DSA 2023

[magically]

Ritik_2011\" post_id=\"2113134\" time=\"1689043747\" user_id=\"202073:

Hi if possible pls share your selection camp experience to us. Do we need to prepare anything?

Nothing to prepare. The candidates would go around few stations (chemistry, physics, bio) to perform their hands on activities and briefed the teachers on their findings. Teachers would go around station by station too. Last activity was a group based. Altogether 5-6 activities to perform, including 1 writing task. HTH

[enivi]

Hi parents,


For those who are sure that your kid won’t get in the NUSH camp this sat, may I know how do you determine? Your kid said they can’t do most of the questions? How’s the selection test questions?

I asked my kid, but he kept quiet. He said he is not supposed to tell me anything… So I can’t get anything out from him…

[Avenue3]

enivi\" post_id=\"2113148\" time=\"1689047955\" user_id=\"40961:

Hi parents,

For those who are sure that your kid won't get in the NUSH camp this sat, may I know how do you determine? Your kid said they can't do most of the questions? How's the selection test questions?

I asked my kid, but he kept quiet. He said he is not supposed to tell me anything.. So I can't get anything out from him...

My kid said she did Math well and had no clue about science. Her classmate said could answer well.....we know the classmate is smart kid with Olympiad medals. My kid has no medals.

[jewelfarmer]

enivi\" post_id=\"2113148\" time=\"1689047955\" user_id=\"40961:

Hi parents,

For those who are sure that your kid won't get in the NUSH camp this sat, may I know how do you determine? Your kid said they can't do most of the questions? How's the selection test questions?

I asked my kid, but he kept quiet. He said he is not supposed to tell me anything.. So I can't get anything out from him...

My kiddo said the math portion was similar to the math olympiad - slightly more challenging ..... she said there were around 30 qns and she wasn't sure of the answers for around 5 of them (so that in itself already tells us she wont make the cut) .... Also, the qns are open ended i.e. not MCQ For the science, it was also around 30 MCQ qns .... most of the topics are outside the syllabus but there would be information within the questions themselves that the candidate would be able to deduce the answers .... highly logical, according to my kiddo so she found the science portion ok. I am sure she would not make it as she does not participate in many competitions (only did 2 math competitions through the school and scored ok for just one of them) plus she is very careless - so all the more no hope! We signed up for the assessment really for the experience and have no expectations at all

[Leikela02]

Anxious irene\" post_id=\"2113131\" time=\"1689043212\" user_id=\"45759:[quote=\"Anxious irene\" post_id=2113131 time=1689043212 user_id=45759]
Hi, my boy did not receive the invite for trial. One of his friends did. Not too sure if it is send in batches but we are not hopeful. 😔[/quote]

We just received ours.. Seems like in batches.. We received 11+am and another friend received an hour later..

Trial and interview on 21 Jul or 25 Jul.. Diff groups..

[Anxious irene]

VS track invite just came in. Received the email at around 12pm.


RI track and field interview invite also just came in. Email received around 11.20am.

[Anxious irene]

Leikela02\" post_id=\"2113153\" time=\"1689048816\" user_id=\"201986:

We just received ours.. Seems like in batches.. We received 11+am and another friend received an hour later..

Trial and interview on 21 Jul or 25 Jul.. Diff groups..

We also just received at about 11++. 😅

All the best to our boys…

[keas]

Received track and field trial email from VS too. My son is in group B.

[MissPPP]

LevainQ\" post_id=\"2113145\" time=\"1689047589\" user_id=\"196295:

Yes I totally agrees.. no doubt these sch offers better curriculum n opportunities but if the child can't cope it's pointless can only stress up the child n the parents.. finding a sch tts of a better fit is more impt.

Totally agree!

[keas]

MissPPP\" post_id=\"2113135\" time=\"1689045107\" user_id=\"200335:

Trying for DSA for the first time really opens up my eyes. While we are only trying for schools within / slightly better than our child’s academic ability, but it seems like there are many sports DSA parents trying for pure IP schools even when the kids’ results are like > AL 15. To remember the entry to the school is only the beginning, not the end. Whether or not the child can thrive in the school in the next 4-6 years is very important to us, but doesn’t seem so to some. Also, DSA in itself is highly competitive and serves more as an experience. If child fails to get in, at least it’s still possible to get in by results if he/she is not trying for a far fetched school in the first place.

Exactly my thought. That’s why I refused to DSA my son to an IP school because I know his academic standard is not up to that. Even for O level DSA, we also pick a back up school with different banding.
That also opens up an option to Sports School as it will be more athlete friendly and he will receive more attention and holistic support.