2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[watmekiasu]

Yeah, mine is a reader. Reads while eating, while in the bus, at the bus stop, while walking, in the toilet, in bed ....................... Myopia over 200 and shooting up.

[pench]

from Tiara to BeastQuest... actually i also not sure

[pench]

watmekiasu, same as mine :celebrate:

[MdmKS]

Wei! GEP Test not over and result not out. Why are you people

[znzyzyzx]

Zann:

watmekiasu:

[quote=\"pench\"]about the GEP selection test today, my dd said English paper is very difficult

Mine found it difficult too. She said there were 9 questions that she wasn't sure of , in Sec A. However, she also said that GA paper was a breeze. That makes me even more worried cos when she finds anything a breeze, she usually doesn't perform as expected. :roll: I find myself telling dd all the time that not being selected for GEP is not a total loss - I'm so worried that she'll take it badly if she doesn't get in. It's the first time she has shown an interest in an exam - she's usually very, very laid back.

My kiddy just told me easy... he must be kidding again... where got GEP test easy one. I have never heard that GEP test is easy in the history of this forum yet .[/quote]My son said it is easy too. He said all his friends all said very easy too. The GA paper I meant.

The English one is slightly more difficult

[rains]

znzyzyzx:

My son said it is easy too. He said all his friends all said very easy too. The GA paper I meant.


The English one is slightly more difficult

Oh dear, my kid told me English paper is easy but the GA paper is super duper difficult. She surmised that she couldn't do half of the GA paper. When I went to pick her up, I overheard a boy telling his parent over the phone that 'English is fine, but the GA paper is quite difficult.'

How come your kids experienced the opposite?

It's actually the first time my kid takes a test seriously too! She kept saying 'I'm scared' in the morning and when asked why, she said,\"The test is going to determine my future.\" I'm just glad that for once, she takes a test seriously altho on my lips, I assured her that it doesn't decide her future and that I know of many people who do well for their psle altho they are not from GEP.

My kid is also an avid reader. We get frustrated with her reading habits and we tell her that she gives reading a bad name. I'm so glad she's normal after reading what you parents put up. And she doesn't have myopia!!!

[turquoise]

I remember in my dd’s year, most of the kids came out of the GEP selection test saying it was difficult. Some said the English paper was difficult, others said the Math paper was difficult, and others said the GA paper was tough. Only one said all the papers were easy. This girl DIDN"T get into GEP. So don’t worry too much about how your kids find the tests. If they have what it takes, they will be selected.

[rains]

znzyzyzx:

No , you are not talking to a scholar with psle of 294. You are just talking to someone that psle result only show pass or fail.


When I said more than 25 years ago, it was actual 30plus year.

In any case, your husband could be the top scorer(or among the top lah) to be admited to HC in that year, wherea my neighbours' kids could be the lowest scorer to be adminted in his year.

And for your information, my youngest brother is above 50 years old, so I am really talking about quite a long while ago.

Anyway, I am not trying to say anything bad about HC, for your information, if my son can make it, I would probably let him go there as well. I am just telling something that I know many years ago. No offence intended.

Thank you for sharing. I didn't think that it was offensive. I was just intrigued by what you said. I actually went back to my husband and checked with him on the validity. The monstrous pride of HC again manifested itself in his statement,\"Hmpff! This person must know nothing about the history of HC. HC actually surpassed RI in results for some consecutive years. It's not only a top school. It's one of the top 3! ... Even if it's five years' difference, the standard shouldn't have been so different.\" During his time when he did his psle in 1989, the lowest score to be admitted to HC was 250.

But wow, that's really many years ago. ... If your youngest brother is above 50 years old, ... wouldn't that mean you're just a few years younger than my father? You must have married late then.

I hope you didn't forget my first post about HC boys' prospects in the midst of our virtual exchanges. If I have a boy, I'll ask him to choose RI over HC anytime. I haven't heard of RI boys underachieving, but I've met at least 2 HC boys who are mediocre in their achievements. Okay, my sample size is too tiny to some. Let's just say these 2 HC boys are 100% of what I meet and it's 100% failure in my eyes. It's not just the tangible achievements I'm talking about. I feel that HC has failed to imbue the correct values in her boys.

[znzyzyzx]

rains:

znzyzyzx:

No , you are not talking to a scholar with psle of 294. You are just talking to someone that psle result only show pass or fail.


When I said more than 25 years ago, it was actual 30plus year.

In any case, your husband could be the top scorer(or among the top lah) to be admited to HC in that year, wherea my neighbours' kids could be the lowest scorer to be adminted in his year.

And for your information, my youngest brother is above 50 years old, so I am really talking about quite a long while ago.

Anyway, I am not trying to say anything bad about HC, for your information, if my son can make it, I would probably let him go there as well. I am just telling something that I know many years ago. No offence intended.

Thank you for sharing. I didn't think that it was offensive. I was just intrigued by what you said. I actually went back to my husband and checked with him on the validity. The monstrous pride of HC again manifested itself in his statement,\"Hmpff! This person must know nothing about the history of HC. HC actually surpassed RI in results for some consecutive years. It's not only a top school. It's one of the top 3! ... Even if it's five years' difference, the standard shouldn't have been so different.\" During his time when he did his psle in 1989, the lowest score to be admitted to HC was 250.

But wow, that's really many years ago. ... If your youngest brother is above 50 years old, ... wouldn't that mean you're just a few years younger than my father? You must have married late then.

I hope you didn't forget my first post about HC boys' prospects in the midst of our virtual exchanges. If I have a boy, I'll ask him to choose RI over HC anytime. I haven't heard of RI boys underachieving, but I've met at least 2 HC boys who are mediocre in their achievements. Okay, my sample size is too tiny to some. Let's just say these 2 HC boys are 100% of what I meet and it's 100% failure in my eyes. It's not just the tangible achievements I'm talking about. I feel that HC has failed to imbue the correct values in her boys.

Hi, I said wrongly, what I meant is the youngest of my three elder brothers. So , eh , no , I am not that old.

[lizawa]

rains:

znzyzyzx:

No , you are not talking to a scholar with psle of 294. You are just talking to someone that psle result only show pass or fail.


When I said more than 25 years ago, it was actual 30plus year.

In any case, your husband could be the top scorer(or among the top lah) to be admited to HC in that year, wherea my neighbours' kids could be the lowest scorer to be adminted in his year.

And for your information, my youngest brother is above 50 years old, so I am really talking about quite a long while ago.

Anyway, I am not trying to say anything bad about HC, for your information, if my son can make it, I would probably let him go there as well. I am just telling something that I know many years ago. No offence intended.

Let's just say these 2 HC boys are 100% of what I meet and it's 100% failure in my eyes. It's not just the tangible achievements I'm talking about. I feel that HC has failed to imbue the correct values in her boys.

This is not a fair statement. In any school, there are bound to be achievers and underachievers. I am sure there are RI boys out there who are less successful than their peers. And others from the \"less elite\" schools with great success now.

Most of the HC boys that I know of have good morale values and strong character. I know a group of HC students who, after graduating 20+ years ago, still visit their form teacher during Chinese New Year, together with their family and children.