DSA 2012

[Snow Crystal]

mamago:

Hi, GoodDad. :?:
Thank you for sharing your info with anxious mainstreamers' parents.
Are you referring to the requirement of an SA1 result of 77.6% for getting into the 2nd round? Or getting the CO/WL? (Academic domain applicants sit 2 rounds of tests)
My DS is a mainstreamer, scored 96.5% for SA1, so he has a chance? THANK YOU....

Mamago, GoodDad is referring to DSA criteria for GEP.
For GEP boys according to past DSA data those with P6 SA1>80% likely to get CO, <80% WL. After PSLE, some boys may exercise option for NUSH and HCI and give up RI CO. So he's saying based on last year stats, for those GEPpers with WL scoring 77.6% and above managed to convert the WL to a confirmed seat. However 77.6% is not a fixed number, this year may be higher or lower depending on how many boys give up RI COs.

Mainstreamer academic is totally different game. RI has approx 150-170 seats for GEPpers but only say up to 20 for academic domain mainstream. Rest are for sports boys. Total 225 for DSA. The competition is therefore more keen and not based on SA1 results...must clear GAT, domain tests and interviews then they review the files and see if your son is those top few according to their criteria.
If your son is from a school of average to above average standard, I must say he did fantastically in SA1 ...

[Love iPad]

GoodDad:

GLORYmum:

I was wondering whether SCs are given priority like P1 intake ?

I asked this same question to RI P - Ms Lim. Her answer was \"NO\". All are the same, base on merit.

What is 'SCs'?

[me2you]

hv not heard from RI yet, so expect -ve news ?

[mamago]

Snow Crystal:

mamago:

Hi, GoodDad. :?:
Thank you for sharing your info with anxious mainstreamers' parents.
Are you referring to the requirement of an SA1 result of 77.6% for getting into the 2nd round? Or getting the CO/WL? (Academic domain applicants sit 2 rounds of tests)
My DS is a mainstreamer, scored 96.5% for SA1, so he has a chance? THANK YOU....

Mamago, GoodDad is referring to DSA criteria for GEP.
For GEP boys according to past DSA data those with P6 SA1>80% likely to get CO, <80% WL. After PSLE, some boys may exercise option for NUSH and HCI and give up RI CO. So he's saying based on last year stats, for a GEPper with WL scoring 77.6% and aconversion managed to convert the WL to a confirmed seat. However this GEP 77.6% is not a fixed number, this year may be higher or lower depending on how many boys give up RI COs.

Mainstreamer academic is totally different game. RI has approx 150-170 seats for GEPpers but only say up to 20 for academic domain mainstream. Rest are for sports boys. Total 225 for DSA. The competition is therefore more keen and not based on SA1 results...must clear GAT, domain tests and interviews then they review the files and see if your son is those top few according to their criteria.
If your son is from a school of average to above average standard, I must say he did fantastically in SA1 ...

THANK YOU SO MUCH, Snow Crystal. :hugs:

That's really very slim chance for mainstreamers if it's only 20 vacancies. :nailbite: :xedfingers: The Domain Selection Test had about 90+ attendees... <20% chance!

DS has been around that range of score, no improvement at all for his P6 SA1 :slapshead:

[dragonjomum]

Would like to know if anyone under the science domain @ RI has got a call. They were abt 25 students on the day of the tests

[me2you]

hi Yukilei,


Did u rec the SMS last evg or this mrng pls? m still waiting …guess it’s -ve ? sigh

[GoodDad]

Snow Crystal:

mamago:

Hi, GoodDad. :?:
Thank you for sharing your info with anxious mainstreamers' parents.
Are you referring to the requirement of an SA1 result of 77.6% for getting into the 2nd round? Or getting the CO/WL? (Academic domain applicants sit 2 rounds of tests)
My DS is a mainstreamer, scored 96.5% for SA1, so he has a chance? THANK YOU....

Mamago, GoodDad is referring to DSA criteria for GEP.
For GEP boys according to past DSA data those with P6 SA1>80% likely to get CO, <80% WL. After PSLE, some boys may exercise option for NUSH and HCI and give up RI CO. So he's saying based on last year stats, for those GEPpers with WL scoring 77.6% and above managed to convert the WL to a confirmed seat. However 77.6% is not a fixed number, this year may be higher or lower depending on how many boys give up RI COs.

Mainstreamer academic is totally different game. RI has approx 150-170 seats for GEPpers but only say up to 20 for academic domain mainstream. Rest are for sports boys. Total 225 for DSA. The competition is therefore more keen and not based on SA1 results...must clear GAT, domain tests and interviews then they review the files and see if your son is those top few according to their criteria.
If your son is from a school of average to above average standard, I must say he did fantastically in SA1 ...

Sorry, some correction here. For last year result, based on what I know and what I have gathered from different students and parents. GEP SA1 result 77.6% - 80% were awared WL for RI DSA. Only those with 78.9% above were converted to CO. PSLE T-Score does not matter. My DS classmate SA1 scored 79.8% and PSLE T-score 257 was converted from WL to CO. Last year RI COP for PSLE was 261.

[GoodDad]

me2you:

hv not heard from RI yet, so expect -ve news ?

Sorry to hear that some have not receive any news yet. Based on last year, no SMS, only snail mail. Those awarded CO and WL received the snail mail on the first 2 days. Those rejected recevied the rejection letter 2 or 3 days later. That means all the successful applicant were notify at the same time. Not sure about this year... :? :?

[me2you]

sigh… tks for reply OrangeBelt.

[Lucky2012]

Still no email fr VS… Sigh. Does it mean no more hope…

My Ds applied under academic (ip). Has anyone received reply fr vs ?
Tks.