ISF foundation year 180個位，難入嗎？

callmebabe

原帖由 sh00 於 14-09-24 發表
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I did not expect my friend could respond to my email so quickly. He is usually qui ...

洗咩咁認真。大家都係討論下。信唔信呢家野自行決定啦。

Jane1983

今日聽人講，范姜個女由Isf轉咗去Esf（好似係Bradbury）。有d愕然，好似較少咁轉。

HKTHK

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Calm down, no need to get all worked up.  I don't even think sh00 is a hater.  I just think it is irresponsible to comment on something one knows absolutely nothing about and then pulls a rabbit out of of thin air.  Worst of all, the supposed "information" isn't even credible.

I couldn't care less how many people apply to the school.  More applicants doesn't make a school better or worse.  But I do find spreading misinformation irresponsible.

tingtingting

原帖由 Jane1983 於 14-09-24 發表
今日聽人講，范姜個女由Isf轉咗去Esf（好似係Bradbury）。有d愕然，好似較少咁轉。 ...

It's indeed fairly common. A colleague of mine is planning to switch her kid to HKIS. To her, her kid's Chinese is already good enough. There are also many who see ISF as a perfect pre-boarding school springboard - at least their kids know some Chinese.

tingtingting

原帖由 HKTHK 於 14-09-24 發表
本帖最後由 HKTHK 於 14-9-24 22:08 編輯

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I apologise if I sound too offensive or defensive. Just wanted to state my view, which is of course purely personal.

sh00

tingtingting 發表於 14-9-24 22:17
I apologise if I sound too offensive or defensive. Just wanted to state my view, which is of course  ...

Why apologise? This is such a beautifully written piece! I am actually as much impressed by your school as by your writing. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us!

sh00

annie40 發表於 14-9-24 20:41
hehe.. you are humorous. Like

Just wanna say "hi." I always think you are a wise and kind lady :)

fatcni

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Bradbury 即係最細個囡？Last year I met her youngest daughter interviewed cis.

kfy

我孩子在小學，從來也沒有聽過學校公佈的考生人數。我只記得前年有朋友說 sibling 加 debenture holder 已是相當多，也認識 sibling 入不到。我想這些情況和其他國際學校相若。說難，我估應該比本地名校容易。
ISF 小學是中文和中文數學特別重，絕對不比本地學校差，因為要認真學中文，所以功課量也不少的。這點要留意。
如果家庭有中文語境，不用另補中文，讀完小學中文程度都算幾好。我想這是不少家庭選擇 ISF 的原因吧。

jolalee

People would often believe in what we WANT to believe. Often the number of applicants per school gets blown out of proportion, as we all buy into the fear factor. This includes a huge application number, since:
a) If my child gets in, it means she beats thousands of people to get that spot
b) If my child do not get in, that is only because there are thousands of people fighting for the same spot.

Yesterday i was at the CIS parent's seminar (the one every family need to attend in order to apply). The principal clearly stated that there are 88 Reception spots (as we all know) each year, then she followed with "if history repeats itself, we know there will be as many applicants as last year, which is about 800". Cross my heart, this was what i heard yesterday. I thought in my heart, "That's it? 800 is not too bad". If one of the most sought after IS has an application that numbers only 800, then 600 applicants for ISF is believable. I am not siding with anyone. Just so happened i heard this statement yesterday, so I'm sharing with you the info i came across.

Jane1983

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謝謝分享！

happyhealthymin

原帖由 jolalee 於 14-09-25 發表
People would often believe in what we WANT to believe. Often the number of applicants per school get ...

CIS has 800 applicant only?!  I am a bit surprised. Maybe it is because you really need preliviged connections to get in or you have to be extremely smart. A lot of interested candidates do not even try given the prestigious profile of the school.

21Ckid

jolalee 發表於 14-9-25 21:04
People would often believe in what we WANT to believe. Often the number of applicants per school get ...

ISF attracts a lot of LS applicants (because of its chinese content and emphasis on academics) and that's why the number of applicants far exceed that of CIS.

As simple as this.

type409

Let me put it this way:

CIS: 800 applicants fight for 88 spots
ISF: 1000+ applicants fight for 180 spots

Does it give a more clear picture?

From the analysis above, it is much easier to get admitted by ISF. BRAVO!
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But the fact is, that 88 spots of CIS and 180 spots of ISF are not for the world at large. Don't forget about those have siblings priority, debenture holders and other VVIP doners!

jolalee

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I don't know, but from the way the principal expressed it, nothing much changes from year to year in terms of application. At least not this year.

HKTHK

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Yes, I think people should believe in what they want to believe in and thank you for your ill-informed view!  

HKTHK

And for anyone who absolutely must get to the bottom of this, here is someone, not mine, with a more informed view:

http://www.itseducation.asia/sch ... ools%20Explorer.pdf

Woojba

Bravo, simply way too many self-hating Asians floating around, like those who writes those articles titled "X國教育震撼了十三億人" on FB groups.

Woojba

原帖由 Woojba 於 14-09-26 發表
Bravo, simply way too many self-hating Asians floating around, like those who writes those articles  ...

This is in response to tingtingting's two cents post

FattyDaddy

I'm amazed at how a simplistic 2 word question "如題" could lead to this kind of heated exchange, obviously there are some very convinced people around and if there is any deviation from their views it must be from haters or even self-hating haters