XYZ1:

Thanks Chief, SpartanMum and Careermum for your insights and sharing....

I thot I was the only having this problem until I saw posts from nicnac and attempt impossible....
I will definitely discuss the pros and cons with DS, but what I'm afraid is that current moment is \"passionate\" period, so he
will of course, say YES to all cons that we will point out to him. After honeymoon wears off, I'm afraid
he will forget all the conversations that we've had.....
On one hand I do not want to be a wet blanket to him, on the other hand, I really have concerns abt the travelling....
dilemma....

:sad:

For us we just picked the most convenient so that he can get tangible benefits like time to rest and less competitive mindsets from the kiasuparents kids.
Do you think the school makes a difference to your child's intelligence at all? or are we choosing to believe in that to convince ourselves we did something ? Our opinion is that a person's ability is restricted by his genetic make up and that is it.

ChiefKiasu:

Jacobgoh:

What if they want neighborhood school?

If your child qualifies for a higher-tier school, it is unlikely he/she would choose to go to a lower-tier school.

What are lower tier? Less elite?

Is GEP really for the gifted? My son got in but I tested his IQ its like average .

ChiefKiasu:

Chocochipcookiedough:

My personal opinion is that distance is an important factor during considerations. We also do not want our kiddos to be too tired after school and spend hours travelling..


Another important thing to consider is of cos our kiddos like that school that we choose. If they don't like it, we force them and they will be more upset.

That was wat happen last year for my DS. We are not successful in DSA. So we shortlist a few secondary schools and go for their Open Hse. I prefer Fairfield Meth and my DS doesn't like it. Eventually, my DS chose New Town Sec bcos of their programmes. And the students & teachers are friendly and polite. My DS now is happy there and i am glad that i did not force him to put FFMS as the first choice.

This is a very good story. When deciding on schools, it is best to leave it to our children to decide. Remember - they are the ones who have to stay there for the next 4 years. The best we can do is to offer guidance and information for them to make their decisions.

What if they want neighborhood school?

Guest2016:

Looks like Top score went up to 283 from 278 which is last year high. Does it mean the COP for TOP schools would be up for 2017 intake?

That is correct. I have reliable sources saying people are keeping tight lipped about the mean T score hence the cut off.
Many assume they know but the data is being controlled.
Please be careful about your choice please don't end up not getting in any of your chosen school and get put into neighborhood schools.
The numbers that has been thrown around here are not quite the real Average T I heard it is much higher than you know - just look at how many are above expectation (our own kids) Beware