GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

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syshi:

If you really keen on NYPS, you can just put in NYPS as the choice. Leave the 2nd choice blank. But at the same time write the reasoning in the form (example: near to current school which is near to your office, etc).
that's what I did for DS when he insisted to go to all boys school and CHS is the nearest...

hey that's like what i did last time too.. just include a note to say why the first choice is important to you. i think it really works!

[Mvm]

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[Mvm]

Just to add to the confusion, my dd went from non sap all girls school to a sap co-Ed school, far away from my house :scratchhead:

[felinej]

Thank you so much for all the valuable input, mommies!


Mvm, my DD is caught is the same situation. She is from a non-sap all girls school, NY is a sap co-Ed school. I am only worried about the HCL (if she gets in).. Don't think she can cope

[Mvm]

felinej:

Thank you so much for all the valuable input, mommies!


Mvm, my DD is caught is the same situation. She is from a non-sap all girls school, NY is a sap co-Ed school. I am only worried about the HCL (if she gets in).. Don't think she can cope

Felinej, have faith. My dd was in ny, we are a non mandarin speaking household ( I did Malay in school) and my dh is a potato, and my dd got A* for Chinese and merit for hcl. The exposure in the school makes a lot of difference.

[Just4Fun]

Mvm:

Just to add to the confusion, my dd went from non sap all girls school to a sap co-Ed school, far away from my house :scratchhead:

My goodness, really confusion x confusion. I am so glad that I do not hv to go thr such stress. To go or not to go ( into GEP) is oreli stress. To think of which school to opt, and having nitemares while waiting for the result, this is torturing !

[Mvm]

Let the child decide. We werent sure whether she should go to gep coz we were happy with her school. But she insisted she wanted and chose her own school! If the conviction is there, they will work for it.

[felinej]

Mvm:

Let the child decide. We werent sure whether she should go to gep coz we were happy with her school. But she insisted she wanted and chose her own school! If the conviction is there, they will work for it.

Mvm, if it's not too personal, mind if I asked why didn't u opt for a girls' school since yr DD was from one?

[Alwaysdilemma]

Mvm:

Just to add to the confusion, my dd went from non sap all girls school to a sap co-Ed school, far away from my house :scratchhead:

Your DD's situation is exactly what we wished for my niece as she is in a all girls school now. We hope she can get into a co-ed school for the exposure...

No offence to Mvm, but your DD did her selection few years back? (since she has her PSLE results). I asked around for last year's GEP exercise, none came back with same scenario... I even asked friends who are teaching GEP P4 class at the moment in a SAP co-ed school.

That's why we thought choosing a similar background school is the best bet, ie all girls school to RGPS. Just my 2 cents.

[OrangeJuice]

vlim:

Glad tt that don't happen in my Ds school or at least not his cohort .. :roll:

Vlim, Mind me asking whst school did your DS come from ?

Also for parents already with kids in GEP, may I ask do you know roughly what % of your DD/DS classmates attend TLL ?

Both my kids don't attend enrichment classes except for MT. My DD from mainstream has many classmates who attend TLL but she is hardworking and did well enough not to lag behind them in class, in fact even better than some who do. I don't have plans to send DS to any enrichment classes after he starts the GEP. My question is - if he is like his elder sister and puts in his own effort, would it as \"easy\" for him to cope in the GEP class ? Perhaps it is easier to do so in mainstream but for GEP syllabus it is tougher ?

Thanks for sharing !