2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[MummySTay]

Pen88n:

I'm here....paiseh late :oops:
Aiya, DS not so high score 25X. Hopefully he can still get into his dream school.

:congrats: Great job! Give him a big panda hug from me!

[Mdm KY]

jtoh:

Mdm KY:

Any idea 259+3 for RGS or NYGH or NJC or DMH

Your chances are better at NYGH compared to RGS as you can't use your HCL +3 for RGS. So go for NYGH, followed by NJC/DHS. You can use your +3 in DHS but not at NJC, so you can put DHS as 2nd choice.

TYVM ((:. I live in AMK, so is DHS okay for me? It's like very far. Are there any school bus service for DHS??

[jtoh]

Mdm KY:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Mdm KY\"]Any idea 259+3 for RGS or NYGH or NJC or DMH

Your chances are better at NYGH compared to RGS as you can't use your HCL +3 for RGS. So go for NYGH, followed by NJC/DHS. You can use your +3 in DHS but not at NJC, so you can put DHS as 2nd choice.

TYVM ((:. I live in AMK, so is DHS okay for me? It's like very far. Are there any school bus service for DHS??[/quote]DHS is a distance from AMK. Maybe put that as third choice then? Hours are long in secondary school so you would want to choose a school that's nearer home.

[Edureach]

Mdm KY:

Edureach:

[quote=\"Mdm KY\"]Any idea 259+3 for RGS or NYGH or NJC or DMH

Drop RGS, choose NGHS as top choice follow by NJC or DHS as nxt if distance is not a problem.

Thankiew~! Thanks for your instant and helpful reply! By the way, why drop out RGS? RGS's cop is lower than NYGH.[/quote]Mdm KY

By placing RGS as her top choice u are putting her at a disadvantage for entry to NGHS. Cop of RGS does not include HMT unlike NGHS.

[2ppaamm]

suecat, if you intend to appeal to scgs, make sure you put scgs as first choice even if you think she has no chance of getting in. They will ask you for that during the appeal round. Really depends on your dd’s CCA and if that matches the school’s. SCGS is big on aesthetics like dance, choir, synchronized swimming, gym, sports like swimming, badminton, maybe tennis.


Another big factor is the COP. One or two points is really not difficult, but if your CCA matches, you might get through with more than 5 points below the COP.

Hope this helps.

[Ms tay]

MummySTay:

Ms tay:

[quote=\"Just4Fun\"]Finally managed to read this thread without being kickout !

Wow, looks like most of KS parents and children did very well.
Great job and :congrats:

But there are still many of parents who have not posted their ds or dd results
yet like pen88n , firefly,mummystay ,vlim and ..... :scratchhead: r u guys online ???

Hi, ms Tay, I congratulated you earlier. Didn't you read it?

My DD's results similar to your DS's. 26x with 4 A* and merit for HCL.
I went offline for 3 hours becos the traffic was too heavy. Kept getting kicked out of the forum today.[/quote]Sry I missed ur post, congrat to u and ur DD . DS also got merit for HCL . This yr this forum the traffic was terrible ...

[Hong_Huang]

Edureach:

Hong_Huang:

My ds scored 263 with distinction for higher chinese, how is the chance of being admitted into RI. Should he opt RI as first choice or HCI as first choice.

U are advised to weigh in all other factors and choose the one most suitable for yr ds. Mind u is a 6-yr programme. Never decide base on branding or prestige unlike choosing a uni.

Thx

[Hong_Huang]

Edureach:

Hong_Huang:

My ds scored 263 with distinction for higher chinese, how is the chance of being admitted into RI. Should he opt RI as first choice or HCI as first choice.

U are advised to weigh in all other factors and choose the one most suitable for yr ds. Mind u is a 6-yr programme. Never decide base on branding or prestige unlike choosing a uni.

Thx

[2ppaamm]

I read this thread and I am actually so encouraged by the results! I thought maybe I should let my son take PSLE next year even though we are already out of the system. But then again, I remind myself this place is probably different from the ‘real world’ outside, where even 24x is considered very good.


Well done, KSP, you guys are just incredible!

[MummySTay]

Ms tay:

Sry I missed ur post, congrat to u and ur DD . DS also got merit for HCL . This yr this forum the traffic was terrible ...

:thankyou:
I think I missed quite a number of pages too. The pages keep flying and I have not even fished reading the earlier pages.