DSA 2011

[vanilla mum]

jtoh:

vanilla mum:

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Is the above the scenario for RGS? There's no WL for RGS.

oh, I m not sure but he was saying in general, these are the procedure but it is up to individual sch's discretion.

[phankao]

vanilla mum:

Hi Pinky88, at NYGH tea reception, Mdm Heng was saying that the sch received up to 1000 applications but only 210 places allocated to DSA. So again, she has urged the parents/dd to let her know early if they are not taking the offer so that the place can be given to WL.

wah - 200+ for dsa is a lot!

[phankao]

breanne:

DS came back from tuition with following stats :

Class of 12, 4COs, 5WLs, 1 rejected, 1 did not apply, 1 no letter yet

This must be some powerful tuition class! Mine only has \"did not apply\" and \"no letter yet\". :scared:

[jtoh]

phankao:

breanne:

DS came back from tuition with following stats :

Class of 12, 4COs, 5WLs, 1 rejected, 1 did not apply, 1 no letter yet

This must be some powerful tuition class! Mine only has \"did not apply\" and \"no letter yet\". :scared:

Learning Lab? :evil: Sounds like a tuition class comprising of GEPpers.

[phankao]

scm292:

If you assume that they short-list half and they allocate 200 places for DSA, then there is a good probability for CO. Just my assumption and may not be correct.

They take in around 200 each year thru DSA & S1. So DSA offers cannot be 200 lah. Maybe 100 or so only.

[Tresille]

verykiasu2010:

Pen88n:

The school will not \"know\" the exact COP till after the PSLE intake allocation by MOE. I supposed you mean the school can reduce the PSLE in-take and in this manner, the COP will be higher due to a smaller intake?

either way...independent school has full discretion ...if not mistaken, 2011 Sec 1 in RI has 452 students

They will not fill up all 50% during this stage. Not forgetting RI will set aside some places for appeal cases....those rejected by RI in DSA stage but perform way above their COP during PSLE.

[margaretleong]

vanilla mum:

Hi Cestmoi, my dd applied thru academic.

Hi vanilla mum,
Did your DD DSA for RGS as well? [/quote]

Wa! u are fast! no, only let her try NYGH bcos hv the impression that RGS girls are difficult to control sorry, no offense to DDs in RGS, just my personal view.[/quote]

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Hi, I am a new mom here. My daughter was fortunate enough to be given a CO in RGS and NYGH. It looks like many of your dds are as well.

For those with COs from both school, may I know which one is your daughter likely to choose ? We thought we like RGS but after talking to a lot of people, researching forums, talking to old girls and going to both schools open house and listening to both principals talk, we and dd are quite sure she will to go NYGH.

I saw the posting of Gleemom and another mom (both RGS girls) here on why their own girls are going NYGH - it's a pretty good testimony for us: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=12662&start=150

What's your take ? Which school would you like your girl to go to ?

[ngbrdad]

Did not receive letter from RI yesterday.

So bracing ourselves for the rejection letter either today or Monday.
Anyone else on the same boat ?

[jemmaloh]

Hi, I was on the forum looking for the same thing!

http://i54.tinypic.com/s1kgmc.jpg\"> I've heard about The Art Circle - they're art instructors in my son's school and he comes back to tell me what he's learnt with them. I was really impressed when he came home with this drawing one day, considering he's 10, and has never really drawn anything before! It seems that have been working primarily in schools, but they're going to start classes at their private studio next year (because of parental demand!). You can try googling them?

[vlim]

vanilla mum:

Hi Vlim, a colleague's wife is a teacher in RGS and is one of the DSA selection panels, he said each sch has it's own procedure but kids were selected based on:

1. 80% and above of the pri sch results
2. top 20% of the GAT
3. others

if a child score very well in pri sch but didn't make it to be top 20% of the GAT, will not be selected for interview/second test. If a child has made it to the above 2 points, he/she must also done well for the subject that he/she applied for. COs given based on the above plus leadership quality, if one has the above but the GAT was between 75-79% will be given WL.

Thanks vanilla mum for the info ..