DSA 2012

[Funx3]

Worriedpapa:

For the RGS GAT, how many questions were there and how long does the child have to answer? Also, does anyone know how to prepare for the HAST (MGS) and the GAT?

Last year RGS GAT, 60 MCQ, 20 min.
ALL in Pattern Recognition, Logical Thinking, Sequence.
Hardly Got Words.

[Worriedpapa]

Is it possible to train and prepare for the HAST and GAT?

[Worriedpapa]

Also, has anyone DSA into RGS under the Sports category? Do you know if they apply the same GAT cut-off as those who DSA under Academic? My DD was invited to the Tea with P and the Principal said this group was carefully selected to DSA with Sports? Does anyone here have prior experience of this process? I gather DD still has to undertake the GAT… So not sure how it’s special??

[Funx3]

Worriedpapa:

Also, has anyone DSA into RGS under the Sports category? Do you know if they apply the same GAT cut-off as those who DSA under Academic? My DD was invited to the Tea with P and the Principal said this group was carefully selected to DSA with Sports? Does anyone here have prior experience of this process? I gather DD still has to undertake the GAT... So not sure how it's special??

Hmmmmmmm ....
Funny, If your Gal is Within the Selected Group of Invited Sports Talents, Why R U Worried(papa)?

GAT cut off, or for that matter, Results, is Not known to us till today. Results is sent to the Sch Directly.

I Think The Sch will factor in other aspects like your Gal's Sports Performance, (My Guess is she's a Medal Winner in Inter- Sch? )
And sch Academic Results, besides GAT Test Results and Interview, to Make the Final Selection.

Yes, ALL DSA Candidates (Except GEP kids with Good Results) will have to sit for GAT Test. And Selected Ones will Be Called Back For Interview.

Which Sport is your Gal DSA for?

[yukilei]

Manage to check some info from HCI Open House.

For the marks submission, they’re looking at the overall column in the report book. When your child is shortlisted, prepare a copy of the result + others certificates. Don’t have to be "certified true copy".

How about RI? I didn’t get to see the DSA booth as I was there late, rushing for classroom experience & the talk. Can someone share on this.

Thks

[Kiasucy]

With the current non-transferable measure, is it better to just apply DSA to your first choice of school or still better to try two or three DSA schools ?

[jtoh]

Kiasucy:

With the current non-transferable measure, is it better to just apply DSA to your first choice of school or still better to try two or three DSA schools ?

Try only for the school/schools you are sure you would want to go to if offered a DSA CO, no matter how your PSLE scores turn out. Don't bother trying for 'standby' schools because you'll just confuse yourself if you get a CO and wonder if you should wait for your PSLE results.

[orchid1109]

orchid1109:

My boy doesn't go for any tuition and has no outstanding academic award e.g SMOPS as he has never been trained that way. Just got his P6 SA1 result, 3A*/1A: Math 98, science 97, CL 92, English 86. He isn't a GEPer either. P4 SA2 4A*, P5 2A*/2A. He is one of the key players in school badminton team, the team won 2 times champions at inter-primary school tournament, 4th place in national tournament.


Based on his SA1 result, any chance for DSA RI through academic?

Sigh~ the chance to DSA RI through academic for nonGEPer is almost 0.

DSA takes 50% seats, means 225 seats are availabe. There are 6~7 GEP classes and each class has 30 students, so GEPers take nearly 180~210 seats, the rest should be taken by sports-DSA ba.

[BeContented]

Have a question, For DSA CO, do all schools have the same cut-off date for acceptance? Will we hit situation when first choice yet to offer but 2nd choice needs you to decide?

[Sun_2010]

BeContented:

Have a question, For DSA CO, do all schools have the same cut-off date for acceptance? Will we hit situation when first choice yet to offer but 2nd choice needs you to decide?

yes.

The School's letter of offer will be received around mid aug (latest by Sep 1st ) The school preference form will have to be submitted after PSLE only. So you have ample time to check the schools and decide on your options.

See here for exact dates.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/