Late Interview --- ESF Year 1 ??????

kcpapa

We were having the interview on 13/Mar.  Right after the interview, SJS will let you know a verbal result - if they do not say anything, that means okay, if they ask you to stay behind, that mean not ok....  We saw 1 or 2 kids stayed behind.  

That means spaces are available as the no. of candidates will be same as the no. of seat remain.  Moreover, last monday was the deadline of enrollment.  So may be some students declined the offer, that SJS arrange the interview for the remaining seats in end this month.  Interview will be arranged as long as seats are still remaining.  If you are having a chance of interview, then chance to be amitted is high.  Only if the kids English level is not up to their standard will be failed.  

The interview will take about 45min to 1 hours in a group of 6-8 candidates.  They will play in the classroom and the teacher will ask them some simple questions.  Just like a playgroup.  I think better way is not to put pressure on your kid and just let them play as usual.  For Cat 2 local KG Cantonese based kid, before interview, pls talk English only with the kid for at least a week and so they can tune to TVB "Pearl" before the interview.  If you know any kids who are having the interview together, pls pls pls... ask them to go together earlier and let them play for a while and make sure they are talking in English.  Stop them playing if they are communicating in Cantonese, try best to tune them in English.  If they speak Cantonese during the interview, that is finished...   

Good Luck!  longing to seeing you soon in End August..

Pls let us know if you are ok!

kcpapa

Again, the no# of candidates will be same as the seat available.  So if any kid fail from this interview or final decline from the offer in end April, then we can expect to have further interview later in May.

The best way to have a higher chance of success in this interview is to gather the kids and let them know each other before the interview.  Then before the interview, pls spare an hour, may be just sitting down in the canteen of SC and let the kids play.  Of couse, make use they are English channel is "On". Just to know a friend of potentially a classmate in coming 13 years, why not knowing each other 3 weeks earlier??  

We see kids fail from the interview because they feel uncomfortable during the interview.  The interview takes almost 1 hour, so it should be good to have someone you kid know and so they can play together.  No only can show the kid ability in communication, but also showing their social skill in front of the teacher.  The teacher will ask the kid question if they see the kid just playing alone and do not speak.  If the kids are playing, the teacher will observe them rather than asking them direct question.  After the interview, my daugther said the teacher do not ask her and her classmates anything.  They were only playing and tidy the place.  

So try to gather 2 or more kids and let them playing in somewhere in coming hoilday.  Let them know each other and make sure they are playing in ENGLISH...