General Observation about DSA

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:04:32 GMT

Zann — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:04:32 GMT

Augmum:
lizawa:
Hi,

My impression is that girls are less successful in DSA than boys. Do you observe the same ?
Yes, i agree to this saying becos
???\"

Is this only true for Co-Ed school ?

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:42:13 GMT

Augmum — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:42:13 GMT

lizawa:
Hi,

My impression is that girls are less successful in DSA than boys. Do you observe the same ?

Yes, i agree to this saying becos
from the PSLE results fr previous yrs, the girls do better than the boys.....
so in a co-ed school, \"the boys stand good chance of DSA\"
whereas the girls would get in via S1 posting and still the ratio is 2:1 (girls : boys)
last yr, there was a question brought out by one of the parents to DHS's Ex-P
during the open house \"why is the intake ratio of girls twice the boys???\"

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:55:57 GMT

turquoise — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:55:57 GMT

mumoftwo:
turquoise:
[quote=\"mumoftwo\"]
Hi Lizawa,

Not a problem at all. She is offered NJC and MGS.

Best Regards
Hi mumoftwo,

I remember you were trying to decide between the two schools. Have you reached a decision yet? Is your dd going to MGS SBC? I hear very few places were offered for SBC so your dd did very well.

Hi turquoise,

No decision made yet, we are attending the tea session at MGS tomorrow, and visiting NJC on Oct 24th. My daughter wants to know as much as possible about both schools before making her decision. In reality, my husband and I are leaning towards one of the schools but we are also keeping an open mind, and will decide after the school visit. (Secretly I would really like her to go to a girls school and no boarding program if possible, I can't bear the thought of not seeing her everyday!)[/quote]I am in favour of an all-girls school too. And no boarding at a young age.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:04:25 GMT

MdmKS — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:04:25 GMT

mumoftwo:
turquoise:
[quote=\"mumoftwo\"]
Hi Lizawa,

Not a problem at all. She is offered NJC and MGS.

Best Regards
Hi mumoftwo,

I remember you were trying to decide between the two schools. Have you reached a decision yet? Is your dd going to MGS SBC? I hear very few places were offered for SBC so your dd did very well.

Hi turquoise,

No decision made yet, we are attending the tea session at MGS tomorrow, and visiting NJC on Oct 24th. My daughter wants to know as much as possible about both schools before making her decision. In reality, my husband and I are leaning towards one of the schools but we are also keeping an open mind, and will decide after the school visit. (Secretly I would really like her to go to a girls school and no boarding program if possible, I can't bear the thought of not seeing her everyday!)[/quote]Once your dd make her choice, will you still ask her to transfer to RGS or NYGH after PSLE , if possible?

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:24 GMT

mumoftwo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:24 GMT

turquoise:
mumoftwo:
[quote=\"lizawa\"]Thanks for the feedback. Sounds promising. Will give it a second thought.

mumoftwo, can you share which school is your daughter offered a place ?
Hi Lizawa,

Not a problem at all. She is offered NJC and MGS.

Best Regards

Hi mumoftwo,

I remember you were trying to decide between the two schools. Have you reached a decision yet? Is your dd going to MGS SBC? I hear very few places were offered for SBC so your dd did very well. :)[/quote]Hi turquoise,

No decision made yet, we are attending the tea session at MGS tomorrow, and visiting NJC on Oct 24th. My daughter wants to know as much as possible about both schools before making her decision. In reality, my husband and I are leaning towards one of the schools but we are also keeping an open mind, and will decide after the school visit. (Secretly I would really like her to go to a girls school and no boarding program if possible, I can't bear the thought of not seeing her everyday!)

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:05:37 GMT

turquoise — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:05:37 GMT

mumoftwo:
lizawa:
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds promising. Will give it a second thought.

mumoftwo, can you share which school is your daughter offered a place ?
Hi Lizawa,

Not a problem at all. She is offered NJC and MGS.

Best Regards

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:54:41 GMT

mumoftwo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:54:41 GMT

lizawa:
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds promising. Will give it a second thought.

mumoftwo, can you share which school is your daughter offered a place ?

Hi Lizawa,

Not a problem at all. She is offered NJC and MGS.

Best Regards

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:06 GMT

lizawa — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:00:06 GMT

Thanks for the feedback. Sounds promising. Will give it a second thought.

mumoftwo, can you share which school is your daughter offered a place ?

