only one enrichment centre name came up for Singapore Primary Science Olympiad (SPSO) training :

Maths hub
(https://www.mathshub.com.sg/science/programmes-2/p5-science-olympiad/)
(https://www.mathshub.com.sg/school-programmes/course-information/science-training/science-olympiad/)

[magically]

Hi,


I need some advice. Do you fill up DSA entries with those relevant awards & achievements to the domains that you are applying for although it has already been recorded in the report book or do you spare some entries for those un-recorded and non-relevant awards & achievements but rather prestigious and may be able to showcase how all-rounder you are? Thank you.

[bbbay]

magically\" post_id=\"2062386\" time=\"1648045843\" user_id=\"197072:

Hi,

I need some advice. Do you fill up DSA entries with those relevant awards & achievements to the domains that you are applying for although it has already been recorded in the report book or do you spare some entries for those un-recorded and non-relevant awards & achievements but rather prestigious and may be able to showcase how all-rounder you are? Thank you.

Are the schools looking at all rounders, or stands out in the few listed DSA domains?

If the school list DSA domain as A, B, C, will it better if you list your entries as A,D,E, or list your entries as A,A (unrecorded), E?

I suppose call out the school to find out, if they are willing to share more. Good luck

[floppy]

magically\" post_id=\"2062386\" time=\"1648045843\" user_id=\"197072:

Hi,

I need some advice. Do you fill up DSA entries with those relevant awards & achievements to the domains that you are applying for although it has already been recorded in the report book or do you spare some entries for those un-recorded and non-relevant awards & achievements but rather prestigious and may be able to showcase how all-rounder you are? Thank you.

If the details have already been recorded in the report book, you are just wasting precious time and space filling them up again. You don't score double for giving the assessors the same information twice.

[magically]

floppy\" post_id=\"2062405\" time=\"1648083350\" user_id=\"97579:

If the details have already been recorded in the report book, you are just wasting precious time and space filling them up again. You don't score double for giving the assessors the same information twice.

Thank you for replying.

[magically]

bbbay\" post_id=\"2062401\" time=\"1648077996\" user_id=\"175278:

Are the schools looking at all rounders, or stands out in the few listed DSA domains?

If the school list DSA domain as A, B, C, will it better if you list your entries as A,D,E, or list your entries as A,A (unrecorded), E?

I suppose call out the school to find out, if they are willing to share more. Good luck

Thanks for replying. I will ask the panel during e-open house

[ChiefKiasu]

DSA is really the way to get into the school of your choice. PSLE will get you the school you DESERVE. That is why I’m surprised why only half the P6 students would try DSA. Every student should be given a chance at DSA. Then the stress level at PSLE will go down.