DSA 2024

[Dingdong29]

@Iceavalanche said in DSA 2024:

@Rachel1234
May i know which sch? This new page is very difficult to navigate for me not sure if anyone finds it hard too…

Yes it is really hard to navigate…hard to track back e responses.

[zac's mum]

@Nanzzlim actually the way the sports trials are conducted are really quite strange. Logically it should be a proper match or competition where they pick the top 3 scorers/winners. Isn’t that how sports (including Olympics) works?

It’s weird how the PSLE is a one-off chance for the kids to enter schools via S1 posting. But DSA sports trials are not objectively selecting the top 3 winners (but rather, deferring to the coaches’ subjective judgement on who is a “better” overall long-term player that has “potential” to win C div for the school). Hearsay some badminton trials are like just coach walking around while the kids spar with the senior players. Not even a full match with points.

[2019mama]

If a child applies 2 DSA domains at the same school and gets shortlisted, will there usually be 1 or 2 interviews?
Anyone has this experience?

[Kopi123]

@2019mama 2 interviews in our experience. Different sets of teachers and different tasks to complete, different questions asked.

[opheliatam]

Hi has anyone received email for interview for NYGH Chinese Dance? Thank you!

[straycat]

@2019mama One school did mention on their application page that they will only be called back for one interview. Many don’t state.

[Iceavalanche]

@Dingdong29

Yea totally dnw how to track n it is like so messy ‍

[Iceavalanche]

@Rachel1234

Not for njc

[Raisinsumikko]

@zac-s-mum Hi, my friend’s child went for badminton trial at snxx. This child went with her friend (who attend badminton training weekly with a coach, and she mentioned her coach is a friend of snxx coach) According to my friend’s child, it really seems that the coach already know who to choose. During the trial, the coach only ask few students to play full point match. really sus!
In the end, my friend’s child didnt get in, but her friend got in for 2nd interview.

[siriuseed]

if everyone just sus but don’t have concrete evidence, the authority is not going to investigate. More people will just exploit the loophole, if they can afford.