DSA 2011

[Lothar]

let me share my experiences. i got into RI HCI and NUSH via GEP dsa, all confirmed offers. (my 2011 psle t-score is 243 and i enrolled under RI)

If u want to enroll under sports, u must be very talented, RI has quite a few classes for people under sports dsa. you must have awards, not just participation. then for english/math/science dsa, u must be extremely good at one of them. its not just band 1 for the subject, u must have prizes as well, (eg. math smops, nmos, apmops, RI heymath). English dsa is near impossible, as there arent many englsih competitions, and im not talking about spelling. u must be in debate, or have significant achievements in English, not just ICAS high distinction. GEP will help, but it does not confirm anything, even a waiting list. Then, do well for the interview, read.

GOOD LUCK!

[Lothar]

by the way, that only applies for RI HCI dsa, NUSH dsa is completely different, first u have to take a science test, where u have to have read on o-level stuff, then if u pass, u have to have practical, where they test on lab skills, understanding on science, and one english composition (secondary school style).

[LLK]

Generally, if a student is top 5 in school from P4 to P6, he or she should not waste time and money on DSA. Just focus on preparing the PSLE and very likely they can get at least 260 T-score.

[verykiasu2010]

LLK:

Generally, if a student is top 5 in school from P4 to P6, he or she should not waste time and money on DSA. Just focus on preparing the PSLE and very likely they can get at least 260 T-score.

top 5 of which primary school, right ?

[sall]

verykiasu2010:

LLK:

Generally, if a student is top 5 in school from P4 to P6, he or she should not waste time and money on DSA. Just focus on preparing the PSLE and very likely they can get at least 260 T-score.

top 5 of which primary school, right ?

Primary schools' exam papers are all about the same standard, so which primary sch is not so important, I once found the P6 maths papers of a neighbourhood sch much more difficult than Raffles girls. I agree with LLK, for top students, just focus on psle.

[ks2011]

My daughter scores about 90 in English ( P5 and P6 CA1). She was 1st in the level in P5 and participated in the inter-school debate but her team did not win. She won a silver in maths olympiad. Her maths results in school is around 96. Should she apply for RGS DSA or just focus on PSLE? She wants to apply through english DSA. Can anyone advise me on whether she stands a chance.

[cascada]

ks2011:

My daughter scores about 90 in English ( P5 and P6 CA1). She was 1st in the level in P5 and participated in the inter-school debate but her team did not win. She won a silver in maths olympiad. Her maths results in school is around 96. Should she apply for RGS DSA or just focus on PSLE? She wants to apply through english DSA. Can anyone advise me on whether she stands a chance.

Why not applying DSA under Math domain?

[jtoh]

ks2011:

My daughter scores about 90 in English ( P5 and P6 CA1). She was 1st in the level in P5 and participated in the inter-school debate but her team did not win. She won a silver in maths olympiad. Her maths results in school is around 96. Should she apply for RGS DSA or just focus on PSLE? She wants to apply through english DSA. Can anyone advise me on whether she stands a chance.

If your dd is planning to only apply for one DSA, then give it a try. She'll have to sit for GAT, a test for her academic domain, and finally an interview, if she makes it through each round. It won't take up that much time if it's just one school she's trying out for. Having said that, my friend's dd was top in her school all through primary school, on the school debate team, applied through English, but didn't get in through DSA.

[vlim]

jtoh:

ks2011:

My daughter scores about 90 in English ( P5 and P6 CA1). She was 1st in the level in P5 and participated in the inter-school debate but her team did not win. She won a silver in maths olympiad. Her maths results in school is around 96. Should she apply for RGS DSA or just focus on PSLE? She wants to apply through english DSA. Can anyone advise me on whether she stands a chance.

If your dd is planning to only apply for one DSA, then give it a try. She'll have to sit for GAT, a test for her academic domain, and finally an interview, if she makes it through each round. It won't take up that much time if it's just one school she's trying out for. Having said that, my friend's dd was top in her school all through primary school, on the school debate team, applied through English, but didn't get in through DSA.

wow that's tough

[Augmum]

sall:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"LLK\"]Generally, if a student is top 5 in school from P4 to P6, he or she should not waste time and money on DSA. Just focus on preparing the PSLE and very likely they can get at least 260 T-score.

top 5 of which primary school, right ?

Primary schools' exam papers are all about the same standard, so which primary sch is not so important, I once found the P6 maths papers of a neighbourhood sch much more difficult than Raffles girls. I agree with LLK, for top students, just focus on psle. :D[/quote]agree with both LLK and sall,
if the child is doing consistently well in school from P4- P6,
in the position of top few in the sch cohort,
likely to get agg of 260 and above.
so juz put in full concentration and focus on PSLE, dun waste time in DSA. (of course, u can try for 1 or teh most 2, no harm)
DSA is inclined towards the GEPers.