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[zeemimi]

lizawa:

tryunited:

advice from anyone?

[quote=\"tryunited\"]my dd scored 247 + 1 (HCL), my school selection is:
1. CHIJ St Nic
2. Cedar
3. TKGS

pls advise. risky to select St Nic as first choice???

Since your DD's score is close to St Nics COP last year, there is a risk. But no harm putting it as first choice, since posting is by merit. But I think you have to exercise your choice for 3rd and 4th school carefully also. Cedar COP is 246 last year, not sure if it will increase this year.[/quote]I'm making a gut-feeling guess that Cedar's COP will be higher than St Nick this year. If you can't make it to 1st choice, likely can't make it to 2nd choice either.

Bear in mind St Nick has affiliation to pri sch. So if St Nick pri cohort has done well this year and most of them are staying, fewer places are available for non-affiliate.

yes agree with lizawa your 3rd and 4th choice very impt.

[vynx]

25hourmaid:

vynx:

hi 25hrmaid


after much much consideration, i have decided to put my son with the following choices:

1st: Maris Stella
2nd: St. Andrew
3rd: Tanjong Katong Sec
4th: Nan Chiau
5th: Zhonghua
6th: Xinmin


my wife wanted (and wanted) to put SJI as 1st choice. what's your opinion and anyone can give me some comments as i still can amend one time before 3pm today.

our initial plan was to put Chung Cheng (Main) as 1st choice. however, after considering his CL2 standard, we decided to take it off.

please help? still worry about our choices made. thanks in advance

Hi vynx

Sorry, I have read so many posts, answered so many questions, and PMs the last few days that I have absolutely have no idea what was the score your son got for the PSLE, but if my memory does not fail me, I think you son's marks is a bit off from SJI's COP right?

My take is that 2 points from a dream's schools COP is worth a try, but anything more than that, I would classify as \"can try, but risky\".

Hope that helps.

thanks .. my son aggregate is 235 .. i have told my wife his T-score is too far fetch to opt for SJI (looking at the past years COP of SJI)

any comments on my choices made as mentioned above? thanks

[zeemimi]

24hr-mum:

sorry, i know a bit off topic here but any idea where those GEPers end up when they grow up? always in the top echelon of society?

not necessary. some are doing impressively well. some are holding regular job, etc. nobody knows they were GEPers. And many others i know are not in spore anymore. settled in the states.

[headache_queen123]

sall:

headache_queen123:

is taking french or japanese as 3rd language better?also, is xinmin a good school?(putting as 2nd choice) pls help cause its 3.18am(yes its dat late) and i still in dat damn dilemma :?:

Xinmin seems to be a v gd sch. It has participated in many competitions, some on tv. Even though they did'nt win, they did well. I have a gd impression of this sch. If your child is v keen on taking 3rd lang and has no problem with other subjects, can always give a try. If really cannot cope, can still drop after 1 yr.

Thanks for your reply. My daughter is interested to pick up a 3rd language (she is offered to take up) but she is still not sure at this moment whether she should pick up Japanese or French as the third language. Which is more useful, easy to master and selected by most students as 3rd language? Any advice?

She scored 254 and has decided to put Cedar Girls' as her first chocie. However she is worried that she may not get in as its COP may go up drastically this year due to its new upgraded building and IP coming up. Hence her 2nd choice becomes very important.

She is not sure whether to put Anglican High or Xinmin as her 2nd choice. It appears to me they are quite similar in terms of academic performance but Xinmin (in Hougang) is further away from our home(Tampines) than AHS (near Bedok) and Xinmin appears to be extremely strict with its students (we went to its open house). However AHS is a SAP/Christian school and my daughter is better in English language than Chinese and she prefers a mixed cultural environment.

With all these conflicting factors to consider, we are not sure what to put as 2nd choice even at this moment. She is also thinking of putting Tanjong Katong Sec School as her 2nd choice (COP = 234 last year). Is this wise? Any advice you could give? Thanks!

[mrschan]

I think there is a good chance.

[zeemimi]

headache_queen123:

sall:

[quote=\"headache_queen123\"]is taking french or japanese as 3rd language better?also, is xinmin a good school?(putting as 2nd choice) pls help cause its 3.18am(yes its dat late) and i still in dat damn dilemma :?:

Xinmin seems to be a v gd sch. It has participated in many competitions, some on tv. Even though they did'nt win, they did well. I have a gd impression of this sch. If your child is v keen on taking 3rd lang and has no problem with other subjects, can always give a try. If really cannot cope, can still drop after 1 yr.

Thanks for your reply. My daughter is interested to pick up a 3rd language (she is offered to take up) but she is still not sure at this moment whether she should pick up Japanese or French as the third language. Which is more useful, easy to master and selected by most students as 3rd language? Any advice?

