DSA 2011

[jtoh]

Simply Kiasu:

Hi jtoh, Snow Crystal and soka. thanks all for your kind advise.

jtoh, you mentioned that schools *may* be clamping down on DSA transfer cases this year - where did you hear this \"lobang\" from ?

From this thread, a few pages back. First mention was a month or so ago.

[verykiasu2010]

jtoh:

Simply Kiasu:

Hi jtoh, Snow Crystal and soka. thanks all for your kind advise.

jtoh, you mentioned that schools *may* be clamping down on DSA transfer cases this year - where did you hear this \"lobang\" from ?

From this thread, a few pages back. First mention was a month or so ago.

not so far back

first mentioned by parents who went for the HCI parents' symposium - last week ?

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Simply Kiasu\"]Hi jtoh, Snow Crystal and soka. thanks all for your kind advise.

jtoh, you mentioned that schools *may* be clamping down on DSA transfer cases this year - where did you hear this \"lobang\" from ?

From this thread, a few pages back. First mention was a month or so ago.

not so far back

first mentioned by parents who went for the HCI parents' symposium - last week ?[/quote]The very first mention was about a month or so ago. Then the most recent mention was a week or so ago.

[Strparent]

jtoh:

Simply Kiasu:

Hi All,


My DS got a DSA CO from VS and I am wondering if he should take up the offer. He wants to go to RI and thinks he will do well enough on get in based on results. I am, however, not very confident and think he may miss by a few points from RI's COP. Appreciate any advise I can get on what I should do. Thanks!

If he and you both think he might be able to get into RI based on his PSLE results he would probably be able to get into VS based on his PSLE results even if he doesn't make it to RI. Given that schools *may* be clamping down on DSA transfer cases this year, which means you won't be able to get a transfer to RI if you were to accept the VS CO, you might want to give the VS CO a miss and go for RI during the S1 Centralised Posting.

I concur - good advice by jtoh. This is on the assumption that your DS feel strongly he did quite well for the recently concluded PSLE of course as you mentioned.
Have faith in your son

[verykiasu2010]

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=157&start=8500


I know every year they say cannot transfer after accepting the DSA .... but still .... we shall see after Nov 24

[ngbrdad]

Less than 28 hours to go before the deadline for submission of DSA preference.

Please remember to submit before that.

DS1 and his P6 schoolmates are in Bintan now for their school P6 camp.
Hopefully everyone has submitted their forms.
Or else when they return on Sat evening, can start crying already.

[Simply Kiasu]

Thanks so much! I very much want to share my DS confidence ... :xedfingers: except this year's paper seems easy and I hear that when the exam is generally easy, T-scores tend to be lowered and believe that COP for top schools will be higher :slapshead: ? HELP !

[jtoh]

ngbrdad:

Less than 28 hours to go before the deadline for submission of DSA preference.

Please remember to submit before that.

DS1 and his P6 schoolmates are in Bintan now for their school P6 camp.
Hopefully everyone has submitted their forms.
Or else when they return on Sat evening, can start crying already.

Yes. My friend forgot to submit for her dd a few years ago and they both cried buckets.

[jtoh]

Simply Kiasu:

Thanks so much! I very much want to share my DS confidence ... :xedfingers: except this year's paper seems easy and I hear that when the exam is generally easy, T-scores tend to be lowered and believe that COP for top schools will be higher :slapshead: ? HELP !

Don't worry too much about the COP. If your son is confident he performed well and scores among the top 3% he should be able to get into RI. Never mind what the COP is.

[verykiasu2010]

Simply Kiasu:

Thanks so much! I very much want to share my DS confidence ... :xedfingers: except this year's paper seems easy and I hear that when the exam is generally easy, T-scores tend to be lowered and believe that COP for top schools will be higher :slapshead: ? HELP !

not true

the water level rises with the tide

just make sure you are ahead in the cohort, at the front end of the queue, you will be fine