CIS impossible to get in?

HKTHK

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Pretty sure they don't have a preference for "wild chicken" community college    I would say over half of the CIS parents I know are Ivy League or Oxbridge graduates.  But of course, this is just based on my personal anecdotal experience.

lui

原帖由 himmamme 於 13-03-25 發表
Starting from this year,they only select a number of applicants to interview. The education backgrou ...

Nope. A few friends of mine who are graduates from US and Canada U and got citizenship of US and Canada do not get offer for interview.

umom

原帖由 HKTHK 於 13-03-25 發表
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I have no idea if the above is true.  But I think "overseas graduates" as  ...

True!
I know of someone graduated from HK Polytechnic, an architect at HOK, does lots of landmark mixed used development projects in Asia, his twins just got into CIS last Sep.
Not sure where his wife graduated from though.

himmamme

umom 發表於 13-3-25 22:45
True!
I know of someone graduated from HK Polytechnic, an architect at HOK, does lots of landmark m ...

They interviewed all applicants and the selections were based on the preformances of the kids b4. That's why exsiting parents are from 五湖四海. However,starting from this year, the selection starts from the "Questionire of parent" in which they can get details of the parents' education background. Those xxxxx even can't get a place to interview.

Littlexbb

CIS -- Is it Canadian International School or Chinese International School ???

HKTHK

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Chinese International

lui

原帖由 himmamme 於 13-03-26 發表
本帖最後由 himmamme 於 13-3-26 09:49 編輯

As quote from a parent here earlier who filed application for 2013 intake, she and her friends' couples hold local u degree where her husband holds overseas' got invitation of interview.

lui

Aidan08, you are the right person to say. Btw, any good news?

sky8331

Hello Mommies, need your advice here.  I'm drafting the application now but wonder what they expect we write under special interest, hobbies, personality for a 2 yrs old? Honestly, I really don't know what to write apart from his personality, which is constantly changing everyday.  Yes he loves reading books  with mommy and swimming but I guess that doesn't count as "special interest"?

aidan08

lui 發表於 13-3-26 21:51
Aidan08, you are the right person to say. Btw, any good news?

Hi lui, my son got rejected by CIS, he will go to ESF in the coming August.

Yes, I am the right person to say...since my friend's son and my son both got chance for the interview (Reception 2013). Me myself, is graduated from a local U, my hub is graduated from an Australian U (which is so called a top U in Australia), my friend and her hub are also graudated from local U. So I believe that they don't really concern about which U the parents come from. Btw, my friend and I both filled in the questionair in Chinese. I do think they like bilingual family, since I heard a case that the kid's parents are both graduated from Oxbridge but they hadn't got a chance for interview, and the parents are both Chinese but they can only speak English, so as the kid. And I do think background of the kid is not the most important factor, kid's performance in the interview is crucial.

HIHinsurance

此間學校, 很重視學生背景

我認識的普通家庭去幫仔女伸請, 全部被彈

我認識的,只有極小數朋友的仔女入到

他們不是律師, 就是醫生, 同埋極高級的公務員,

商人都不一定收, 好多朋友做生意,搵不少錢,  小朋友都入不到

父母背景,只是第一重, 第二關卡,是面試肉博

fanfanbb

Is CIS a very good school? How about compare with SIS? Some comments said most of the CIS students were from the very rich family.  Just want to know why it is so popular?

HIHinsurance

fanfanbb 發表於 13-6-6 11:09
Is CIS a very good school? How about compare with SIS? Some comments said most of the CIS students w ...

我的看法, SIS 是沒有多少外國人的(冇鬼佬, 亞洲人數理較強, 小朋友說, 佢個級只有1位外國人, 高年級, 沒有添!)

SIS (新加坡國際學校) 應比較強, SIS 行CIE

CIS 有名聲外, 本身成績也相當好

題外話, 以前SIS 未有IB 的, 今年第一屇, 我問了考左IB的幾個小朋友, 考成點

佢地話好易, 應該可以輕鬆40分以上

他們估計, 他們今年成績, 應可以超過學校預計的(學校預計平均佢地38分)

SIS第一年有IB畢業生,不敢太進取 , 在predicted grade 時

所以我估今年SIS 的成績IB 平均分40 左右

SIS 以前未有高中部時, 他們的學生, 過晒CIS 同GSIS

(叻個批, 好多考得好好, 你見GSIS 上年兩位狀元都是SIS過去)

fanfanbb

HIHinsurance 發表於 13-6-6 11:16
我的看法, SIS 是沒有多少外國人的(冇鬼佬, 亞洲人數理較強, 小朋友說, 佢個級只有1位外國人, 高年級, 沒 ...

Thanks for the information

同事兩個仔出自sis, 話間學校勁好. 當時sis 冇中學, 過左英國讀中學, 而家兩個hku讀醫, 佢話全靠sis

21Ckid

A student from SIS tried to committ suicide some weeks ago because of exam pressure. Also, I know SIS parent who is considering moving her daughter out, as the school is clearing moving towards an elitest approach, could be worse than LS one day.

fanfanbb

21Ckid 發表於 13-6-6 14:05
A student from SIS tried to committ suicide some weeks ago because of exam pressure. Also, I know SI ...

Oh....Really?  That means the school gives lots of pressure to her students? Can you share more information?

21Ckid

The suicide was in the paper some weeks ago. You can search to find out. Also, my friend said, lots of homework. Contents taught sometimes 1 year ahead of normal.

HIHinsurance

DEL 壓力周圍都有

HKTHK

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CIS has very good IB results and university placement.  SIS is still new though should be very good caliber as well.  

aidan08

我都聽過SIS好谷，我有個朋友話佢哋中文、數學同LS基本上一樣程度，英文高一至兩級......多功課，係好學術的學校，學生一般都要出去補習.....同一般國際學校唔同。又無話好定唔好，一定有家長會鍾意，但如果係鍾意國際學校無咁大讀書壓力、放學放假多D時間玩的家長，我諗要三思...(我唔係SIS家長，都係聽人講，SIS家長現身說法會好d！)