DSA 2012

[GoodDad]

Blur Dad:

Interested:

[quote]

Can understand how Blur dad feeling and thanks Daddydaddy for writing how I feel. My DS is in the same or even worst situation then Blur Dad, ds got less then 75% and got rejected by all 3 sch, not even CO/WL. I understand this year (or maybe I'm not aware of prev yrs) <80% got CO the rest got WL or Rej. If this is the case why told us in the beginning that 70% is safe in GEP ?? If less then 75% mark geppers got rej then this year Geppers without CO is more the 20% rite ?? Not all applied for more then 3 sch and if got rejected mean they fall inside the no CO group. I really confuse now, if <70% but less the 75% got no CO then it should be more the 20% w/o any sch thru DSA rite ?? I'm really confuse now....

Hi Interested

I totally understand how you feel. I and DW did not set the right expectation to DS. I told my DS that \"Son, you are only a few marks different from your classmates, as long as you do well in the Hast, GAT, short written test, personal statement and interview, there is still good chance to be awarded a CO for RI/HCI/ACSI\". I was than bloody naïve.

I think it is better for those schools to set the expectation right in the beginning. Suggest to mention that to the DSA applicants that “For GEP students, if your SA1 result is <80%, need not apply.” Or “The COP for DSA is 80%”.[/quote]Please pardon me, I would like to bring up the above old post. Last year, I was in the same boat as above. Refer to the following links :
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=157&p=575287&hilit=bloody#p575287

After reading the above post I feel like crying. So GEP parents and students please set your expectation right.

[yukilei]

Some parents have perception that DSA is meant to be for GEP students. This perception is probably right for those who score > 80%. I started reading this thread since last year. I felt so stressed when I read it cos I'm not sure if my DS can get > 80% this year.


The stressed level shoot up even higher in the beginning of the year when my DS P6 English & Science teachers claimed that his cohort of GEP students has the lowest standard compared to all the other years GEP students.

I was asking myself, what if my DS can't get >80%? Can he do well for PSLE when the school only start training them in July? Worse, I don't even know his standard for mainstream paper.

I shared all the info in this forum to my DS. He's aware that he has to score > 80% if he wants to try for DSA. I'm not pressurizing him. I just want to set the expectation right. If he wants to try DSA, he has to work hard.

[Herbie]

But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

[verykiasu2010]

Kiasucy:

verykiasu2010:

not surprising for RI year 5 to go HCI -- the centre for humanities studies is in HCI

But RI also have Humanities studies right?

have

but traditionally, humanities scholars are clustered in HCI, dating from the old PROMSHO days of MOE policy

[Kiasucy]

Herbie:

But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

and some are way > 80% .

[Herbie]

Kiasucy:

Herbie:

But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

and some are way > 80% .

I heard that the girls did quite well this year.

[jtoh]

Herbie:

But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

That happens.

[GoodDad]

Herbie:

But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

Are you referring to RI? Interview for GEP students for RI DSA is quite simple. It is just a procedure, as long as the students don't screw up and scored above 80% will be fine.

I knew there was last year one GEP student did not \"behave\" well during interview. He had used some \"not so nice\" language when he was waiting outside the interview room. He was given a rejection even he had done well in his SA1.

[Herbie]

jtoh:

Herbie:

But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

That happens.

Why they hv to make life difficult for a 12 year old?
I heard the interview qn can be why u want to be a potate and not orange?
:wrongmove:

[jtoh]

Herbie:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Herbie\"]But geppers who score is more than 80% has to go thru another hurdle which is the intervirw.

I heard that there are kids who did not do well during the interview and hence did not get co/wl from the dsa sch.

That happens.

Why they hv to make life difficult for a 12 year old?
I heard the interview qn can be why u want to be a potate and not orange?
:wrongmove:[/quote]It's not that stressful nor difficult. Certainly I don't think my dd nor her friends complained about it being stressful. The panel isn't there to trick the kids. Sometimes it's the parents who get nervous and pass on this stress to the kids, asking them to memorize standard answers or stressing how important the DSA process etc. Keep cool, tell the child it's just chatting with the teachers. When the kids are calm they'll perform better.

For questions like potatos and oranges, there's no correct answer. So why worry about it?