DSA 2012

[KS4Son]

jtoh:

KS4Son:

RI Primary Math World Contest Round Results out liao. My DS did not manage to get into top 50. He was ranked around 84th percentile. Was initially thinking to apply to RI DSA Math domain. Now, thinking whether should we just give up the idea. He is from mainstream. Heard that getting into RI via DSA Math domain for mainstream boys is practically zero. Anyone can advise? TIA.

RI Math World Contest is just one of the olympiads. There's also SMOPS and some primary school students now take SMOJ as well. And your son may also have taken the olympiad by NUSH plus AMC? He scored in the 84th percentile for the RI MO which is good. Don't give up. If he does well in SMOPS and the DSA selection test he still stands a chance.

There is at least one parent here whose mainstream kid got into RI via Math domain. Don't despair.

:thankyou:
Thank you, Jtoh. Can advise which parent this is? May be I can pm her for more advice?

[verykiasu2010]

Lilac66:

I'm asking on behalf of a friend.


Her DS is in P5 GEP this year. If she wants to try for DSA RI next year, what are the results needed? P6 SA1 and P5 SA2 only or P5 overall (incl mid yr common tests)? I understand her DS doesn't have mid-yr exams, just common tests.

Many thanks.

RI DSA needs Pri 4 results onward, at least 80%

Pri 5 boy can go attend this year's open house, also can ask question

[Lilac66]

thanks vks2010.


But her ds P4 results so so, ave 75%, so does that mean already xi liao? Will let her know about the open house though..

[marvic]

Fretting:

marvic:

Hi, can anyone please enlighten me about DSA? What is the actual purpose of having this DSA while children still have to go through the PSLE? What are the pros and cons? And should it be a good thing to go ahead and apply for DSA? Is this only for P6 pupils?


Thanks in advance.

I think it depends which school your kid plans on applying to. For boys, places like RI, HCI, ACS, NUSH you will generally find the DSA is for the atheletes or the GEP boys, and for the GEP applicants, even then, it depends what their grades are, whether the primary school has been preparing them for DSA - i.e whether they have been attending competitions, taking on leadership roles, accumulating all the other things that will make their application look good. Blur me, when my DS applied last year, we realised so many things we hadn't done, and not sure why DS didn't know or we were not informed by pschool. So like taking part in competitions, getting at least 80% for p6 half year, having show piece project work , etc DS didn't have. We then found that his cohort of pschool, only a handful in GEP made it through DSA to some of the choice schools, compared with other schools where almost the whole GEP class got through. So its all about preparation for DSA. The whole expereince was nerve wrecking, and worse than applying for uni. Looking back, we wish we had known that we needed to prepare from as early as p4 (which is what other parents seemed to know). Then there is the disapointment of not getting into the school of choice during DSA, and accepting what is not your first choice, because you have a CO from that school. After PSLE they are cases of boys who regret having accepted the CO they are given even if its not their ideal choice, since they could have made it to their school of choice with their PSLE results. But by then, cannot change.

Hi thanks. So it seems like this DSA program is for the kids to have a better chance of getting into the school of their choice? I.e. academic results + other talents (e.g. music, sports) in which the particular schools are specialised in? Otherwise the kids would have to rely solely on PSLE results to gain entry into highly popular schools. Wonder if my understanding is correct?

[dagong99]

verykiasu2010:

Lilac66:

I'm asking on behalf of a friend.


Her DS is in P5 GEP this year. If she wants to try for DSA RI next year, what are the results needed? P6 SA1 and P5 SA2 only or P5 overall (incl mid yr common tests)? I understand her DS doesn't have mid-yr exams, just common tests.

Many thanks.

RI DSA needs Pri 4 results onward, at least 80%

Pri 5 boy can go attend this year's open house, also can ask question

May I know the 80% is based on GEP standard or mainstream ?

[Herbie]

dagong99:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Lilac66\"]I'm asking on behalf of a friend.


Her DS is in P5 GEP this year. If she wants to try for DSA RI next year, what are the results needed? P6 SA1 and P5 SA2 only or P5 overall (incl mid yr common tests)? I understand her DS doesn't have mid-yr exams, just common tests.

Many thanks.

RI DSA needs Pri 4 results onward, at least 80%

Pri 5 boy can go attend this year's open house, also can ask question

May I know the 80% is based on GEP standard or mainstream ?[/quote]80% is gep standa

[verykiasu2010]

Lilac66:

thanks vks2010.


But her ds P4 results so so, ave 75%, so does that mean already xi liao? Will let her know about the open house though..

got hope lar

GEPper below 80% will need to take GAT for RI DSA

[superksmum]

Understand that GEPpers score below 80% are require to take GAT test. Just curious, what happen if they did not pass the GAT test? Are they given a chance for the interview for the DSA?

[jtoh]

superksmum:

Understand that GEPpers score below 80% are require to take GAT test. Just curious, what happen if they did not pass the GAT test? Are they given a chance for the interview for the DSA?

No they are not.

[superksmum]

Thanks Joth.

Just wonder has any GEPpers failed the GAT test? Kids tend to be nervous when they are under pressure.