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:34:52 GMT

mumoftwo — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:34:52 GMT

lizawa:
kiasuson:
I remember from a DSA talk @ a Co-ed IP school last year stating that they will take in more boys to balance the ratio between the girls and boys. If you observe, there are more girls than boy in the IP co-ed or normal SAP schools. It is about 1:2. One of the reason is that the girls normally performed better in PSLE than the boys.

I am weighing the pros and cons of DSA for my daughter next year. She is not outstanding academically, no special sports talent. So I was thinking perhaps we should not stress ourselves with DSA application and with all the tests and interviews.

Hi Lizawa,

I would like to share with you my experience. My daughter is not an outstanding student, just above average and has no special sports talent. Inconsistent results during exam too. She just loves to read and does not want any tuition except for MT. However she was very keen to try DSA for a certain institution after the principal went for a talk / presentation. She went for the GAT test and I was extremely surprised when she was offered a place. Now I am a firm believer that doing well academically does not necessarily provide an edge in these GAT tests. Some of her friends from the best class & have done better than her academically did not make it to the 2nd round. My daughter said there is no harm trying DSA, at least it is a backup. She said many unforeseen circumstances can happen during PSLE so it is better to have backup. So, do think about it.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:56:30 GMT

luckystar — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:56:30 GMT

Not all the school has a test for dsa, some even no need to pay.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:48:58 GMT

turquoise — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:48:58 GMT

lizawa:
kiasuson:
I remember from a DSA talk @ a Co-ed IP school last year stating that they will take in more boys to balance the ratio between the girls and boys. If you observe, there are more girls than boy in the IP co-ed or normal SAP schools. It is about 1:2. One of the reason is that the girls normally performed better in PSLE than the boys.

I am weighing the pros and cons of DSA for my daughter next year. She is not outstanding academically, no special sports talent. So I was thinking perhaps we should not stress ourselves with DSA application and with all the tests and interviews.

Hi Lizawa,

How about selecting just one school which your dd is keen on to try for DSA? The process isn't taxing if it's just for one school. There's no harm trying. Aside from preparing her portfolio and the online application, you really only need to go through a test and interview, depending on the school you apply for.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:25:26 GMT

lizawa — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:25:26 GMT

kiasuson:
I remember from a DSA talk @ a Co-ed IP school last year stating that they will take in more boys to balance the ratio between the girls and boys. If you observe, there are more girls than boy in the IP co-ed or normal SAP schools. It is about 1:2. One of the reason is that the girls normally performed better in PSLE than the boys.

I am weighing the pros and cons of DSA for my daughter next year. She is not outstanding academically, no special sports talent. So I was thinking perhaps we should not stress ourselves with DSA application and with all the tests and interviews.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:37:30 GMT

kiasuson — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:37:30 GMT

MdmKS:
mathsparks:
My 2cts. DSA process seems to favour the GEPers and as there're more boys in GEP, it is likely then that more boys are accepted thru dsa.

Between RGS n NYGH, I feel RGS seem to only accept GEPers and sport talents. That is also why percent is low, Majority go thru PSLE.

I remember from a DSA talk @ a Co-ed IP school last year stating that they will take in more boys to balance the ratio between the girls and boys. If you observe, there are more girls than boy in the IP co-ed or normal SAP schools. It is about 1:2. One of the reason is that the girls normally performed better in PSLE than the boys.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:59:31 GMT

MdmKS — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:59:31 GMT

mathsparks:
My 2cts. DSA process seems to favour the GEPers and as there're more boys in GEP, it is likely then that more boys are accepted thru dsa.

Between RGS n NYGH, I feel RGS seem to only accept GEPers and sport talents. That is also why percent is low, Majority go thru PSLE.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:17:36 GMT

mathsparks — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:17:36 GMT

My 2cts. DSA process seems to favour the GEPers and as there’re more boys in GEP, it is likely then that more boys are accepted thru dsa.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:33:19 GMT

lizawa — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:33:19 GMT

I observe that among my son’s classmates, majority of the boys who applied for DSA (specifically the top schools for RI, HCI, ACS high or NUS High) were successful in one school or other. However most of the girls were not successful for RGS / NYGH or NUS high.

This happened last year when my son was in P6. I am wondering if this is still the same this year.

Some people are telling me that RGS and NYGS do not take in as many DSA students as RI and HCI based on academic, unless you have special talent. They know that the girls will generally do well in PSLE, and will be able to enter through their PSLE score.

Reply to General Observation about DSA on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:43:02 GMT

wonderm — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:43:02 GMT

Many top schools are single sex schools. There is no reason for this?

Unless you are talking about the co-ed schools, I am not sure about that.