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No interview from SJS

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發表於 13-11-22 16:02 |顯示全部帖子
Just received their email. So disappointed. 2000 applicants for 1000 seats. Pick one from two kids, still got kick off from the list. May God bless my child!

Stressful mom, sigh…



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發表於 13-11-22 17:15 |顯示全部帖子

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May I know of your kid is from ESF kinder?



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發表於 13-11-22 17:57 |顯示全部帖子
We received the same email. Their application fee was so expensive and there isn't even a chance for interview. ha.....

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發表於 13-11-22 18:39 |顯示全部帖子

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原帖由 Cytine 於 13-11-22 發表
May I know of your kid is from ESF kinder?
No

Btw, the esf foundation received 4M fr application. Such a big business.

Two thousand dollars no interview, i cant help feeling being robbed…



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發表於 13-11-22 18:42 |顯示全部帖子
education is basically becoming a business now

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發表於 13-11-22 19:34 |顯示全部帖子
國際學校多多少少都係呢個遊戲規則,大家也是很無奈,但我們都還是會繼續join這個遊戲。RC有無希望呢?

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發表於 13-11-22 19:43 |顯示全部帖子

回覆:No interview from SJS

Same situation. Feeling helpless as the chance of admission to one of the IS becomes smaller.



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發表於 13-11-22 20:09 |顯示全部帖子
Has ESF made promise of granting interview to every applicant?  I have thought that this has been the case for quite a few years.
To be honest, if I were one of the applicants, I would feel as frustrated an angry. However, I believe all applicants should be aware that it is always that ESF would only interview SOME applicants.

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發表於 13-11-22 20:22 |顯示全部帖子

回覆:No interview from SJS

Yes I know the policy. I guess most parents are aware of it. But we have expectations, so we would surely feel disappointment. Since we cant do anything now, hopefully good news fr other school will give us back some positive energy.



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發表於 13-11-22 20:36 |顯示全部帖子
If you have other plans, it is likely that you will get an offer elsewhere in the end. I think the number of overall places (ESF and other schools) available is not too bad. Everyone applying to IS is probably applying to the same bunch of schools. The number of applicants is probably as high (or close to that high) in all schools. I think things will settle down in a few months time.

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發表於 13-11-22 21:11 |顯示全部帖子

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Do you know the ratio between the interview offer and final offer?  Just wondering how competitive the interview is .....



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發表於 13-11-22 21:37 |顯示全部帖子

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I am afraid it doesn't matter anymore.



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發表於 13-11-22 23:40 |顯示全部帖子

引用:國際學校多多少少都係呢個遊戲規則,大家也

原帖由 luckyveronique 於 13-11-22 發表
國際學校多多少少都係呢個遊戲規則,大家也是很無奈,但我們都還是會繼續join這個遊戲。RC有無希望呢? ...
幾年前我報左RC …報名費好似系800.  去埋 school tour。當時學校好肯定甘講會 in 嗮所有申請者。 想不到最後收到通知話沒有得in…話太多人申請。 講起都有D 嬲。



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發表於 13-11-23 08:16 |顯示全部帖子

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原帖由 nintendo 於 13-11-22 發表
If you have other plans, it is likely that you will get an offer elsewhere in the end. I think the n ...
Hope so. The system is too torturing parents.



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發表於 13-11-23 08:26 |顯示全部帖子
CM1234 發表於 13-11-22 21:11
Do you know the ratio between the interview offer and final offer?  Just wondering how competitive t ...
I believe once you are offered an interview, the chances of success are very high (I would say 80-90%, altho that is just a guess.) Basically ESF operates on a non-selective basis, meaning they only issue confirmed interview letters to ppl they can offer seats, plus about 10-15% waitlist applicant interviews (as they know from experience that some may not take the offer or a few may fail.)
In other words, if you have a confirmed interview letter, they have a seat for your child as long as he/she meets their standards. The performance of other ppl doesn't affect her chances at all. This year, ESF changed the rules a bit so I guess child performance plus parent interview will both need to meet their standards (but the fact that it's not competitive - ie. the overall performance is not pitted against others - still stands.

That's why for ESF, it is harder to get the interview letter than it is to pass the interview. (Other international schools will interview 3-4x the number of candidates vs spaces and then choose the best, and waitlist the rest who pass their requirement.

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發表於 13-11-27 12:45 |顯示全部帖子
Can anyone provide some tips re: preparing the parent interview? the interview crash my husband's business trip, i can only go myself, will it make a major disadvantage?

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發表於 13-12-4 19:14 |顯示全部帖子

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原帖由 Shummamapapa 於 13-11-22 發表
Just received their email. So disappointed. 2000 applicants for 1000 seats. Pick one from two kids,  ...
1000 seats for SJS ?! Do u mean P1? I thought there's only 150.



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發表於 13-12-4 20:24 |顯示全部帖子

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1000 for all ESF primary?



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發表於 13-12-4 20:43 |顯示全部帖子

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原帖由 tcbobo 於 13-12-04 發表
1000 for all ESF primary?
Yes, 10xx seats across all ESF primary schools excluding DC and RC



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發表於 13-12-4 21:15 |顯示全部帖子

引用:Quote:原帖由+tcbobo+於+13-12-04+發表1000

原帖由 sweetheartb 於 13-12-04 發表
Yes, 10xx seats across all ESF primary schools excluding DC and RC
I see. The ratio of 2:1 is not as overwhelming as one might expect. Of course it's tough to get a seat no matter what.