PSLE 2009 RESULTS!!

[Randomer]

My girl got 264 and distinction for HCL.


Do u think she should put RGS or NYGH as 1st choice?

[tree nymph]

Randomer:

My girl got 264 and distinction for HCL.


Do u think she should put RGS or NYGH as 1st choice?

Hi Randomer,
bring your gal and visit both school. see which school she likes? Both are good school. personally I being more chinese educated prefer NYGH to RGS...

[carebear]

My son’s score = 245.

1st choice - Victoria
2nd - TKSS or Maris stella?
Should i take the chance and apply Victoria as 1st choice (COP=246)?
Also if he gets in, then he will be in the lower cohort, which can be discouraging.
Or should i forget about Victoria and consider TKSS or Maris Stella, and also which should one?
Anyone from TKSS or Maris Stella who can advise?
TIA.

[armadilloshield]

mrswongtuition:

My friend is teaching in Henderson & from what I see, they are very active in training teachers to improve teaching & learning in the school. Maybe you would like to visit the school (although it's holidays, there's still CCA & you'll get to see the surroundings also).

Thanks mrswongtuition,
For your info, will check it out later

[StudentABC]

Mathematician:

Quoted from micko 07:


Yup me! I was in the pioneer batch of DSA students, non GEPer.

I graduated from NYGH last year, currently in HCI. I'll admit that at times the workload made me go but overall, I certainly wouldn't trade my NYGH experience for anything else.

For those of you who think that NYGH is more \"relaxed\" and \"laid-back\", I can tell you that depends on how seriously you take your work. There's always things to be done and good luck if you're trying to cram for 3 tests (in one day) while juggling a truckload of projects, CCA and whatnot. I will say that the environment is much less cut-throat but I don't think that makes us any less competitive. That is more dependent on the individual; on how driven and motivated you are. I did like the nurturing environment though; people were extremely helpful and you help to push each other up rather than push them down. As far as I can see, that trend has carried on to HCI; we share notes and good essays quite often! I'm not sure what the culture over at RGS is like and I'm not going to speculate. I did hear the \"thrown into the deep end of the pool\" analogy though; that came from my friend, who went to NYGH whereas her older sister went to RGS, so I guess there is some truth to the matter.

I'm probably a good example that the typical stereotypes of NYGH gals don't hold true. My Chinese is horrible (I must really thank my NY teachers for putting up with it), I'm fairly outspoken (or so I've been told) and I'm far from nerdy. In fact, I've lost count of the number of times people being surprised that I don't hail from RGS. I'm not sure what you define as \"traditional\" - Guai guai, cheena or what? I\"m quite guai (definitely not the rebel) but I will question things I'm not convinced in. I'm conservative; but I attribute that mainly to my upbringing in a Christian environment, not because I went to NYGH. I think if anything, NYGH made me more outspoken, my teachers often encouraged us to voice our opinions (we have roundtable discussions, Socratic seminars and presentations rather often) and the less intimidating environment certainly helped. Discussions were in a more discussive style rather than an all-out debate.

My mother (ex-RGS) has often said that had I gone to RGS, I might have become more meek because I would have been overshadowed by the other girls. I don't know how true that is but at any rate, I think I was very blessed with the opportunities that NYGH offered. I've done caving in South Australia, OCIP in India, science attachements to A*Star, a two-week attachement to a school in Tasmania, been to a space camp in Beijing and so on. I don't agree with some of the school's policies (we did voice them out in a forum with the V-P) but overall, I think NYGH did a good job of nurturing me to who I am today. I'm especially thankful to my teachers, many of them are genuinely caring and very supportive of the students. I've met teachers who went against the school management just because they felt the welfare of the students was being compromised; that really touched me. (Didn't like the principal though, mainly because I felt her bad English was going to cement the notion that NYGH girls can't speak eloquently forever).

My initial choice was RGS and I was very disappointed to be rejected for DSA. Back then, I signed up for the NYGH DSA simply because I had nothing better to do after PSLE and as a \"safety net\". Well, when the PSLE result were released, a lot of people thought I would appeal (I scored 278 - my form teacher was so shocked when she saw my posting slip!). I didn't and looking back, I think God really knew what was best for me. I did seriously contemplate transferring out in Sec 1 (yes I'm embarrassed to say I thought RGS was better than NYGH back then) but I stuck on. And I'm glad I did.

It was a stroke of fate that threw me off my original plans. I don't think changing over the RGS would have affected me very badly but it sure is one heck of a blessing in disguise.

For the record, I hail from a middle-class family. I'm quite spoilt in that I rarely take the bus (Mom quit her job in 2002 I think) but I'm definitely not snobby, nor do I discriminate against others. From my personal experience with GEPers, I would disagree that they are snobby. Maybe it's just a case of a few black sheeps - at any rate, such elitist mentalities should be corrected immediately. Don't ever get intimidated into thinking that you're any lesser than them. I'm currently in the Hwa Chong Humanities Programme - the students who rank at the top are mainly mainstreamers, for example.

Good luck to all in choosing between the two (I feel your dilemma!) and here's hoping that everything will turn out fine in the end

Sorry for the terribly long rambling, I felt that I needed to get my story out (particularly since it bears a lot of resemblance) and I really needed to debunk some of the myths about NYGH (which annoys me to no end).

To 2ct: Welcome to the NYGH family! Feel free to ask any questions you have! I'm always very happy to meet/ help new students

Hope this helps!

Yeah, you guys were really a great help to me. Thanks alot! Now I can finally write down my choice on the slip of paper before I head for Malacca with my school as a reward ! Hurray! :lol: :celebrate:

[raysusan]

Randomer:

My girl got 264 and distinction for HCL.


Do u think she should put RGS or NYGH as 1st choice?

just my humble advise
both school are great
choose the one that suit u better like location convenience and uniform colour u like :oops: etc

[vurshlit97]

Lakeside top scorer got 270!!! But deproved…

[noob]

My girl score 259 + 3 HCL, I am in dilemma on school choice. Have in mind the following schools:


1) NJC (COP 259)
2) NYGH (COP 263)
3) SCGS
4) MGS
5) BPGH

Please advise how should I place them? :?:

[vurshlit97]

Btw, Lakeside Primary School got 272 one time.

[edanson]

Randomer:

My girl got 264 and distinction for HCL.


Do u think she should put RGS or NYGH as 1st choice?

Hi Randomer, choosing RGS will be a little risky. If I am not wrong, the COP may be raised to those of 2007 which is 265. Nanyang Girls' is normally a point or two below RGS, so it may be better. But decision is yours, just my little experience.