DSA 2012

[KSmom8]

Lucky2012:

Still no email fr VS... Sigh. Does it mean no more hope...

My Ds applied under academic (ip). Has anyone received reply fr vs ?
Tks.

My DS applied under academic IP. Email received last night about 11pm plus.

Don't know whether email is sent in batches? I think there's still hope if you have not received any news... And don't forget, there's still the PSLE and S1 posting.

Could call VS to check on Tues. All the best! :xedfingers:

[Lucky2012]

Hi dragonjomum, I am not sure if results under

academic domain is out or not.
KSmom8, can I know yr DS applied under which domain?
Tks.

[me2you]

yukilei:

me2you:

hi Yukilei,


Did u rec the SMS last evg or this mrng pls? m still waiting ....guess it's -ve ? sigh

Last evening, ard 6. He's fm GEP. Yours?

yep. gep.

[dragonjomum]

Thanks yellow belt.

[dragonjomum]

Thanks yellow belt.

[PiggyLalala]

yukilei:

PiggyLalala:

[quote=\"yukilei\"]

:thankyou: firefly38. Am still not sure whether will choose the Raffles family. Am afraid it's too stressful. DS not those type who study very hard. He always want work life balance. So till to date, Sun is always outing day for him regardless of exam or non exam. He also doesn't like to read a lot. Not sure if he suits Raffles Family. :?

Hi yukilei,
:congrats: Just to share with you, RI may not as stressful as what people tend to think, at least not so in year 1 and 2. Not too sure abt year 3 and 4 though. To me, distance is an important consideration too.
All the best to yr ds. congrats.

Thank u PiggyLalala. It's comforting to hear this. My DS was a bit hold back when he heard the RI yr 3 boy saying that he has to spend his Sun at home studying, while his HCI frens continue to go out on Sun. I agree that distance is a big consideration. If DS choose RI, I've decided to change house, downgrade to smaller flat.[/quote]Hi yukilei,
I am not too sure whether it is stressful in year 3 and 4. Ds is sec 2 this year. I think yr 3 and yr 4 will be more hectic as there are more subjects to study.

[dragonjomum]

Thanks yellow belt.

[MotherHen]

Wow the thread has moved so much as I last visited....


A hearty :congrats: to all the DS/DDs who have received COs/WLs!!

[little kiasu]

GoodDad:

GLORYmum:

I was wondering whether SCs are given priority like P1 intake ?

I asked this same question to RI P - Ms Lim. Her answer was \"NO\". All are the same, base on merit.

Yes, I asked this to RI & ACSI. Answer was \"No\"
but for NUSH, Sport school are diff :evil:

[mamago]

GoodDad:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"mamago\"]
Hi, GoodDad. :?:
Thank you for sharing your info with anxious mainstreamers' parents.
Are you referring to the requirement of an SA1 result of 77.6% for getting into the 2nd round? Or getting the CO/WL? (Academic domain applicants sit 2 rounds of tests)
My DS is a mainstreamer, scored 96.5% for SA1, so he has a chance? THANK YOU....

Mamago, GoodDad is referring to DSA criteria for GEP.
For GEP boys according to past DSA data those with P6 SA1>80% likely to get CO, <80% WL. After PSLE, some boys may exercise option for NUSH and HCI and give up RI CO. So he's saying based on last year stats, for those GEPpers with WL scoring 77.6% and above managed to convert the WL to a confirmed seat. However 77.6% is not a fixed number, this year may be higher or lower depending on how many boys give up RI COs.

Mainstreamer academic is totally different game. RI has approx 150-170 seats for GEPpers but only say up to 20 for academic domain mainstream. Rest are for sports boys. Total 225 for DSA. The competition is therefore more keen and not based on SA1 results...must clear GAT, domain tests and interviews then they review the files and see if your son is those top few according to their criteria.
If your son is from a school of average to above average standard, I must say he did fantastically in SA1 ...

Sorry, some correction here. For last year result, based on what I know and what I have gathered from different students and parents. GEP SA1 result 77.6% - 80% were awared WL for RI DSA. Only those with 78.9% above were converted to CO. PSLE T-Score does not matter. My DS classmate SA1 scored 79.8% and PSLE T-score 257 was converted from WL to CO. Last year RI COP for PSLE was 261.[/quote]Thanks much, GoodDad.