DSA 2011

[TwaTau]

krisvan8:

Juz would like to check nush have no interviews, right? TIA!

NUSHS DSA is in 2 phases, selection test and selection camp. In the selection camp, where the students are split into groups and each group is guided by 1-2 assessors, to observed their conduct and their knowledge for each of their assignment. I would guess they are looking for attitudes towards sciences mainly during the camp.
The DSA for NUSHS is over, you are planning for next year?

[kittybank]

verykiasu2010:

vlim


rumors has it that 1M, 1P & 1Q are all the top scorers with competition experience and awards, incidentally this year's Euler members also from these 3 classes

Rumors only

seems that it also applies to current year 2 students.

[phankao]

yukilei:

Ms tay:

Actually my ds very pitiful , his crazy teachers make him works fr 7am-11pm everyday. his days occupy with supplementary lesson and homework .somedays

they even have nightclass 6:30- 930pm after he comes back home still has homework to do ...
when he complains to me, what I can do is just encourage him that
＂ 世上没有不劳而获的东西 must be 先苦后甜＂
Why some people don't understand that \"over feed difficult to digest \" sigh!
My poor boy!!!

:yikes: :shock: oh, poor boy!!! This is horrible!!! Nightclass!!!! Why is the school doing that? Can't the parent feedback to the school!. I think this is too much!!!!! :mad:

Wah this school very scary. But maybe if they have it in my son's school, he won't mind going. haha. He's afterall just slacking at home.

His teacher arranged some revision classes - not everyday, and not every week either. Just maybe a few classes before PSLE. Some of them are 6.30-8.30pm. But my son very happy to be going, leh. He told me to reply on the form that he can go. haha.

[Ms tay]

verykiasu2010:

phtthp:

din know that Ju Ying pri in Jurong west push their students so hard ... poor children !

I thot Rulang was bad enough .....

Maybe nowadays many schools r trying very hard to be \" 出位＂
And I realize that sometimes neighborhood pri sch's paper are more chanllenging than the past Yr's top sch exam paper !! OMG X.X

[phankao]

MMM:

Hi,


Did anyone try under the asthetics route (eg. band, orchestra),etc... can you pls share the experience.

My ds did. Well, his only selling point is under performing arts. If he were a girl, I think applying for DSA under NYGH would have a high chance, bc over these past 4 years, I've been monitoring and it seems not too difficult to get DSA CO to NY under this type of CCA. Too bad there's no boys' school equivalent with similar DSA assessing process. If your child is in band, orchestra, ensemble, etc - just refer to the criteria listed by the school you want to apply DSA for. RI/RGS doesn't have DSA under CCA for performing arts. HCI doesn't either. Only schools like RVHS, NYGH, DHS has for performing arts CCAs. Note that for DSA, your child should be at a fairly high level of competence in his/her instrument, have exam gradings, or even competition prizes and has to be a key contributing member of the CCA.

[krisvan8]

TwaTau:

krisvan8:

Juz would like to check nush have no interviews, right? TIA!

NUSHS DSA is in 2 phases, selection test and selection camp. In the selection camp, where the students are split into groups and each group is guided by 1-2 assessors, to observed their conduct and their knowledge for each of their assignment. I would guess they are looking for attitudes towards sciences mainly during the camp.
The DSA for NUSHS is over, you are planning for next year?

Thank you. Yes, I'm planning for my DS next year.

[Ms tay]

phankao:

yukilei:

[quote=\"Ms tay\"]Actually my ds very pitiful , his crazy teachers make him works fr 7am-11pm everyday. his days occupy with supplementary lesson and homework .somedays

they even have nightclass 6:30- 930pm after he comes back home still has homework to do ...
when he complains to me, what I can do is just encourage him that
＂ 世上没有不劳而获的东西 must be 先苦后甜＂
Why some people don't understand that \"over feed difficult to digest \" sigh!
My poor boy!!!

:yikes: :shock: oh, poor boy!!! This is horrible!!! Nightclass!!!! Why is the school doing that? Can't the parent feedback to the school!. I think this is too much!!!!! :mad:

Wah this school very scary. But maybe if they have it in my son's school, he won't mind going. haha. He's afterall just slacking at home.

His teacher arranged some revision classes - not everyday, and not every week either. Just maybe a few classes before PSLE. Some of them are 6.30-8.30pm. But my son very happy to be going, leh. He told me to reply on the form that he can go. haha.[/quote]Actually I ve thot of complaining to the sch but I didnt after I thot twice,
as I thot this is a good way of preparing my ds for the hard life
In the secondary sch :imdrowning:

[Ms tay]

phtthp:

hi Ms tay,


is it they cramp all the P6 kids in the school like that, or cramp only a handful of students including your son ?

They cramp only the best class( A class)
Including my son. Heard that they only focusing on the best class , while neglecting the rest. :slapshead:

[Ms tay]

Funx3:

Ms tay:

Actually my ds very pitiful , his crazy teachers make him works fr 7am-11pm everyday. his days occupy with supplementary lesson and homework .somedays

they even have nightclass 6:30- 930pm after he comes back home still has homework to do ...
when he complains to me, what I can do is just encourage him that
＂ 世上没有不劳而获的东西 must be 先苦后甜＂
Why some people don't understand that \"over feed difficult to digest \" sigh!
My poor boy!!!

Wah that's very Heavy Cramming ....
Worse than Working Life!
But Guess the Sch must have very high Expectation of your Boy ....
to Be the Top PSLE Scorer this Year!

Hope so

[realwhiz]

phankao:

MMM:

Hi,


Did anyone try under the asthetics route (eg. band, orchestra),etc... can you pls share the experience.

My ds did. Well, his only selling point is under performing arts. If he were a girl, I think applying for DSA under NYGH would have a high chance, bc over these past 4 years, I've been monitoring and it seems not too difficult to get DSA CO to NY under this type of CCA. Too bad there's no boys' school equivalent with similar DSA assessing process. If your child is in band, orchestra, ensemble, etc - just refer to the criteria listed by the school you want to apply DSA for. RI/RGS doesn't have DSA under CCA for performing arts. HCI doesn't either. Only schools like RVHS, NYGH, DHS has for performing arts CCAs. Note that for DSA, your child should be at a fairly high level of competence in his/her instrument, have exam gradings,
or even competition prizes and has to be a key contributing member of the CCA.

My DD applied DSA via CCA performing arts to NYGH and is under WL. Have to prepare 2 pieces for audition. For a guide, DD has ABRSM certificate, participated in SYF and is also a CCA leader in her school. Hope this info helps.