CIS interview invitation

hong0706

We attended interview last year (rejected, like most). But in hindsight, I can give you some tips.

Last year, they received 600 applications and interviewed about 500, all on Saturdays. I have no idea how they screened out the 100 as this include one of my friend whose family and child background are both better than me.

They said they will group those born in same month together, to be fair.

I know a girl who got in. She is from a very wealthy family and she herself is also very good in all aspects. I also know anothet girl who is at least as good, but from middle class, she got rejected.

The 8 or 9 pages questionnaire is extremely important. To "ordinary" applicants like me and most of you (no offense), your kid needs to show something that just clearly stand out among others, if the answers in your questionnaires cannot impress the school.

hong0706

So it is worth to take a chance. Merely nice performance in the interview would not be enough