CCKparent:

I knew of a case 252 appeal to HCI and get in through sport. Previously was rejected by HCI through the same sport by DSA.

jtoh:

Try bringing it up to the admin again?

ManU123:

jtoh:

[quote=\"ManU123\"]Why is it that in this sub-forum

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewforum.php?f=39

the earlier IP schools like Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls, Hwa Chong Institution, etc have [*IP] next to them, while the later ones like St Joseph's Institution, Catholic High, St Nicholas, etc do not?

Probably because those threads were created before CHS, SNGS etc introduced IP into their schools. And also probably because these schools are not pure IP.

jtoh:

ManU123:

Why is it that in this sub-forum

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewforum.php?f=39

the earlier IP schools like Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls, Hwa Chong Institution, etc have [*IP] next to them, while the later ones like St Joseph's Institution, Catholic High, St Nicholas, etc do not?

Probably because those threads were created before CHS, SNGS etc introduced IP into their schools. And also probably because these schools are not pure IP.

ManU123:

Why is it that in this sub-forum

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewforum.php?f=39

the earlier IP schools like Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls, Hwa Chong Institution, etc have [*IP] next to them, while the later ones like St Joseph's Institution, Catholic High, St Nicholas, etc do not?

kittycat01:

Hope that's the case so I won't feel bad that I didn't appeal . coz my DD has no awards or sports. If I did appeal for DD it will be purely based on t score. Anyway she said she likes the school she's posted to - still a girls school and more convenient to get to.

kittycat01:

I read in the recent posting over \"Appealing sec one posting\"..
That is just one of many cases whereby \"far below COP\" appealed successfully..

Serria Golf:

kittycat01:

[quote=\"NotEducatedMan\"]
I read in the recent posting over \"Appealing sec one posting\"..
That is just one of many cases whereby \"far below COP\" appealed successfully..

1)could it be that those appealed successfully got some awards/sports to back them up?
2)if those with too far off COP gets into the school, does that mean standard of the school may also drop?

kittycat01:

NotEducatedMan:

I read in the recent posting over \"Appealing sec one posting\"..
That is just one of many cases whereby \"far below COP\" appealed successfully..

1)could it be that those appealed successfully got some awards/sports to back them up?
2)if those with too far off COP gets into the school, does that mean standard of the school may also drop?

NotEducatedMan:

mum_sugoku:

So 250 and above could still be the top 10%, just that there are more students get \"squeezed\" in between the 250 and 260 range than the year before. And it's quite likely that there are also more students \"squeezed\" in between the 240 and 250 range, so on and so forth, but with much fewer student in the bottom t-score range (than the year before)..

...

Quite unlikely more students in the range of 250 & 260 for this year..
Due to lesser student in above 250 for this year. Top school of 25x COP & above are accepting appeal student of 24x just to fill up their vacancies..
And since 24x appeal successfully.. they have given up their seat for 23x student appeal into 24x COP school.

That's why we can read quite a number of successful appealing cases even t-scores were far below the COP for this year so far.

Latest case I read was t-scorer of 236 successfully appealed into Crescent girl of COP 244 I think..

The T-score system doesn't seems work-out well for this year allocation to the sec sch.. That's why appealing cases are much more than those in the previous years

Well, is just my 2-cts again

NotEducatedMan:

I read in the recent posting over \"Appealing sec one posting\"..
That is just one of many cases whereby \"far below COP\" appealed successfully..

kittycat01:

NotEducatedMan:

Latest case I read was t-scorer of 236 successfully appealed into Crescent girl of COP 244 I think..

The T-score system doesn't seems work-out well for this year allocation to the sec sch.. That's why appealing cases are much more than those in the previous years

Well, is just my 2-cts again

:slapshead: :stupid:
If that's true, then should have appealed for dd - she got 242. When I called the sch, was told 100+ on appealing, so we thought no hope. BTW, COP for crescent is 245.

phtthp:

If top secondary schools want to maintain the standard of \"ip\" students -

The computer program will control somehow.
Cannot let the cop drop so low, still continue to take in.

Don't forget -
It is these \"ip\" students who are going to generate quality of the \"a level\" results, at the junior college level. So the quality intake of \"ip \" students is important.
Because \"o level\" candidates may or may not come back to the same jc, after sitting \"o level\" exam. Some go other jc, or go poly.

NotEducatedMan:

Latest case I read was t-scorer of 236 successfully appealed into Crescent girl of COP 244 I think..

The T-score system doesn't seems work-out well for this year allocation to the sec sch.. That's why appealing cases are much more than those in the previous years

Well, is just my 2-cts again

jetsetter:

phtthp:

If is controlled by computer program -

It is possible it may not be full house, thus leaving room for candidates to appeal. Then from there, the school cherry pick, from the appeal list.

Eg suppose a secondary school for \"ip\" curriculum set the cop to be 255.

So the program processes as follow :-
If input student's Psle t-score picked up > or = 255, accept this student
Else
Reject.

Yah, that was in my mind when I wrote my post I suspect there's a 'blocking mechanism' - be it human or computer - that rejects applicants with a certain score and below, thereby freeing up more places for appeal cases that fall within the 'acceptable t-score threshold' stipulated by the sch...

So it might not be the case that if you're the 399th kid with score of 237 who put RGS as 1st choice, you will be auto-accepted.

In a year when the sch is under-subscribed by those who meet the min., they will 'open up' the extra places to anyone with a decent score that appeals.

I'm sure picking someone with say 251 who wants to transfer from MGS; or 249 with a rare Erhu talent that could help RGS bag a Chinese Orchestra award in future, is more strategic than granting to that 399th applicant.

phtthp:

If is controlled by computer program -

It is possible it may not be full house, thus leaving room for candidates to appeal. Then from there, the school cherry pick, from the appeal list.

Eg suppose a secondary school for \"ip\" curriculum set the cop to be 255.

So the program processes as follow :-
If input student's Psle t-score picked up > or = 255, accept this student
Else
Reject.

mum_sugoku:

Home Heatlh:

[quote=\"NotEducatedMan\"]
This year T-score has been lowered by too much from the \"high\" raw score.. & eventually 250 & above could be just top 8% instead of the usual 10%..

A few of the top school have dropped their COP.. and even accepting appeal cases with few marks below the COP just to \"fill-up\" the vancanies

This year T-score of 250 ideally should be 255.. & a score of 242 should be 246, etc

Just my 2 cents

Thank you.....I thought no one is going to answer my question. If 250 & above could be top 8%, how about 242 (which should ideally be 246) is top how many percent?