DSA 2011

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

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another over generalisation

RI population : sec 1 to 4, 450 each = 1800; + J1 & J2 : 1200 each = 2400, total population = 4200. How many really have tuitions given their very packed time table ? based on 6 RI boys seen coming out from tuition centre ?

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vk2010, my chinese isn't that good. What do the words in chinese mean?

[jtoh]

Blur Dad:

RSS:

Hi blur dad, did your friends ds with sa 79.x and maths award eventually get into ri from wait list status? My ds same case above 79.5 below 80 with platinum snips and grade 8 piano achieved two years back. Looks like he will be on waitlist. I will prepare him for waitlist status after the interview. But would like to know chance if on wait list. His p5 was 83%. Thanks

Hi RSS

Don't worry, I have not finished the 2nd part of the story yet.

Yes, my friend's DS has placed RI-WL as his 1st choice in the DSA form(not sure what is the form call), eventually got into RI. Only knew the result on the day when he received the PSLE result. I guess due to his DS result was in high end of 79.x%, therefore his WL ranking is very high, would be the first few to consider when someone give up the place. While one of his DS classmate, who score was lower then him, also on WL but did not get into RI even he selected RI-WL as first choice.

Base on your DS result and awards, I guess he stands a very good chance to get into RI. Not to worry....

All the best.

Doesn't SMOPS Platinum stand a very high chance in getting CO for DSA, despite 79.x in SA1?

[Pen88n]

jtoh:

Blur Dad:

[quote=\"RSS\"]Hi blur dad, did your friends ds with sa 79.x and maths award eventually get into ri from wait list status? My ds same case above 79.5 below 80 with platinum snips and grade 8 piano achieved two years back. Looks like he will be on waitlist. I will prepare him for waitlist status after the interview. But would like to know chance if on wait list. His p5 was 83%. Thanks

Hi RSS

Don't worry, I have not finished the 2nd part of the story yet.

Yes, my friend's DS has placed RI-WL as his 1st choice in the DSA form(not sure what is the form call), eventually got into RI. Only knew the result on the day when he received the PSLE result. I guess due to his DS result was in high end of 79.x%, therefore his WL ranking is very high, would be the first few to consider when someone give up the place. While one of his DS classmate, who score was lower then him, also on WL but did not get into RI even he selected RI-WL as first choice.

Base on your DS result and awards, I guess he stands a very good chance to get into RI. Not to worry....

All the best.

Doesn't SMOPS Platinum stand a very high chance in getting CO for DSA, despite 79.x in SA1?[/quote]Esp. if kid has applied for HCI or NUS High. Chance should be very high. Unless kid insist only RI, then maybe a little more 钻牛角尖 as I heard RI wants to look at package as whole, not only Olympiad results.

[vlim]

ya i think HCI stand good chance as one of the domain under phase 1 (dsa1) of HCI is Smops awardess (platinum,gold and silver)

[vlim]

anyone got interview notice from RI???....my neck very long liao.. :imconstipated:

[Fretting]

Hi vlim - no not a squeak. Yes, neck very long too. !!!

[vlim]

Fretting:

Hi vlim - no not a squeak. Yes, neck very long too. !!!

wonder do past yr under ge domain applicants (exempted from GAT) need to wait so long or not :skeptical: ...

[Blur Dad]

Pen88n:

All the best
Doesn't SMOPS Platinum stand a very high chance in getting CO for DSA, despite 79.x in SA1?

Yes, to my understanding, RI does not take those SMOPS, AMOPS seriously. There are too many students have awarded with these. However, if you are the the top 50 for RIPMWC then it may carries some weight. You might not agree with me...

But agian, if a student scored 82% for SA1 and another student scored 77% with SMOPS Platinum. Do you think which student will RI accept? No prize for the correct answer.

[phankao]

jtoh:

phankao:

[quote=\"Edureach\"]phankao


Haha! Parents'expectations no choice for them. Want to get scholarships or enter the top courses locally like medicine, dentistry and law. Those with gpa 3.8 and above really good, the rest are just pure hardwork.

Above 3.8 is considered very good? Only in RI, I suppose.

What is considered very good in your opinion?[/quote]hey, it's only bc different schools have different criteria, so I've not thot about it. RI uses 4.0 max GPA, but other schools use 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, so when a parent just randomly gives a 3.8 GPA as very good, it may not make sense to all, KWIM?

[Fretting]

My ds classmates also have not been called up for interview yet, whether they took GAT or not. There must be many many applicants.