Ikid:

PollutedS:

Hi! I've received CO from NYGH! Good luck to you! Hope you recieve good news too!

PollutedS, you received already???
Academics? When?

Acad. 10 mins ago. :)[/quote]

Hi. Is your DD GEP or MS?[/quote]



MS[/quote]

Hi PollutedS,

So yr DD's interview is the one with burger + drink? Curious to know how many students in the 'burger + drink' session receive CO
:congrats:[/quote]

Mine is the burger + drink, 3pm session and about 26 students .

I_belive:

iAsk:

My DD (ms) receive CO from NYGH also.

RGS CO (math-domain) on 15/8.

Your DD is excellent! Which school will she choose then?

:thankyou:
She is still considering.

My DD (ms) receive CO from NYGH also.

RGS CO (math-domain) on 15/8.

:congrats:

[quote=\"lurline\"]Congratulations to all who have received good news too!


We are especially happy because his form teacher had told him that he is not good enough to dsa and asked him not to waste time trying. However, he has received more than a CO. I am sharing here because some parents think that only those who are in the school top 10% shd try, ds is not even there.

wish all will receive good news and do well in the psle too!

:congrats: calls for a celebration!

Dear lurline ,
Ur post is inspiring .
It's important to have faith in ourselves and our children.
You bear a testimony to it , kudos to you and your D's.
Wishing you all the success that you aspire ....... Sky is the limit .
I have a similar story . My dd comes from a neighbourhood school when she expressed her desire to enter a certain school teachers asked her to keep a realistic goal coz nobody from her school had got into that school yet .
She choose to follow her dreams , and with the grace of god and her hard work she made it .
I feel so thankful :xedfingers:
There is one more result we are still waiting for :xedfingers:[/quote]

:congrats:
May I know did your dd win a lot of competitions like SMOPS or NMOPS? Or is she the top girl in her school? Just wonder what is my dd chances of entering her dream school. Thank you.

panickymum:

iAsk:

Hi, Is there any news for mainstream from NYGH / RGS (academic) Interview?

I called NYGH . They are calling for interview batch by batch .

:thankyou:

pm123:

iAsk:

Hi, Is there any news for mainstream from NYGH / RGS (academic) Interview?

NYGH has just started to email short-listed MS on interview dates.
You may hv to chk yr email .. good luck !

Thanks. If I don't receive by today, does that means I was not shortlisted?

Hi, Is there any news for mainstream from NYGH / RGS (academic) Interview?

Thanks everyone for taking up the time to share. It is indeed very helpful to me and my DS. Thanks.

happymum8:

My child is in Year 5 this year.

For what I know, for those students who top in Biology, Physics, Chemistry & Maths & those who top in the level, they do not have any tuition.

These students read up alot by themselves and out perform those who only study lecture notes.

Thank you. It is very helpful esp to those kids who did not go in by DSA or kids who are from GEP. Thanks for sharing.

jj 2010:

Hi, I have been following this thread for a while and would like to add some info.

My child is in Yr3 this year and I think I now understands the school system a little better. Although it is a very academically demanding school, most children have no problem coping if they are diligent, pay attentionn in class and do their worksheets and tutorials seriously.

The weaker (not necessarily intellectual inferior, often not as diligent) students who performed below expectation during tests or quizzes will be sent for remedial lessons. Most will make it but there are one or two cases where the students transferred to other schools after two years.

Hope this helps.

True... Thanks for sharing.

matadorepy:

iAsk:

Yes heard people mentioned that before. Thanks.. But what if the kid cant cope....?[quote=\"DVL\"]Going by my DS Year 1 curriculum, it would be difficult for any tuition center to provide tuition as the syllabus for the various subjects in NUSH are quite unique. For example, NUSH kids are expected to complete sec school Elementary Maths syllabus in 2 years. For Year 1, other than Biology and MTL, my DS does not need to buy textbooks. In any case, for the 3 sciences, there is a lot of emphasis on hands on experiment (almost 50%), so I am not sure if tuition would help.

Tuition is paying $$$$ to ask tutors to teach you how to learn. The emphasis of NUSHS is independence and self-learning (they only have mentors not teachers ). The 2-rounds testings would have weed out all those that need tutors to show them the way.

If the kid can't cope (most of the time is the parent's fear rather ) then he/she must find a way out if not how can he/she be aspired to be a great scientist or researcher.[/quote]