2010 DSA(Direct School Admission)

[mummyjoyce]

fromnuaa:

thank all of you for your reply.


for my case:
my daughter is p6 gep and has got CO via DSA from NYGH (interview is exempted), but she didn't get CO from RGS because she is too shy when on interview (GAT is exempted)!

now i have two issues:
1. my daughter is not very strong on ML.
2. most of her classmates will go RGS rather than NYGH.

so i want to try appeal to RGS if her PSLE score is above 265...:)

anybody has experience to appeal to RGS before? need GAT and interview or not?

my dd got a school via DSA last yr but result is better so I appealed to RGS and NY. NY needs interview but RGS accepted my DD without interview.

[verykiasu2010]

fromnuaa:

that is different case, that means i need reject NYGH first.


if RGS need interview for appeal then my daughter is hopeless because she failed on DSA interview already...

verykiasu2010:

Thanks for the info. Since you know, why ask ?

Now assuming I have never participated in DSA at all, purely based on S1 posting using PSLE score and is above the RGS's COP, do i need to be interviewed ?

how you know failed the interview ? i am curious

and why must reject NYGH ?

[fromnuaa]

i hope so... if somebody can confirm this, that would be great...


if my daughter psle t-score is below RGS COP, i will never appeal to RGS for her...

verykiasu2010:

may be those that need to be interviewed or GAT-ed are having tscore below the COP ? the school cannot be setting higher bar than the S1 posting exercise using t-score. only reason for those test is the score is below the COP, that is what i can think of

[verykiasu2010]

mummyjoyce:

fromnuaa:

thank all of you for your reply.


for my case:
my daughter is p6 gep and has got CO via DSA from NYGH (interview is exempted), but she didn't get CO from RGS because she is too shy when on interview (GAT is exempted)!

now i have two issues:
1. my daughter is not very strong on ML.
2. most of her classmates will go RGS rather than NYGH.

so i want to try appeal to RGS if her PSLE score is above 265...:)

anybody has experience to appeal to RGS before? need GAT and interview or not?

my dd got a school via DSA last yr but result is better so I appealed to RGS and NY. NY needs interview but RGS accepted my DD without interview.

so it is different from what is quoted from RGS website. Logically speaking no interview should be required if the result is above the school's COP, since post S1 it is based on PSLE t-score

[fromnuaa]

all problems because of her shyness..


1. she is still shy so i don't think she will do it well on appeal interview.
2. because she is shy so her psle oral test is not good. ( i guess...) that is why i have to accept NYGH CO.

fromnuaa:

i hope so... if somebody can confirm this, that would be great...

if my daughter psle t-score is below RGS COP, i will never appeal to RGS for her...

verykiasu2010:

may be those that need to be interviewed or GAT-ed are having tscore below the COP ? the school cannot be setting higher bar than the S1 posting exercise using t-score. only reason for those test is the score is below the COP, that is what i can think of

[fromnuaa]

thank you for your information! your dd psle t-score is above RGS COP, right? may i know how much is it?

mummyjoyce:

my dd got a school via DSA last yr but result is better so I appealed to RGS and NY. NY needs interview but RGS accepted my DD without interview.

[verykiasu2010]

fromnuaa:

all problems because of her shyness..


1. she is still shy so i don't think she will do it well on appeal interview.
2. because she is shy so her psle oral test is not good. ( i guess...) that is why i have to accept NYGH CO.

fromnuaa:

i hope so... if somebody can confirm this, that would be great...

if my daughter psle t-score is below RGS COP, i will never appeal to RGS for her...
[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]may be those that need to be interviewed or GAT-ed are having tscore below the COP ? the school cannot be setting higher bar than the S1 posting exercise using t-score. only reason for those test is the score is below the COP, that is what i can think of

[/quote]no worry !! NYGH can train her to be more vocal...not everyone enters NYGH with HCL oso...

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

mummyjoyce:

[quote=\"fromnuaa\"]thank all of you for your reply.


for my case:
my daughter is p6 gep and has got CO via DSA from NYGH (interview is exempted), but she didn't get CO from RGS because she is too shy when on interview (GAT is exempted)!

now i have two issues:
1. my daughter is not very strong on ML.
2. most of her classmates will go RGS rather than NYGH.

so i want to try appeal to RGS if her PSLE score is above 265...:)

anybody has experience to appeal to RGS before? need GAT and interview or not?

my dd got a school via DSA last yr but result is better so I appealed to RGS and NY. NY needs interview but RGS accepted my DD without interview.

so it is different from what is quoted from RGS website. Logically speaking no interview should be required if the result is above the school's COP, since post S1 it is based on PSLE t-score[/quote]If there are a lot more seeking entry via appeal than places available, the school will naturally select the students they want, based on aggregate points, GAT and interview if necessary. Remember, schools have very limited places available after S1 Central Posting.

[INNOVATE]

fromaa



1. Since your dd is academically gifted, she is expected to score above 262. If you are confident on this point, reject the CO from NGHS and apply under centralised posting.

2. If unsure of above due to some reasons, take the offer from NGHS and forget about appearing later. This is the right thing to do. It does not matter even if majority of her classmates will to opt for RGS.

Both these top schools are outstanding and academically both are on par. Who knows years later you may congratulate yourself for making the correct choice today, especially if your dd proves to be a humanities scholar later.

The humanities programme at HCI is known to be so english centered and superior that it attracts a group of top art students from RGS to cross over annually.

[verykiasu2010]

INNOVATE:

fromaa



1. Since your dd is academically gifted, she is expected to score above 262. If you are confident on this point, reject the CO from NGHS and apply under centralised posting.

2. If unsure of above due to some reasons, take the offer from NGHS and forget about appearing later. This is the right thing to do. It does not matter even if majority of her classmates will to opt for RGS.

Both these top schools are outstanding and academically both are on par. Who knows years later you may congratulate yourself for making the correct choice today, especially if your dd proves to be a humanities scholar later.

The humanities programme at HCI is known to be so english centered and superior that it attracts a group of top art students from RGS to cross over annually.

that's right