NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[Wonderment]

For all P6 parents and students coming to Open House next Saturday 21 May, do register for the School Leader’s talks in advance. (You need to be register to get a seat(s) to attend). A school tour will follow the talks.


There will also be parents - past and present (in PSG tee shirts) and some alumni students, present who will be happy to talk to visitors about their experiences with the school.

Car parking is a short 5mins walk away from the school at Blk 416A Clementi Ave 1 Casa Clementi MSCP (near the Sheng Siong supermart).

[ChiefKiasu]

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For all P6 parents and students coming to Open House next Saturday 21 May, do register for the School Leader's talks in advance. (You need to be register to get a seat(s) to attend). A school tour will follow the talks.

There will also be parents - past and present (in PSG tee shirts) and some alumni students, present who will be happy to talk to visitors about their experiences with the school.

Car parking is a short 5mins walk away from the school at Blk 416A Clementi Ave 1 Casa Clementi MSCP (near the Sheng Siong supermart).

It's good to see schools like NUS hold live open houses again. Are you guys anticipating a large turn out?

[bbbay]

This is for parents interested in romance of mathematics: a movie based on real life story of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in early 20th century title “ The Man Who Knew Infinity“. He is called the Mozart of mathematics. Formula just appeared to him while he was dreaming or praying. His landmark discovery on “partition” is helping scientists today understanding astronomic black holes.


From the movie I think “Partition” was only 1 of his many mathematics visions he could proved in time before his passing. There were many others he didn’t have enough time to- the mathematics world demand rigorous proofs before these formula can be accepted as truth.

[Lavanya123]

I am starting to fill out the DSA portal form. And I have these following questions:


1. My son is keen on joining nush, so in the DSA application portal form do I focus on only Math and Science based achievements or should I group things and include other stuff like chess, prefect, soccer, taekwondo, books he reads, etc?

2. My kid's school has included his participation/awards related to NMOS, Science Buskers, Sony creative award, CoderZ competition etc., in his report book. Do I key in these info again in the application also or should I leave these out and focus on SASMO, Vanda kind of competitions conducted by SIMCC(he has a handful of medals in this category). The school says they do not upload any information, but the secondary school has access to these records. So, I am wondering if I dont present these in the application form, will nush go to the trouble to looking for it themselves?

3. More of a basic question related to my 1st question again, since he has more than 10 achievements that can be keyed into the portal, do I still stick to top ten achievements or group similar achievements together and present as 10 items?

Any advice in this direction is much appreciated! TIA

[Wonderment]

Open House is from 9am to 4pm tomorrow, Sat 21 May.

[ChiefKiasu]

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3. More of a basic question related to my 1st question again, since he has more than 10 achievements that can be keyed into the portal, do I still stick to top ten achievements or group similar achievements together and present as 10 items?

More than 10 achievements!! :yikes: Wow... you son is incredible.

I would sort them into the top 10 for consideration, and leave the rest alone. Sometimes, it is better to focus on the ones you value the most, than having a bundle of smaller achievements, as it might conjure the \"jack of all trades\" notion.

[Wonderment]

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20220521-1274768


ZaoBao news article featuring the Open House today.

[ainunnajib]

Seeking tips & information about NUSH entrance test in Math & Science subjects, the written test for all applicants.


What are the best way to prepare? What kind of problems are typical? What are the key topics? Are there topics beyond primary school curriculum?

From what I gathered so far, it seems like the Math will be Math Olympiad-like, thus their NMOS book is a good resource, but what else? And on Science, it seems like ICAS is a good reference too, anything else?

[Lavanya123]

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More than 10 achievements!! :yikes: Wow... you son is incredible.

I would sort them into the top 10 for consideration, and leave the rest alone. Sometimes, it is better to focus on the ones you value the most, than having a bundle of smaller achievements, as it might conjure the \"jack of all trades\" notion.

He seemed genuinely interested in olympiads, so we have been signing up for most olympiads conducted by SIMCC, he loved the NMOS format too, thats how it became so many achievements over the past few years. Especially during the covid period, it gave him something interesting to do with his time when he couldn't go out and play with his friends much!

Thanks for your inputs, much appreciate it.

[Wonderment]

ainunnajib\" post_id=\"2068237\" time=\"1653204620\" user_id=\"166513:

Seeking tips & information about NUSH entrance test in Math & Science subjects (in the past only for selected students, this year for all applicants).

What are the best way to prepare? What kind of problems are typical? What are the key topics? Are there topics beyond primary school curriculum?

From what I gathered so far, it seems like the Math will be Math Olympiad-like, thus their NMOS book is a good resource, but what else? And on Science, it seems like ICAS is a good reference too, anything else?

The school has always had the DSA Selection test for *all applicants*. (only in 2020 and 2021 - there was no test due to COVID).

From the selection test, there will then be a Selection Camp for abt 400 plus or so.

All the best !