DSA 2011
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jtoh:
Maybe they were in the waiting list instead of confirmed offers? For all we know, schools may based on their CA/SA results to 'guestimate' if they are likely to score COP of >240. If not, then put them on WL first ... Does the outcome if one moves from WL to CO comes BEFORE or AFTER PSLE results?Tania:
Well, is up to you... but i am not lying cos i heard that a few of the girls were very upset and cried cos they were only informed of the 246 cut off at a later date..
Unless the COP is specifically stated in the DSA letter of offer, qualifying for Express Stream is taken to mean 200 and above.
Tania, these girls that you mentioned were very upset, do you know them and their scores personally?
In my opinion, confirmed offer means CONFIRMED right? Unless the offer comes with a clause stating the FINAL confirmation is dependent on PSLE results. -
Any top school should impose a minimum cop as a condition in their offer to successful dsa applicants. This is to protect the interest of aspiring students.
A score of above 200-230 to enter a top school spells troubles ahead. -
JRLam:
Maybe they were in the waiting list instead of confirmed offers? For all we know, schools may based on their CA/SA results to 'guestimate' if they are likely to score COP of >240. If not, then put them on WL first ... Does the outcome if one moves from WL to CO comes BEFORE or AFTER PSLE results?jtoh:
[quote=\"Tania\"]Well, is up to you... but i am not lying cos i heard that a few of the girls were very upset and cried cos they were only informed of the 246 cut off at a later date..
Unless the COP is specifically stated in the DSA letter of offer, qualifying for Express Stream is taken to mean 200 and above.
Tania, these girls that you mentioned were very upset, do you know them and their scores personally?
In my opinion, confirmed offer means CONFIRMED right? Unless the offer comes with a clause stating the FINAL confirmation is dependent on PSLE results.[/quote]The CO comes with the clause of qualifying for Express Stream in PSLE (which is T-score of 200) as stated by jtoh. -
Edureach:
Currently most schools do not stipulate a COP for their confirmed DSA offers. All that is required is that the child qualify for Express stream.Any top school should impose a minimum cop as a condition in their offer to successful dsa applicants. This is to protect the interest of aspiring students.
A score of above 200-230 to enter a top school spells troubles ahead.
As for kids who aren't academically strong, the parents should ask themselves if they're doing the right thing by placing them into a top school where most everyone's T-score is >260. That is not to say that someone who doesn't do well in PSLE won't excel in secondary school. It depends on how much drive and perseverence the child has. -
jtoh
30 points away from cop is way too much for a successful dsa applicant to handle.
Imagine have to juggle cca, schoolwork, cip in the midst of many many students above him/her.
Parents encouraging their kids to dsa to such schools are asking for troubles even if their kids are dam determined.
A- level is the most difficult national exam to handle. -
Tania:
Well, is up to you... but i am not lying cos i heard that a few of the girls were very upset and cried cos they were only informed of the 246 cut off at a later date..
Unless it is stated clearly in the Letter of Offer, there is no way the school can just simply INFORM them later. So maybe it was stated, but the girls didn't notice it or it was worded in a way that the girls(and their parents) didn't understand.
For that, I actually emailed the school and had them confirm in writing (email is fine too, but as long as it is written by the school). -
phankao:
Tania:
Well, is up to you... but i am not lying cos i heard that a few of the girls were very upset and cried cos they were only informed of the 246 cut off at a later date..
Unless it is stated clearly in the Letter of Offer, there is no way the school can just simply INFORM them later. So maybe it was stated, but the girls didn't notice it or it was worded in a way that the girls(and their parents) didn't understand.
For that, I actually emailed the school and had them confirm in writing (email is fine too, but as long as it is written by the school).
Personally feels that the school has done parents and their kids a favor by rescinding their offers. Otherwise, many of these girls will be struggling to keep up.
What's the point of winning honours for the school and later being rejected by local unis to pursue their desired courses? -
Sun_2010:
eg. When one of my elder kid received a Confirmed Offer Letter from one of the schools, the letter stated that, he needs to \"have a PSLE score that makes you eligible for a course in our school\".
Unless the COP is specifically stated in the DSA letter of offer, qualifying for Express Stream is taken to mean 200 and above.
That got me confused. I thought that line was quite ambiguous, since the cut-off for the school was about 259 for the prev year. So to say \"eligible for course in our school\" - could it perhaps mean, must be eligible for what used to be known as the \"special\" stream, for which, they need 250 minimum.
So I emailed the school to clarify that statement. *whew*.... they replied to confirm that the child just needed to obtain 200 minimum to make good his/her DSA offer.
I've read other schools' offer letters. They state clearly \"meet Minimum of 200\", and some even state \"meet Minimum of 188\"(which is MOE's lowest guideline for Express Stream).
So maybe the school mentioned did mean 240+, but stated it in some ambiguous sentence that the applicants didn't think to clarify on. -
Edureach:
phankao:
[quote=\"Tania\"]Well, is up to you... but i am not lying cos i heard that a few of the girls were very upset and cried cos they were only informed of the 246 cut off at a later date..
Unless it is stated clearly in the Letter of Offer, there is no way the school can just simply INFORM them later. So maybe it was stated, but the girls didn't notice it or it was worded in a way that the girls(and their parents) didn't understand.
For that, I actually emailed the school and had them confirm in writing (email is fine too, but as long as it is written by the school).
Personally feels that the school has done parents and their kids a favor by rescinding their offers. Otherwise, many of these girls will be struggling to keep up.
What's the point of winning honours for the school and later being rejected by local unis to pursue their desired courses?[/quote]Point of discussion now is not in whether the kids can cope. But the school offered, how can it be rescinded? Unless the applicant did not meet terms stated in offer. -
If a decision is taken for the long-term interest of these precious girls, why not?
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