[quote=equalizer]Don’t forget to move kid in last year of HS to lowest performing school in county, sure way to get into any college.[/quote]
My .02: If your (prior to junior-level) HS kid is excelling in AP/IB classes in a SD County HS with a high API, you may as well sell your (no doubt high MR, high HOA fee) SD North Co mcmansion and move to a coveted Normal Heights or Kensington canyon rim or village lot well in advance of your retirement, Piggs. Why not enjoy the view from SD’s finest ‘hoods! And don’t forget to check out any “rare” listings in “Alvarado Estates” (Crawford attendance area). It’s walking/biking distance to SDSU!
This “calculated” and “strategic” move will enable your child to obtain a “guaranteed admission” to UC schools (race/nationality be damned).
This is the way our “esteemed system” works, Piggs. It’s NOT illegal and it’s NOT cheating to do this! It is a very practical workaround, indeed. From my fairly recent conversations with university dept heads, I believe ALL CSU/UC campuses will be EXTREMELY impacted in the coming years due to budget cuts AND a HUGE population of kids in the “pipeline.” As a consequence, many, many qualified potential incoming students will be denied admission.
Eligibility in the Local Context, commonly referred to as ELC, is met by applicants ranked in the top 4% of their high school class in terms of performance on an 11-unit pattern of UC-approved high school courses. Beginning with fall 2007 applicants, ELC will also require a UC-calculated GPA of at least 3.0. Fully eligible ELC students are guaranteed a spot at one of UC’s undergraduate campuses, though not necessarily at their first-choice campus or even to a campus to which they applied.
IMO, many Piggs seem to be sweating over this college admission stuff (even while their kid(s) are still in strollers). All this blood ($$), sweat and tears only makes sense if you KNOW you will have the bucks to send your kid to a private university. Who knows what private universities will cost 15+ years from now??
