DSA 2012
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Does any parent know when we will get the option form with school got via DSA.
We need to submit the school oct 22nd right ?? :? -
Does any parent know when we will get the option form with school got via DSA.
We need to submit the school oct 22nd right ?? :? -
No.School Pref Form will be given on 22 Oct, submission from 22-27 Oct.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/ -
Need advice .... My DS is offered CO from HCI, but rejected by RI during DSA via academics. I know his heart is set on RI, but he is afraid to take the risk of rejecting HCI not knowing if he can get into RI using PSLE results. I have consulted his form teacher and she is rather confident that my DS should be able to get decent T score to enter RI. We are rather troubled now ....
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Last yr, we faced the same problem. Rejected by RGS, selected by another equally good school. We decided to take the psle posting way to RGS. After the exam, we roughly were able to tell that she would geta decent T score and hence made this decision
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Reject first.
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KS4Son:
Need advice .... My DS is offered CO from HCI, but rejected by RI during DSA via academics. I know his heart is set on RI, but he is afraid to take the risk of rejecting HCI not knowing if he can get into RI using PSLE results. I have consulted his form teacher and she is rather confident that my DS should be able to get decent T score to enter RI. We are rather troubled now ....
Since your son has his heart set on RI, then he should probably go for it using his PSLE score to get in. It is a gamble that he has to make as I am sure he will be a happier boy in RI than in HCI for 6 years. If he does not get a minimum score of 261 but his score stays above 258, he can still opt for HCI.
My son is also given a CO from HCI and was unsuccessful for RI after he had gone for the final selection test. He told me both schools are great but he feels he will be happier in HCI although I would prefer him to get into RI which he feels confident of getting in too after doing his PSLE. As parents, we must respect our kid's decision. We cannot decide for them on certain issues because if things go wrong, it will backfire and the kids may blame us for the wrong decision. Let our DCs decide their course of action. -
mommylow, good post!
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mommylow:
\"Let our DCs decide their course of action\"KS4Son:
Need advice .... My DS is offered CO from HCI, but rejected by RI during DSA via academics. I know his heart is set on RI, but he is afraid to take the risk of rejecting HCI not knowing if he can get into RI using PSLE results. I have consulted his form teacher and she is rather confident that my DS should be able to get decent T score to enter RI. We are rather troubled now ....
Since your son has his heart set on RI, then he should probably go for it using his PSLE score to get in. It is a gamble that he has to make as I am sure he will be a happier boy in RI than in HCI for 6 years. If he does not get a minimum score of 261 but his score stays above 258, he can still opt for HCI.
My son is also given a CO from HCI and was unsuccessful for RI after he had gone for the final selection test. He told me both schools are great but he feels he will be happier in HCI although I would prefer him to get into RI which he feels confident of getting in too after doing his PSLE. As parents, we must respect our kid's decision. We cannot decide for them on certain issues because if things go wrong, it will backfire and the kids may blame us for the wrong decision. Let our DCs decide their course of action.
A lot of parents mentioned in this forum that at 12 years old, DCs are still very young and still not sure what they want, so it is better for the parent to make the final decision, DCs inputs are only for reference....
I feel a little confuse here. So should we let our DCs decide or the parents should make the final decision? -
GoodDad:
\"Let our DCs decide their course of action\"mommylow:
[quote=\"KS4Son\"]Need advice .... My DS is offered CO from HCI, but rejected by RI during DSA via academics. I know his heart is set on RI, but he is afraid to take the risk of rejecting HCI not knowing if he can get into RI using PSLE results. I have consulted his form teacher and she is rather confident that my DS should be able to get decent T score to enter RI. We are rather troubled now ....
Since your son has his heart set on RI, then he should probably go for it using his PSLE score to get in. It is a gamble that he has to make as I am sure he will be a happier boy in RI than in HCI for 6 years. If he does not get a minimum score of 261 but his score stays above 258, he can still opt for HCI.
My son is also given a CO from HCI and was unsuccessful for RI after he had gone for the final selection test. He told me both schools are great but he feels he will be happier in HCI although I would prefer him to get into RI which he feels confident of getting in too after doing his PSLE. As parents, we must respect our kid's decision. We cannot decide for them on certain issues because if things go wrong, it will backfire and the kids may blame us for the wrong decision. Let our DCs decide their course of action.
A lot of parents mentioned in this forum that at 12 years old, DCs are still very young and still not sure what they want, so it is better for the parent to make the final decision, DCs inputs are only for reference....
I feel a little confuse here. So should we let our DCs decide or the parents should make the final decision?[/quote]
It's not a one-size-fit-all.
It really depends on the maturity of the child. If the child is mature enough, I will go through a whole list of advantages/ disadvantages + risks of various course of actions, fully describe and take him/ her through the emotional aspect of various outcomes. In other words, the DC will have to be hand-held through the decision-making process, but ultimately make his/ her own decision.
But if the child is not quite mature enough (every kid is different...), then I feel the parent will have to make the decision.... but with the knowledge of the child and provided the child has no strong objections.
By the time the PSLE exams are over, the child will usually have a rough idea how he/ she would have performed. This will help make the decision whether to reject the CO and go for the S1 posting.
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