DSA 2011

[MotherHen]

yukilei:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Pen88n\"]At the rate this thread is growing, we can celebrate page 1000 :celebrate: in less than 2 weeks' time!!! Twatau, no need to wait till DSA form submission.......

once the DSA results are all out, the thread will slow down and hibernate till next season

I'll be the member for next season!!!! & will be the one with long long neck, taking over vlim. :roll: hope you'll still be around with us.[/quote]
I'll be joining you, when DD goes to P6 next year.

[yukilei]

Paddy Field:

Congrats to all who hear from ACSI.


I rec'd phone call to attend the principal talk this Friday too. Did not expect to get this as I thought most of their slots will be given to he ACSP and ACSJ boys.

DS likes the IB program but I cannot imagine having to cope w 2 CCAs in the midst of such heavy workload.

Any parents has any feedback on this?

Paddy field, :congrats:

What does your DS like about the IB Prog & choose it over others???
One of the 2 CCAs include uniform group & most of the uniform group requires training twice per wk. So with another CCA, most likely he has to stay back 3 times per wk.

[yukilei]

vlim:

yukilei:

once the DSA results are all out, the thread will slow down and hibernate till next season

I'll be the member for next season!!!! & will be the one with long long neck, taking over vlim. :roll: hope you'll still be around with us.

I try .... [/quote]


Thanks in Advance!!!

[yukilei]

gleemom:

Actually the 'materialism' thing featured in our minds too when DS got the ACSI CO. Frankly, I think there are more well-to-do families in ALL IP schools. This is likely because the parents are usually more concerned about their children's studies, and can afford enrichment classes or spend more time coaching their children. If you look at the cars that go to schools like RI, RGS, ACSI, MGS, HCI, NYGH, you will know what I mean. Having said that, because ACSI IB program is purely on merit with no affiliation points, the boys do come from all walks of life. No worries about that. Mine came from a neighbourhood school.


As to discipline problems, I have not heard or seen anything so far that concern me. It is a boys' school, so boys will be boys. Of course, there are Year 5 & 6 girls in the campus as well.

Gleemom, thks for the info. Have been hearing a lot of ACSI about being \"rich man\" son sch. Finally hearing sthg fm someone from the sch. This really put me at ease. Personally, I prefer ACSI than NUSH. Was thinking mayb ask my DS to try ACSI DSA next year. However, almost none of his classmate is interested in ACSI. All going crazy with NUSH. Furthermore, DS doesn't like CCA, esp uniform groups... So, not sure whether he'll put it as one of his choice. Of course, have to depend on his grade too. Will definitely bring him to ACSI open house.
Btw, since you say IB prog is purely on merit, does it mean it'll not give priority to ACSP? Which means everyone has equal chance???

[yukilei]

MotherHen:

yukilei:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]
once the DSA results are all out, the thread will slow down and hibernate till next season

I'll be the member for next season!!!! & will be the one with long long neck, taking over vlim. :roll: hope you'll still be around with us.

I'll be joining you, when DD goes to P6 next year. [/quote]Great Motherhen!!!! We'll then try to bring the page to 2000!!!! Believe, it'll pass 1000 page this year.

[clayman]

yukilei:

Gleemom, thks for the info. Have been hearing a lot of ACSI about being \"rich man\" son sch. Finally hearing sthg fm someone from the sch. This really put me at ease. Personally, I prefer ACSI than NUSH. Was thinking mayb ask my DS to try ACSI DSA next year. However, almost none of his classmate is interested in ACSI. All going crazy with NUSH. Furthermore, DS doesn't like CCA, esp uniform groups... So, not sure whether he'll put it as one of his choice. Of course, have to depend on his grade too. Will definitely bring him to ACSI open house.
Btw, since you say IB prog is purely on merit, does it mean it'll not give priority to ACSP? Which means everyone has equal chance???

Hi yukilei,

Let me wade in on this. I'm an ex-ACS boy myself, and way back in 70's when ACSI was still ACS Secondary at Barker Road as one entity, my classmates came from a variety of background. I had classmates whose parents were teachers, taxi-drivers, normal working folk. Maybe half of them were above the average middle-income class. But still, everyone was equal when it came to interacting and socialising. Our teachers back then, treated everyone as equals. It was only when one of our current aspiring Presidential Election candidate espoused some nonsense at our Founder's Day about ACSians as being snobs that this myth took hold. Believe me, a lot of ex-ACS boys of my time still hold it against him for that comment.

So in a nutshell, I would strongly encourage you to try for ACSI for your DS when his time comes next year. I believe their DSA process give equal chances to everyone. The only reason it seems that there are more ACSP and ACSJ boys in their IP programme is because there is a higher percentage of these boys from the feeder schools applying. The IB programme is not well-known in this part of the world but ACSI is one of the top IB centres in the world administering this programme.

Also with a new Principal at the helm, it will be exciting times ahead as he charts new directions for the school. Will let you know my impressions, after this Friday's parents meeting with him. For me, my son's DSA journey is drawing to a close. Now...on to PSLE!!

[gleemom]

Hi yukilei

We went thru similar concerns so I fully understand yr concerns. DS was deadset on applying for NUSH & teachers recommend him to do so as he’s strong in sci & math. But we felt either IB & A levels suit him better (won’t go into the details) so he applied for ACSI & another IP sch, & finally selected ACSI, the only one from his neighbourhood primary sch to do so. Other than ACSP/J boys having a separate Pre-DSA briefing, entrance criteria for ACSI IB is based purely on merit-Pri sch results, CCA, personal statement & all-important HAST test. Test covers English, math & logic. ACSP/J boys only have advantage for the O level program, not the IB program. My estimate is at least 50%, if not more, places are given to non-ACS boys.

My experience so far is DS also likes the humanities & broadbased curriculum. Of course I wouldn’t know how he would have fared if he had gone to NUSH or an A level school. But I personally do like the program.

[gleemom]

To add to the 'snob' reputation, I must add that becos the sch appears to some others as '2nd best', the boys are actually not snobbish contrary to popular belief. They are mostly quite the confident gentlemen

[ngbrdad]

Surely they give some advantage of the ACSJ/ACSP kids who play rugby since it’s such a prominent sports in ACSI. They are one of the few who have under 12/11 rugby teams.

Or is it most of these kids will be in the O level section ?

[Paddy Field]

yukilei:

Paddy Field:

Congrats to all who hear from ACSI.


I rec'd phone call to attend the principal talk this Friday too. Did not expect to get this as I thought most of their slots will be given to he ACSP and ACSJ boys.

DS likes the IB program but I cannot imagine having to cope w 2 CCAs in the midst of such heavy workload.

Any parents has any feedback on this?

Paddy field, :congrats:

What does your DS like about the IB Prog & choose it over others???
One of the 2 CCAs include uniform group & most of the uniform group requires training twice per wk. So with another CCA, most likely he has to stay back 3 times per wk.

He's quite a project-based type of person, but he also excel in math n passionate about science. IB is broad-based so it may suit him, but he'll have to sacrifice on pursuing math/science at deeper level. Furthermore he's more inclined to study overseas, so IB should be recognized world-wide.

But my understanding may be wrong. Anyone has any insights on IB applicants applying for Us overseas?