DSA 2011
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MandyMummy:
With so many enlightened parents, RI will be flooded with a lot of early appeal cases this year, since every unsuccessful DSA application can appeal. RI has more than 1000 DSA applications, they are going to be busy
Pls note that RI charges $20 for each application under Supplementary Intake, and if not taken GAT during DSA phase, will have to pay also $60 for the GAT process. So hor, if really so many kiasu parents go for this SI phase, $$$ next year, RI do not need to ask for donations for their Teachers' Day event liao :evil:
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btw, HCI appeal case is FOC........ so be prepared for donation requests later, :rotflmao: :rotflmao: -
Lenny08:
yes you should, before S1 submission. if they approve your appeal, no need to do S1 submissionThanks for the reply.
To clarify, so if did apply dsa for one of the school, for example RGS, rejected, can one appeal after the psle results is out, before the s1 posting, should the results is one or two points above the cop?Thanks
Best wishes,
Lenny -
curious …
a) if only 1 point just below RGS / COP, can still appeal ?
b) if hit exactly right on the dot RGS / NYGH COP, does it mean students can go in, or still compete with rest of the cohort who score much higher - due to limited vacancies left since so many from GEP had already gone in earlier, based on CO & successful WL?
if still need to compete, means no guarantee that even if child meets minimum COP entry …can go in. -
phtthp:
think when you appeal, u r still competing with other appellants who may have higher t-score. Ya?curious ...
a) if only 1 point just below RGS / COP, can still appeal ?
b) if hit exactly right on the dot RGS / NYGH COP, does it mean students can go in, or still compete with rest of the cohort who score much higher - due to limited vacancies left since so many from GEP had already gone in earlier, based on CO & successful WL?
if still need to compete, means no guarantee that even if child meets minimum COP entry ....can go in. -
Thanks, Nebbermind. I suppose you’re right. i suppose after all which school doesn’t want to take in cream of the top, the best of the best candidates ? now i can fully understand why so many applicants rushing for DSA exercise.
if that is the case, ie. if school only wants take in the top calibre candidates, then the school might as well wait for all PSLE results to be announced & collated, then at one shot key / punch in all the applicants’ grades into the school computer system, sort out in descending sequence the T score of applicants (sort from high to low). Then based on the limited vacancies left from DSA CO / WL offered, the school will know who to offer to.
if this is the case, appeal also no use … -
Nebbermind:
The appeal phase is totally at their discretion, so no guarantees whatsoever.
think when you appeal, u r still competing with other appellants who may have higher t-score. Ya?phtthp:
if still need to compete, means no guarantee that even if child meets minimum COP entry ....can go in.
If I remember correctly last year, some appeal cases to RI had Tscore btw 263 to 265, also kena rejected. If you are 270 and above, they will rope you in fast fast. Those GEP and were on their DSA WL also stand better chance, imho.
That's why I said, just work hard for the PSLE , score well and apply via S1 posting. Those who are even 1 point above the schs respective COP during S1 posting will definitely get in. -
phtthp:
phtthp,which school doesn't want to take in cream of the top, the best of the best candidates ? now i can fully understand why so many applicants rushing for DSA exercise.
if that is the case, ie. if school only wants take in the top calibre candidates, then the school might as well wait for all PSLE results to be announced & collated, then at one shot key / punch in all the applicants' grades into the school computer system, sort out in descending sequence the T score of applicants (sort from high to low). Then based on the limited vacancies left from DSA CO / WL offered, the school will know who to offer to.
if this is the case, appeal also no use ...
precisely it is because they want the creme of the crop, hence they have this SI phase. It is mainly to recapture all those high calibre scorers that they missed out during the DSA process, especially those who already posted to their competitor schs during DSA. It is like a backup to net those they did not give CO, but other schs did give out.
Supp. Intake phase is mainly for DSA students who did not get posted there, and were posted elsewhere, ard Nov 22 onwards. They just want to lure them back in.
secondly, it is also open for those posted to other sch during S1 posting after making their choices, and then either regret or change their mind - these will be around Dec 21 de. But your Tscore better be high for this option.Too much work for them to get more of the same. Therefore make your S1 posting choices carefully to save the hassle. -
Strparent:
The appeal phase is totally at their discretion, so no guarantees whatsoever.
think when you appeal, u r still competing with other appellants who may have higher t-score. Ya?Nebbermind:
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if still need to compete, means no guarantee that even if child meets minimum COP entry ....can go in.
If I remember correctly last year, some appeal cases to RI had Tscore btw 263 to 265, also kena rejected. If you are 270 and above, they will rope you in fast fast. Those GEP and were on their DSA WL also stand better chance, imho.
That's why I said, just work hard for the PSLE , score well and apply via S1 posting. Those who are even 1 point above the schs respective COP during S1 posting will definitely get in.[/quote]I heard of 1 RI boy, non-gepper, rejected by RI but given a CO fm another sch during DSA. He accepted the CO. But who knows, he scored 271 for PSLE. His parents immediately appeal to RI & he was accepted by RI. -
Personally, I feel u will stand a better chance when u appeal if you have exceptional performance in sports, performing arts, leadership, apple apps programmer, writers etc. That will make you stand out among all the high scores coz they can get top scorers easily via S1 but if they enrol such students, it will ‘enhant’ the school in other areas.
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Thank you very much, Strparent for your clear explaination.
now i see … RI, HCI, NUSH, NJC, etc fighting for top calibre candidates.
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