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    DSA 2012

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Secondary Schools - Selection
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    • J Offline
      jtoh
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      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.

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        GoodDad
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        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.

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          Herbie
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          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:

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            jtoh
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            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?

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              Kiasucy
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              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]have also heard of boys given tricky/teething questions at RI and HCI interview also in the past.

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                GoodDad
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                jtoh:
                Herbie:

                [quote=\"jtoh\"]
                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:

                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?[/quote]Yes, agreed. Just relax and enjoy the interview. For RI, the interviewer will be all the level head and the \"P\", Ms Lim. My son was interviewed by her. Nice chart and she has a \"poker\" face. So you do not know how well or bad you have done.

                The questions that I remembered from last year RI GEP interview.

                1) You want to be a pen or pencil?
                2) You want to be a screw driver or hammer?
                3) You want to be bowling ball or football?
                4) What time of the day do you like?
                5) Which country do you like to visit?
                6) Do you read? Do you read the newspaper? Which section or news that caught your attention
                7) Which animal you want to be? I guess this questions Ms Lim has mentioned during her Open House presentation. Her answer was Eagle.
                ๐Ÿ˜Ž Do you like cooking?
                9) Which super hero you want to be?
                10) What is your greatest achievement?
                11) Why you want to come to RI?
                12) Have you apply DSA to other schools?
                13) If you are given CO from RI and xxx school, which one will you choose?
                14) Have you visited RI open house? How many times?
                15) How to improve the RI open house
                16) What have you taken back with you after you have visited RI open house?
                17) What is your hobby?

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                  GoodDad
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                  Kiasucy:
                  Herbie:

                  [quote=\"jtoh\"]
                  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:

                  have also heard of boys given tricky/teething questions at RI and HCI interview also in the past.[/quote]HCI interview and short written test even more interesting.

                  Written :
                  1) Test on Motto of HCI
                  2) Provide suggestion how can HCI go \"Green\"
                  3) Draw a \"mind-map\" of the education system of Singapore

                  Interview
                  1) Why you want to come to HCI?
                  2) What is your achievement?
                  3) Which countries have you visited?
                  4) What is your hobby?

                  Some of questions were asked in CHINESE, so you are expected to reply back in CHINESE.

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                    yukilei
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                    GoodDad:
                    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?
                    Yes, agreed. Just relax and enjoy the interview. For RI, the interviewer will be all the level head and the \"P\", Ms Lim. My son was interviewed by her. Nice chart and she has a \"poker\" face. So you do not know how well or bad you have done.

                    The questions that I remembered from last year RI GEP interview.

                    1) You want to be a pen or pencil?
                    2) You want to be a screw driver or hammer?
                    3) You want to be bowling ball or football?
                    4) What time of the day do you like?
                    5) Which country do you like to visit?
                    6) Do you read? Do you read the newspaper? Which section or news that caught your attention
                    7) Which animal you want to be? I guess this questions Ms Lim has mentioned during her Open House presentation. Her answer was Eagle.
                    ๐Ÿ˜Ž Do you like cooking?
                    9) Which super hero you want to be?
                    10) What is your greatest achievement?
                    11) Why you want to come to RI?
                    12) Have you apply DSA to other schools?
                    13) If you are given CO from RI and xxx school, which one will you choose?
                    14) Have you visited RI open house? How many times?
                    15) How to improve the RI open house
                    16) What have you taken back with you after you have visited RI open house?
                    17) What is your hobby?[/quote]

                    Wow, GoodDad, :udaman: Thks for the info.

                    To add : this is what I've heard.
                    18) Do you read? Which author do you like? Why do you like the author.
                    19) What's the strength/weakness of RI

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                      verykiasu2010
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                      alamak, they all failed


                      why never ask the question : โ€˜you choose wp or pap ? why ?โ€™; or โ€˜whatโ€™s the difference between wp and pap, besides colour?โ€™

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                        yukilei
                        last edited by

                        verykiasu2010:
                        alamak, they all failed


                        why never ask the question : 'you choose wp or pap ? why ?'; or 'what's the difference between wp and pap, besides colour?'
                        huh, my DS will love this question... cos he's been talking abt this at home. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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