2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[2ppaamm]

wonderm:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"sunj1252\"]A foolish question: who know the percentage of each score slot?eg: >270, 260-270, 250-260, etc

believed to be as follows :

Top 10% = 250 and above (entry point for many IP schools or to-be IP schools)
---about 4500 kids

Top 3 % = 260 and above (bench mark for EESIS)
---about 1350 included in the 4500 above

so, if you look at HCI+NYGH+RGS+RI = 1800 vacancies...and not all above 260 will choose any of the the top 4 ...... hence the cop for the top four should be around 260 and difficult to be much higher except for the odd one with affiliation but then the number of girls from NYPS with scores above 250 is about 100 only

Good analysis. One additional data point is that approximately 50% of the above 1800 vacancies have already been taken up during DSA. I would estimate that 70% to 80% of those DSAed into these 4 schools have PSLE scores around or above 260. What is your take?[/quote]No, a lot of DSA are for sports and art talents as well, so most of the DSA may not be >260.

[sunj1252]

wonderm:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"sunj1252\"]A foolish question: who know the percentage of each score slot?eg: >270, 260-270, 250-260, etc

believed to be as follows :

Top 10% = 250 and above (entry point for many IP schools or to-be IP schools)
---about 4500 kids

Top 3 % = 260 and above (bench mark for EESIS)
---about 1350 included in the 4500 above

so, if you look at HCI+NYGH+RGS+RI = 1800 vacancies...and not all above 260 will choose any of the the top 4 ...... hence the cop for the top four should be around 260 and difficult to be much higher except for the odd one with affiliation but then the number of girls from NYPS with scores above 250 is about 100 only

Good analysis. One additional data point is that approximately 50% of the above 1800 vacancies have already been taken up during DSA. I would estimate that 70% to 80% of those DSAed into these 4 schools have PSLE scores around or above 260. What is your take?[/quote]
So only 900 seats for non-DSA? My son got 268, how much possibility?
RI - 1st choice
HCI - 2nd choice
:?

[verykiasu2010]

no lah, the sports and arts DSA are around 50 or there about, won’t call it a lot; even then some of the sports DSA kids also scored very high like above 255 and won’t be placed in the sports class

[verykiasu2010]

sunj1252:

So only 900 seats for non-DSA? My son got 268, how much possibility?
RI - 1st choice
HCI - 2nd choice
:?

268 = can go any school for your son except NYGH and RGS, even 299 oso cannot get in for your son

[wonderm]

verykiasu2010:

no lah, the soprts and arts DSA are around 50 or there about, won't call it a lot; even then some of the sports DSA kids also scored very high like above 255 and won't be placed in the sports class

That's my impression too. Out of the 50% given during DSA, most seem to be via academic domain.

[2ppaamm]

verykiasu2010:

no lah, the sports and arts DSA are around 50 or there about, won't call it a lot; even then some of the sports DSA kids also scored very high like above 255 and won't be placed in the sports class

O, I thought 100 or so. :oops:

[sunj1252]

verykiasu2010:

sunj1252:

So only 900 seats for non-DSA? My son got 268, how much possibility?
RI - 1st choice
HCI - 2nd choice
:?

268 = can go any school for your son except NYGH and RGS, even 299 oso cannot get in for your son

Thanks a lot.

[jhjkksdad]

wonderm:

verykiasu2010:

no lah, the soprts and arts DSA are around 50 or there about, won't call it a lot; even then some of the sports DSA kids also scored very high like above 255 and won't be placed in the sports class

That's my impression too. Out of the 50% given during DSA, most seem to be via academic domain.

Mostly are GEP students.

[wonderm]

sunj1252:

wonderm:

Good analysis. One additional data point is that approximately 50% of the above 1800 vacancies have already been taken up during DSA. I would estimate that 70% to 80% of those DSAed into these 4 schools have PSLE scores around or above 260. What is your take?

So only 900 seats for non-DSA? My son got 268, how much possibility?
RI - 1st choice
HCI - 2nd choice
:?

Don't worry, your ds should get his first choice. Compared with last year, the top PSLE score this year is very similar and more importantly it has the same cutoff for EESIS. Hence the COP for the top schools this year should be very similar to last year.

[verykiasu2010]

2ppaamm:

verykiasu2010:

no lah, the sports and arts DSA are around 50 or there about, won't call it a lot; even then some of the sports DSA kids also scored very high like above 255 and won't be placed in the sports class

O, I thought 100 or so. :oops:

they could not fill up 2 classes of sports class, in 2011 only one class, plus some dispersed among the rest (high t-score)