DSA 2011

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phankao:

jtoh:

You mean both schools had the exact same 60 questions but one paper was 60min, the other 20min? How interesting.

NYGH GAT and RGS GAT cannot be exactly the same lah. Maybe similar, but I cannot imagine how they can be the same since the administering agency for the test is different?

Well I Also Don't think So at first ....
But My Gal Told Me, \"100% the Same!\"

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Ashton:

quote: ...Now they require you to take GAT at all the schools...


That's one revenue-generating machine! I wrote earlier that in 2008 I was called up two days before RI GAT asking my ds1 not to go down to take the GAT as he had already taken at HCI. But then, they never refunded me and the $50 paid had gone to...?

Interesting! Money Paid for 2 tests but take once Only?
U Should have complain to Consumer Association!
Ha Ha .... :lol: :lol:

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jtoh:

Ashton:

quote: ...Now they require you to take GAT at all the schools...


That's one revenue-generating machine! I wrote earlier that in 2008 I was called up two days before RI GAT asking my ds1 not to go down to take the GAT as he had already taken at HCI. But then, they never refunded me and the $50 paid had gone to...?

Admin fees - paying for the admin to look through your application, conduct interview... PLUS deter people from applying to too many schools when they're not serious about all of them. :evil:

Errrrrrrrr ....
Thought the $50 GAT Test Fees is separately charged from the Admin Fees?
At Least the One from NYGH say So - $30 Admin + $50 for GAT Test ....

By the Way, RGS Charge a Flat $50 for Admin (inclusive of GAT Test) ....

[jtoh]

Funx3:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Ashton\"]quote: ...Now they require you to take GAT at all the schools...


That's one revenue-generating machine! I wrote earlier that in 2008 I was called up two days before RI GAT asking my ds1 not to go down to take the GAT as he had already taken at HCI. But then, they never refunded me and the $50 paid had gone to...?

Admin fees - paying for the admin to look through your application, conduct interview... PLUS deter people from applying to too many schools when they're not serious about all of them. :evil:

Errrrrrrrr ....
Thought the $50 GAT Test Fees is separately charged from the Admin Fees?
At Least the One from NYGH say So - $30 Admin + $50 for GAT Test ....

By the Way, RGS Charge a Flat $50 for Admin (inclusive of GAT Test) ....[/quote]Different schools, different fees. If you don't want to pay the set fees, don't apply for DSA with the school.

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Pen88n:

Funx3:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]
You mean both schools had the exact same 60 questions but one paper was 60min, the other 20min? How interesting.

Yeah, When My Gal Told Me, I'm Surprise Also ....

I hope your gal got to do the 60min one first, and then when she did her 20min one, she will be faster as she has seen questions before! :evil:[/quote]As I Say B4, No Guarantee do B4 is Better, Like vk2010 say, ALL Patterns, Turn Here, Moved There, Dots, Colours, Shapes, ....
At the End .... See Stars only ....
(That's Precisely my Gal's Comments! Ha Ha ....) :laugh: :laugh:

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jtoh:

Different schools, different fees. If you don't want to pay the set fees, don't apply for DSA with the school.

Ya -lor! Just Pay Whatever they Stated ....
Actually Not that Important an Issue ....

[ngbrdad]

Just wondering if both sets of questions are the same. why so much time difference allocated ?

Heard someone’s son who sat for both VS and RI GAT also said the questions are the same/similar.

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ngbrdad:

Just wondering if both sets of questions are the same. why so much time difference allocated ?

Heard someone's son who sat for both VS and RI GAT also said the questions are the same/similar.

Perhaps RI/RGS want to Set More Challenging Std ....
Or in the Past, with the 1 hr paper, Too Many Students Getting similar Good Results? So Cannot identify those really outstanding Ones?

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PiggyLalala:

Paddy Field:

Since the interview is conducted in group of 3, the child must be mentally prepared that the other 2 boys may be more chatty and more expressive than he is. Advise your child to stay calm and be himself. From what my son has shared with me last year, the interview was more like a casual talk unlike in HCI. They asked him how did he get to RI that day and how many times had he been to RI? GEP students with SA1 > 80% are highly likely to get a CO from RI. Not to worry too much and all the best to all :rahrah:

:thankyou: sooooo much pigylalala for advise :hugs:

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PiggyLalala:

Paddy Field:

[quote=\"PiggyLalala\"]Let your child decide on what he wants to bring- something he has confidence and passion in so that should the interviewer ask any questions on it, he can impress them with his answers.

Thanks for e advice. So do u have any other advice for e kids?

Since the interview is conducted in group of 3, the child must be mentally prepared that the other 2 boys may be more chatty and more expressive than he is. Advise your child to stay calm and be himself. From what my son has shared with me last year, the interview was more like a casual talk unlike in HCI. They asked him how did he get to RI that day and how many times had he been to RI? GEP students with SA1 > 80% are highly likely to get a CO from RI. Not to worry too much and all the best to all :rahrah:[/quote]Thank you for e advice.

Looks like HCI change this year cos to my DS, his interview there was like a chit chat session - similar to oral. Is it based on statistics when u mentioned that GE students w >80% likely to get CO so long as interview goes smoothly?