[quote=desmond]Just got back from a road trip to Houston to deliver some furniture, etc. to my two kids living there. (btw, u-haul is $1600 to Houston but I went with Penske, 16′ for $983). Both are doing well (son was salesman of the 3rd and maybe 4th quarter for his company)daughter also working and dating $$$ texas boy. Anyway, much better quality of life for them out there. Gas was $2.97/gal, rent cheaper, better roads, rest stops, etc. Getting started is crucial in life, saving money and getting ahead for them far outway any petty weather or other concerns. The writing is on the wall here in CA and now has turned to permanent paint.[/quote]
I couldn’t agree more, desmond. A former CA resident who is a college graduate can always return to Cali if they wish to accept a job there.
I’ve been trying to interest my youngest to attend college out of state in any of three “flyover” states where they are either eligible for in-state tuition or nearly a “full-ride” scholarship for all four years. In those colleges, lower-level (GE) classes are actually taught by FULL PROFESSORS (avg 25-30 yrs tenure) and the class sizes are 19-35 students (avg 23 students) as opposed to 514 students in Cali taught by an “underpaid” grad student and where the student is just a “number” getting lost in the shuffle. In addition, the student in these OOS schools gets an academic advisor chained to their ankle (who calls them periodically) so they don’t make any (expensive) class-selection mistakes and are able to graduate in four years. Free tutoring in all subjects is also available in two of the schools.
And best of all, students actually graduate in four years!
In one of the colleges, my kid can qualify for a 2br on-campus apt (sm LR/KIT and one bath) with only ONE roommate. Cost to me? $181.50 per mo (incl all utils, cable and wireless internet).
fwiw, I just saw on the UCLA website last month that for the Fall 2012 semester, just 19% of the freshmen they admitted were actually in-state residents. 34% were foreign students and the rest were from out of state.
I would surmise the percentages are similar for UCB, UCSB, UCD, UCSD, etc.
So much for CA’s “flagship schools” (that its “resident” taxpayers are supporting) offering priority admission to its in-state HS grads over outsiders.
I think CA’s public universities have a “duty” to educate “qualified” CA residents first over other applicants. Other states surely do. But it looks like those days are gone forever. Why is this so? It’s simple …. $$$$$ :=0