She scored 254 and has decided to put Cedar Girls' as her first chocie. However she is worried that she may not get in as its COP may go up drastically this year due to its new upgraded building and IP coming up. Hence her 2nd choice becomes very important.

She is not sure whether to put Anglican High or Xinmin as her 2nd choice. It appears to me they are quite similar in terms of academic performance but Xinmin (in Hougang) is further away from our home(Tampines) than AHS (near Bedok) and Xinmin appears to be extremely strict with its students (we went to its open house). However AHS is a SAP/Christian school and my daughter is better in English language than Chinese and she prefers a mixed cultural environment.

With all these conflicting factors to consider, we are not sure what to put as 2nd choice even at this moment. She is also thinking of putting Tanjong Katong Sec School as her 2nd choice (COP = 234 last year). Is this wise? Any advice you could give? Thanks![/quote]i think 254 can go into cedar safely even if COP goes up. don't worry unnecessarily. The real IP starts in 2012.

[fromnuaa]

alex is gep pupil, why he still need attend tuition?


as i know, many gep pupils never attend any tuition, mu daughter is one of them, her psle is 264+3.

OngMum:

CK0917:

[quote=\"24hr-mum\"]will be interestg to find out the rosyth top score go where for tuition

I was told that he went to mind stretcher for tuition.

In Good Morning Singapore talkshow last morning, Alex’s mom said he attended tuition for English, Chinese and Science.

Cheers![/quote]

[24hr-mum]

this year st nicks COP for outsiders is still 247?

what abt for affiliated students?

[headache_queen123]

zeemimi:

headache_queen123:

[quote=\"sall\"]
Xinmin seems to be a v gd sch. It has participated in many competitions, some on tv. Even though they did'nt win, they did well. I have a gd impression of this sch. If your child is v keen on taking 3rd lang and has no problem with other subjects, can always give a try. If really cannot cope, can still drop after 1 yr.

Thanks for your reply. My daughter is interested to pick up a 3rd language (she is offered to take up) but she is still not sure at this moment whether she should pick up Japanese or French as the third language. Which is more useful, easy to master and selected by most students as 3rd language? Any advice?

She scored 254 and has decided to put Cedar Girls' as her first chocie. However she is worried that she may not get in as its COP may go up drastically this year due to its new upgraded building and IP coming up. Hence her 2nd choice becomes very important.

She is not sure whether to put Anglican High or Xinmin as her 2nd choice. It appears to me they are quite similar in terms of academic performance but Xinmin (in Hougang) is further away from our home(Tampines) than AHS (near Bedok) and Xinmin appears to be extremely strict with its students (we went to its open house). However AHS is a SAP/Christian school and my daughter is better in English language than Chinese and she prefers a mixed cultural environment.

With all these conflicting factors to consider, we are not sure what to put as 2nd choice even at this moment. She is also thinking of putting Tanjong Katong Sec School as her 2nd choice (COP = 234 last year). Is this wise? Any advice you could give? Thanks!

i think 254 can go into cedar safely even if COP goes up. don't worry unnecessarily. The real IP starts in 2012.[/quote]Thanks again for your quick reply. How about the 3rd language question. Could you help? Thanks.

[pecalis]

zeemimi:

headache_queen123:

[quote=\"sall\"]
Xinmin seems to be a v gd sch. It has participated in many competitions, some on tv. Even though they did'nt win, they did well. I have a gd impression of this sch. If your child is v keen on taking 3rd lang and has no problem with other subjects, can always give a try. If really cannot cope, can still drop after 1 yr.

Thanks for your reply. My daughter is interested to pick up a 3rd language (she is offered to take up) but she is still not sure at this moment whether she should pick up Japanese or French as the third language. Which is more useful, easy to master and selected by most students as 3rd language? Any advice?

She scored 254 and has decided to put Cedar Girls' as her first chocie. However she is worried that she may not get in as its COP may go up drastically this year due to its new upgraded building and IP coming up. Hence her 2nd choice becomes very important.

She is not sure whether to put Anglican High or Xinmin as her 2nd choice. It appears to me they are quite similar in terms of academic performance but Xinmin (in Hougang) is further away from our home(Tampines) than AHS (near Bedok) and Xinmin appears to be extremely strict with its students (we went to its open house). However AHS is a SAP/Christian school and my daughter is better in English language than Chinese and she prefers a mixed cultural environment.

With all these conflicting factors to consider, we are not sure what to put as 2nd choice even at this moment. She is also thinking of putting Tanjong Katong Sec School as her 2nd choice (COP = 234 last year). Is this wise? Any advice you could give? Thanks!

i think 254 can go into cedar safely even if COP goes up. don't worry unnecessarily. The real IP starts in 2012.[/quote]But for the sec 1 in 2011, who will be in sec 3 in 2013, 50 girls will be selected for the IP prog too, that's why sch is expecting COP to increase but 254 is still way above the COP, shouldn't be a prob