DSA 2011

[scm292]

In the ST, there is an advert on ACS international open house this Saturday.

[ngbrdad]

OT a bit.

Anybody with P3 kids going into GE next year ?
Already got a foothold on DSA into one of the top schools.
Just work hard for it

[PiggyLalala]

ngbrdad:

OT a bit.

Anybody with P3 kids going into GE next year ?
Already got a foothold on DSA into one of the top schools.
Just work hard for it

Hi ngbrdad,
I have been following this thread quite closely. Seemed like it is quite difficult for GEP students to get a CO this year. Besides, working on the 80%, what other things do you think are very critical in securing a CO?
Do you observe any difference between the RI and HCI selection criteria?
Other parents who have gone through the DSA with your child this year, can share your thoughts too. Thank you.

[ngbrdad]

Not sure about HCI.

But RI maybe putting more emphasis on the interviews this year, unlike previous years where they only wanted to make sure the students were not deaf or mute.

[ngbrdad]

All the schools should know by now whether they can accomodate all the WL cases or not.

Why must they wait until PSLE results day to inform the kids and parents ?
Why can’t they do it now ?
The wait is really excruciating.
Or is it they want to know roughly how will the PSLE T scores before making their decision whether to take all WL or not ?
Even so by now they should have the idea already right ?

[sall]

ngbrdad:

All the schools should know by now whether they can accomodate all the WL cases or not.

Why must they wait until PSLE results day to inform the kids and parents ?
Why can't they do it now ?
The wait is really excruciating.
Or is it they want to know roughly how will the PSLE T scores before making their decision whether to take all WL or not ?
Even so by now they should have the idea already right ?

Maybe the schools are waiting to receive other good applicants after psle results before giving remaining places to WL? Maybe they're hoping a lot of students with v good results will apply, thus they reserve more places for these students?

[Dnls_mum]

sall:

ngbrdad:

All the schools should know by now whether they can accomodate all the WL cases or not.

Why must they wait until PSLE results day to inform the kids and parents ?
Why can't they do it now ?
The wait is really excruciating.
Or is it they want to know roughly how will the PSLE T scores before making their decision whether to take all WL or not ?
Even so by now they should have the idea already right ?

Maybe the schools are waiting to receive other good applicants after psle results before giving remaining places to WL? Maybe they're hoping a lot of students with v good results will apply, thus they reserve more places for these students?

I think the schools want to know the T score of WL candidates before they confirm place.

[ngbrdad]

sall:

ngbrdad:

All the schools should know by now whether they can accomodate all the WL cases or not.

Why must they wait until PSLE results day to inform the kids and parents ?
Why can't they do it now ?
The wait is really excruciating.
Or is it they want to know roughly how will the PSLE T scores before making their decision whether to take all WL or not ?
Even so by now they should have the idea already right ?

Maybe the schools are waiting to receive other good applicants after psle results before giving remaining places to WL? Maybe they're hoping a lot of students with v good results will apply, thus they reserve more places for these students?

Not true, whether the WL materialise or not will be printed on the PSLE result slip. So no time for them to take into consideration on applicants thru S1.

[Dnls_mum]

jtoh:

phankao:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]those international schools - just pay the monthly fees will get in, probably around S$1200 to S$1500 per month


there are rich parents who already planned for the kids to go overseas uni, because don't want the stress in SG schools....all line up for ACS(Int'l), HCI(Int'l), SJI(Int'l) etc

Not necessarily bc they want them to go overseas. But yes, rich. Most send their kids to these schools bc they don't like the alternative l local schools for their precious. Often these kids would have gotten either low 200s or even below 200. I know some of these among my kids former schoolmates.

Yes, rather than send their kids to neighbourhood secondary schools they send their kids to the international schools where they mingle with kids from the same background. A few enter at the end of Sec 2 when they can't handle Express stream.[/quote]I know quite a few of such cases. Instead of letting kids go to a neighborhood school, they send to these branded international schools to save face. Still have the HC, AC and SJI name. Then they say that it is because the IB is a better programme. When you are rich, you don't have to study hard to be an elite in this country.

[jtoh]

Dnls_mum:

jtoh:

[quote=\"phankao\"]

Not necessarily bc they want them to go overseas. But yes, rich. Most send their kids to these schools bc they don't like the alternative l local schools for their precious. Often these kids would have gotten either low 200s or even below 200. I know some of these among my kids former schoolmates.

Yes, rather than send their kids to neighbourhood secondary schools they send their kids to the international schools where they mingle with kids from the same background. A few enter at the end of Sec 2 when they can't handle Express stream.

I know quite a few of such cases. Instead of letting kids go to a neighborhood school, they send to these branded international schools to save face. Still have the HC, AC and SJI name. Then they say that it is because the IB is a better programme. When you are rich, you don't have to study hard to be an elite in this country.[/quote]Maybe you and I have the same friends whose kids went to the international schools to save face. :rotflmao: