2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[oliveminx]

711:

My DD hope to enter Cedar but with the score of 244, it is safe to put cedar as 1st choice and crescent as 2nd choice?

Will the MOE system give others who put Crescent 1st choice as priority?

Ranking is by merit i.e. T-score and in the event that there's only one place left and they both have the same T-score right down to the decimal places, they look at citizenship and if it's still the same, it's ballot.

[Bbee]

2ppaamm:

Hm... maybe share a little story here, since we are at it. My DD2 did not do well for PSLE at all! In fact, we had to go to appeal for her to get into her sister's secondary school. She did not manage to finish her Math paper also, as her eye had a cyst and it was bleeding and she could not see, and nobody helped her, nobody gave her extra time. When we asked to review her paper, spent $100, and just one sentence came back. No error.


So that was 2009. She spent 1.5 years in her sec school, a mix of good and bad experiences in a good secondary school. Then I took her out to homeschool her middle of this year when we went overseas. We studied about 2 hours a day, consistently on a high school ('A' level equivalent) program, she completed with GPA 3.9 out of 4.0. She got a place in the uni last week.

Poor PSLE score - maybe, poorer than many here. But who cares, we did not let that deter us, put on our best and surge ahead of the rest. She will also be the youngest in her class. She will graduate from uni at 17, probably record in this family as well. With the lowest PSLE score in this house. PSLE and the school you attend do not measure anything, unless you let them.

:congrats: 2ppaamm and your DD2, both of you have done very well!
Yes your have proven that one needs to believe in oneself and sheer determination and hard work will pay off. You are a great mum and your DD2 is a tough fighter. Well done :salute:

[2ppaamm]

I do admission interviews for uni. The best students don’t come from RI. The most impressive ones are from polytechnics. Boys are better than girls (because of army I suppose), the ones with varied activities much better than the ones who study only. I fail (they probably can’t get in once we fail them) those who are selfish and expect teachers/profs to hand out everything. Definitely, if you show no respect for your fellow students, we don’t want them as well. Those from elite schools tend to fall into those categories. Poly students are the humble and nice to teach ones. Many top the unis.

[iFirefly]

vlim:

Hi firefly 88,.... Guess u have not read your pm for loooooong time ..

Aiyo.. vlim.. you are Sooo right! I've just looked into my message inbox and found that the contents have turned mouldy!! Not to worry, yours is still as 'fresh' as lemon!!!

Thot you have gone ＂吃凤＂ with vk2010, as both of you disappeared at the same time!!! :evil:

[oliveminx]

2ppaamm:

Those from elite schools tend to fall into those categories. Poly students are the humble and nice to teach ones. Many top the unis.

Very true. Actually even students from humble JCs can do very well in uni.

[oliveminx]

At the end of the day, a good university degree is more important than PSLE, O Levels or even A Levels, unless you are eyeing scholarships.

[vlim]

firefly38:

vlim:

Hi firefly 88,.... Guess u have not read your pm for loooooong time ..

Aiyo.. vlim.. you are Sooo right! I've just looked into my message inbox and found that the contents have turned mouldy!! Not to worry, yours is still as 'fresh' as lemon!!!

Thot you have gone ＂吃凤＂ with vk2010, as both of you disappeared at the same time!!! :evil:

No la ... He eat the wind .. I go eat the mud ...

[schweppes]

2ppaamm:

I do admission interviews for uni. The best students don't come from RI. The most impressive ones are from polytechnics. Boys are better than girls (because of army I suppose), the ones with varied activities much better than the ones who study only. I fail (they probably can't get in once we fail them) those who are selfish and expect teachers/profs to hand out everything. Definitely, if you show no respect for your fellow students, we don't want them as well. Those from elite schools tend to fall into those categories. Poly students are the humble and nice to teach ones. Many top the unis.

they are quite street-smart too and more hands-on

[2ppaamm]

Bbee:

:congrats: 2ppaamm and your DD2, both of you have done very well!
Yes your have proven that one needs to believe in oneself and sheer determination and hard work will pay off. You are a great mum and your DD2 is a tough fighter. Well done :salute:

Paiseh, just sharing to hope to give others some hope if the child did not do so well in PSLE. I remember I was here desperately trying to get help from KSPs.

What we need to teach our kids is hardwork and perhaps learning to take failure and handle things accordingly. Sometimes, we can work to get things our way, sometimes, it is better to move on and work on something more worthy, which is what we did. I agree DD2 did a good job. She achieved a GPA that many 5 years older could not. PSLE is only a little hurdle we have to cross, no one else in the world will look at it after secondary posting and perhaps a week or two in the sec schools. Certainly not when you want to go to the university, not when you want to get a job, not even when you apply for JC. Please remember, remember everyone.

[711]

oliveminx:

711:

My DD hope to enter Cedar but with the score of 244, it is safe to put cedar as 1st choice and crescent as 2nd choice?

Will the MOE system give others who put Crescent 1st choice as priority?

Ranking is by merit i.e. T-score and in the event that there's only one place left and they both have the same T-score right down to the decimal places, they look at citizenship and if it's still the same, it's ballot.

Correct me if i am wrong. So long your merit meet the entry of your next choice the system will still consider your entry prior to those who put Crescent as their 1st choice