DSA 2011

[TwaTau]

verykiasu2010:

tsh0202:

May I know are there any parents who received calls from HCI asking them to put HCI as first choice yesterday? I was just wondering what's the reason for calling the parents when they've already sent out emails and letters.

school admin also kiasu mah .....

They want to increase the take up rate of the DSA. Its all in the package, original invitation letter, sumptuous buffet, and follow by call.

[vlim]

TwaTau:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"tsh0202\"]May I know are there any parents who received calls from HCI asking them to put HCI as first choice yesterday? I was just wondering what's the reason for calling the parents when they've already sent out emails and letters.

school admin also kiasu mah .....

They want to increase the take up rate of the DSA. Its all in the package, original invitation letter, sumptuous buffet, and follow by call.[/quote]I didn't receive any call le ..... Shall I call them to ask why they didn't call me :rotflmao: ... Just joking ... Maybe I have already Emailed to them tt we are not attending the briefing

[Sun_2010]

vlim maybe they know you have defected to the ememy camp

[vlim]

Sun_2010:

vlim maybe they know you have defected to the ememy camp

:oops:

[Intermezzo]

Pen88n:

jtoh:

Yes, me too. Used to be that SMOPS Platinum would be assured of a place in RI/HCI/NUSH. Then it became an offer by NUSH but rejected by RI. Now not even an offer by NUSH but possibly RI. Guess SMOPS is no longer the golden ticket and you have to get SMOJ.

I think nowadays the sec sch do not accept based on these Maths Olympiad awards anymore. This MO is more related to academic, and if it is academic, they might as well wait for your overall PSLE score. Afterall, they want someone outstanding in all subjects and not one subject only!

hi jtoh & Pen88n ~ personally i think the math olympiads still DO carry a good weight when it comes to DSA. after all the whole point of the DSA is for some schools to sift out those Specific Talents that might not be able to get in if based on their PSLE T-scores alone.

and based on the fact that RI & RGS are developing classes such as Euler / Gaelileo / Raffles Academy, i would say that such talents are still very important to the schools.

i think maybe in those few cases you mentioned, some other important factors came into play. eg. perhaps the student is really not good in English and the school is concerned that he/she might not be able to cope with the school's overall cirriculum?

or it could be that the student displayed some aptitude / attitude traits during the interview that made the school thinks that he/she might have some difficulties fitting into the school's culture...

jmho ~

[jtoh]

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Pen88n:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]
Yes, me too. Used to be that SMOPS Platinum would be assured of a place in RI/HCI/NUSH. Then it became an offer by NUSH but rejected by RI. Now not even an offer by NUSH but possibly RI. Guess SMOPS is no longer the golden ticket and you have to get SMOJ.

I think nowadays the sec sch do not accept based on these Maths Olympiad awards anymore. This MO is more related to academic, and if it is academic, they might as well wait for your overall PSLE score. Afterall, they want someone outstanding in all subjects and not one subject only!

hi jtoh & Pen88n ~ personally i think the math olympiads still DO carry a good weight when it comes to DSA. after all the whole point of the DSA is for some schools to sift out those Specific Talents that might not be able to get in if based on their PSLE T-scores alone.

and based on the fact that RI & RGS are developing classes such as Euler / Gaelileo / Raffles Academy, i would say that such talents are still very important to the schools.

i think maybe in those few cases you mentioned, some other important factors came into play. eg. perhaps the student is really not good in English and the school is concerned that he/she might not be able to cope with the school's overall cirriculum?

or it could be that the student displayed some aptitude / attitude traits during the interview that made the school thinks that he/she might have some difficulties fitting into the school's culture...

jmho ~ :)[/quote]Hi intermezzo,

Yes, I agree math olympiads do still have a role to play in DSA. After all, there is a specific DSA domain for Math to apply under for some schools. It's just that through the years, it's getting tougher and tougher to secure a DSA through Math as more and more students participate in MOs and go for coaching and get better at it. You are absolutely right about other factors such as personality, aptitude and attitude coming into play of course.

[Interested]

tsh0202:

May I know are there any parents who received calls from HCI asking them to put HCI as first choice yesterday? I was just wondering what's the reason for calling the parents when they've already sent out emails and letters.

The must have received alot of rejects lately.. :siam:

[Intermezzo]

jtoh:

Hi intermezzo,

Yes, I agree math olympiads do still have a role to play in DSA. After all, there is a specific DSA domain for Math to apply under for some schools. It's just that through the years, it's getting tougher and tougher to secure a DSA through Math as more and more students participate in MOs and go for coaching and get better at it. You are absolutely right about other factors such as personality, aptitude and attitude coming into play of course.

thanks for the clarifications jtoh ~
in fact that was one of my concerns when ds was applying DSA to RI and HCI a few years ago.. he did get a gold, but it seems like there was a very long list of platinums and golds kekeke... :scared:
so i advised ds that for his DSA portfolio maybe he should be yaya a bit and highlight the fact that he studies based on his interest in learning and self-motivation without going for any tuition / coaching at all.. lucky he got in.. so maybe it worked..

[jtoh]

Intermezzo:

jtoh:

Hi intermezzo,

Yes, I agree math olympiads do still have a role to play in DSA. After all, there is a specific DSA domain for Math to apply under for some schools. It's just that through the years, it's getting tougher and tougher to secure a DSA through Math as more and more students participate in MOs and go for coaching and get better at it. You are absolutely right about other factors such as personality, aptitude and attitude coming into play of course.

thanks for the clarifications jtoh ~
in fact that was one of my concerns when ds was applying DSA to RI and HCI a few years ago.. he did get a gold, but it seems like there was a very long list of platinums and golds kekeke... :scared:
so i advised ds that for his DSA portfolio maybe he should be yaya a bit and highlight the fact that he studies based on his interest in learning and self-motivation without going for any tuition / coaching at all.. lucky he got in.. so maybe it worked..

Good tip there, Intermezzo. Must tell our kids to yaya also. Your kids are all very talented in Math I see. :rahrah:

[Otah]

Interested:

tsh0202:

May I know are there any parents who received calls from HCI asking them to put HCI as first choice yesterday? I was just wondering what's the reason for calling the parents when they've already sent out emails and letters.

The must have received alot of rejects lately.. :siam:

Not true. There are still a lot of parents who did not read email or forgot to reply them or ... whatever situation. So they are just follow-up with a phone call to check.

You ought not speculate! If you dislike a school, in the first place you should not apply for it rather than putting negative opinion or speculate negative view about the school. :razz: