Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[lizawa]

ksmama:

The info on msg board is that the young men will receive the hard copy reports from the teachers on Friday 27th May if the parents are not meeting the teachers

Thanks ksmama for the clarification. Sorry, I have remembered the wrong date.

[Mum1113]

verykiasu2010:

vlim:

Actually top 2% scorers of smops will get platinum, top 5% is gold, next 5 % is silver, and following 10% is bronze........ So the more participants there are, the more awardees they have...

they should strive to be in the Top 20, not just the platinum

Hi Parents here, do you think the chances of DSA using SMOPs Bronze stand a slight chance , if any at all ? Doubtful ? Try-able ?

[jtoh]

Mum1113:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"vlim\"]Actually top 2% scorers of smops will get platinum, top 5% is gold, next 5 % is silver, and following 10% is bronze........ So the more participants there are, the more awardees they have...

they should strive to be in the Top 20, not just the platinum

Hi Parents here, do you think the chances of DSA using SMOPs Bronze stand a slight chance , if any at all ? Doubtful ? Try-able ?[/quote]Based on SMOPS bronze alone. Not much chance. But maybe he has other qualifications?

[Mum1113]

thanks jtoh for the advise

[Zann]

Mum1113:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"vlim\"]Actually top 2% scorers of smops will get platinum, top 5% is gold, next 5 % is silver, and following 10% is bronze........ So the more participants there are, the more awardees they have...

they should strive to be in the Top 20, not just the platinum

Hi Parents here, do you think the chances of DSA using SMOPs Bronze stand a slight chance , if any at all ? Doubtful ? Try-able ?[/quote]Know of someone who got bronze last year and got dsa offer through phase II - academic. Still not sure whether it actually helps or not. In any case, no harm trying.

[verykiasu2010]

Mum1113:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"vlim\"]Actually top 2% scorers of smops will get platinum, top 5% is gold, next 5 % is silver, and following 10% is bronze........ So the more participants there are, the more awardees they have...

they should strive to be in the Top 20, not just the platinum

Hi Parents here, do you think the chances of DSA using SMOPs Bronze stand a slight chance , if any at all ? Doubtful ? Try-able ?[/quote]
each year the number of platinum is about 60+ to 70+ (so I said aim for the top 20)

typically each year has about 3,000 trying the smops

2% = 60+ for the platinum
next 3% = 100+ for gold
so at least 150 to 170 for platinum and gold combined

another 5% = 150 for silver

and the next 10% = 300 plus for bronze

so bronze as a basis for DSA is very challenging

[Mum1113]

Zann:

Mum1113:

Hi Parents here, do you think the chances of DSA using SMOPs Bronze stand a slight chance , if any at all ? Doubtful ? Try-able ?

Know of someone who got bronze last year and got dsa offer through phase II - academic. Still not sure whether it actually helps or not. In any case, no harm trying.

thanks Zann for sharing

[Mum1113]

verykiasu2010:

Mum1113:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]
they should strive to be in the Top 20, not just the platinum

Hi Parents here, do you think the chances of DSA using SMOPs Bronze stand a slight chance , if any at all ? Doubtful ? Try-able ?

each year the number of platinum is about 60+ to 70+ (so I said aim for the top 20)

typically each year has about 3,000 trying the smops

2% = 60+ for the platinum
next 3% = 100+ for gold
so at least 150 to 170 for platinum and gold combined

another 5% = 150 for silver

and the next 10% = 300 plus for bronze

so bronze as a basis for DSA is very challenging[/quote]thanks verykiasu2010 for the advise too. The analysis of the different achievers category makes it straight forward where does bronze holders stand. Shared with son be practical, no harm trying if he still wants it, otherwise base on his own merits to gain entry is what this mummy even more proud of.

[Vanilla Cake]

verykiasu2010:

each year the number of platinum is about 60+ to 70+ (so I said aim for the top 20)


typically each year has about 3,000 trying the smops

2% = 60+ for the platinum
next 3% = 100+ for gold
so at least 150 to 170 for platinum and gold combined

another 5% = 150 for silver

and the next 10% = 300 plus for bronze

SMOPS 2011
Platinum = 75
Gold = 118
Silver = 187
Bronze = 406

[verykiasu2010]

Vanilla Cake:

verykiasu2010:

each year the number of platinum is about 60+ to 70+ (so I said aim for the top 20)


typically each year has about 3,000 trying the smops

2% = 60+ for the platinum
next 3% = 100+ for gold
so at least 150 to 170 for platinum and gold combined

another 5% = 150 for silver

and the next 10% = 300 plus for bronze

SMOPS 2011
Platinum = 75
Gold = 118
Silver = 187
Bronze = 406

Thanks for the info

platinum + gold = 75+118=193
silver =187

so there you are, top 5% plus next 5% ..... the numbers cannot be exactly the same as some getting the same scores will be ranked the same, probably a string of candidates getting the last qualifying marks for gold and silver

bronze being 10% = 406 is about the total of platinum + gold + silver.....= 380, possible that the last 26 bronze are all same marks