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[bearishgurl]

[quote=AN]Although all CA public HS have to take the same exit exam, it’s the amount of AP classes available and the competition the child experience during school that help prepare to student for college. If you go to a school that doesn’t have as many student interested in a certain AP class, then that class get cancelled. The more students interested in AP classes, the higher the likelihood that all available AP class would be offered.

Also, there are data out there that shows how well the student from certain HS perform at UC. That data doesn’t lie. Students who went to Torrey Pine HS got better GPA in UC system vs many other HS in the county. I attribute their performance at a University level to their environment in HS.

I agree that at the end of the day, it comes down to the individual child. However, those who constantly have to compete with high caliber peers will be more ready to compete with even higher caliber peers at a UC level. VS those who went to a school that have less competition and they breeze through HS with little competition.[/quote]

If a smart student can “breeze” thru a HS with little competition, they will be in the top 4% to graduate and are eligible for offers to attend one or more UC campuses.

See: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/local_eligibility.html

“Students also can become UC-eligible by achieving grades in the a-g courses that rank in the top 4 percent of their own high school’s class (called Eligibility in the Local Context) or by achieving very high standardized test scores (called Eligibility by Examination Alone).”

If a smart student’s GPA is neck-to-neck with hundreds of other high-performing students at Torrey Pines HS, they will be LUCKY to be in the top 25% to graduate and will be VERY LUCKY to be admitted to a UC campus. If the high-performing student can’t get admitted to prove how qualified they are for college in the first place, then what’s your point?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/uc-freshman-admission-rate-drops-a-bit-more-than-10000-waitlisted-.html

I say the kid who’s putting forth his very best effort in his college-prep classes in a HS in Salinas, CA (Stanislaus Co.) and coming home every day to his family’s trailer to study in his corrugated room-addition with a fan blowing on him and his slide rule in the 95 deg. heat of September, while his parents finish their lettuce-picking shifts for the day has a H@LLUVA LOT BETTER CHANCE OF BEING ADMITTED TO a UC campus than a (top 4%) senior at Torrey Pines HS in SD. This student will tackle any subject and do ANYTHING he has to to be able to leave Salinas and NOT have to pick lettuce when he grows up. That’s the way the “system” works. What say you??

Not putting down any particular schools here. Just stating that I think too much emphasis is put on schools when making a RE buying decision. More important decisions than schools should be location and condition of property and long-term carrying costs.

AN, would you mind my asking, when you bought your most recent home, did you purchase it within the Torrey Pines HS attendance area? If not, do you regret not doing so? Are you happy with your local HS and if you kids have not attended it yet, will you remain in the property so they can?

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bearishgurl, I know all about guarantee admission at a UC. I was guarantee a spot a UCI. Didn’t go there, but but was guarantee a spot there. It all depend on your child’s work ethics. If he/she works hard regardless and perform at his/her 100% potential, then it doesn’t matter as much (except for times when certain AP class get cancelled due to low interest). However, if you kids are the type who would do just enough to be in the top 5%, then he/she might have a rude awakening when s/he enter a UC and found out that s/he has to work 10X harder just to keep up w/ the peers at a prestigious UC (UCB/UCLA/UCSD). It’s very possible that s/he will adapt and work harder, but s/he might be out of their element, since s/he never had to work that hard before to get a B. If you can’t be in the top 5-10% at Torrey Pine HS, then you’re going to be hard press to keep up with your peers at UCB/UCLA/UCSD.

I know valedictorians from not so good HS acing it at UCSD, because they have ALWAYS worked at 100% capacity. So a not so good HS doesn’t hold them back. I also know people who breeze through decent HS (being in the top 5% of their class), only to get a rude awakening when they enter UCSD. They really had to pick up their game. To use a running analogy, it’s much harder to run full speed (the speed your peers run at) when you’ve been strolling for the past 4 years, while your peers have been running/training for the last 4 years. I never say it’s not doable, it’s just that much harder since s/he aren’t familiar w/ that kind of competition.

Me personal, no I do not live in a TPHS attendance area. No, I do not regret it one bit. I live in an area where the schools are ranked 9-10 for elementary, 9 for middle school and 8 for HS. The HS also have a good amount of students going to UC as well. My kids are not even in preschool yet, but like I told sdcellar before, I have no plan to move out of my current house until they graduate college, so I’m perfectly happy with my kids going to my local HS. Since this area is MUCH MUCH cheaper than comparable place in Carmel Valley, I have the luxury to have my wife work part time or stay at home if she like. I personally think that with my wife pushing & tutoring our kids while going to a school that 8/10 as good (on average compare to TPHS) will yield a better result than living in Carmel Valley and requiring both of us to work and leaving it all up to TPHS. I wouldn’t settle/be happy with schools that have API bellow 7 and have low UC attendance rate, but that’s not the case for my local HS.

[an]

bearishgurl, I know all about guarantee admission at a UC. I was guarantee a spot a UCI. Didn’t go there, but but was guarantee a spot there. It all depend on your child’s work ethics. If he/she works hard regardless and perform at his/her 100% potential, then it doesn’t matter as much (except for times when certain AP class get cancelled due to low interest). However, if you kids are the type who would do just enough to be in the top 5%, then he/she might have a rude awakening when s/he enter a UC and found out that s/he has to work 10X harder just to keep up w/ the peers at a prestigious UC (UCB/UCLA/UCSD). It’s very possible that s/he will adapt and work harder, but s/he might be out of their element, since s/he never had to work that hard before to get a B. If you can’t be in the top 5-10% at Torrey Pine HS, then you’re going to be hard press to keep up with your peers at UCB/UCLA/UCSD.

I know valedictorians from not so good HS acing it at UCSD, because they have ALWAYS worked at 100% capacity. So a not so good HS doesn’t hold them back. I also know people who breeze through decent HS (being in the top 5% of their class), only to get a rude awakening when they enter UCSD. They really had to pick up their game. To use a running analogy, it’s much harder to run full speed (the speed your peers run at) when you’ve been strolling for the past 4 years, while your peers have been running/training for the last 4 years. I never say it’s not doable, it’s just that much harder since s/he aren’t familiar w/ that kind of competition.

Me personal, no I do not live in a TPHS attendance area. No, I do not regret it one bit. I live in an area where the schools are ranked 9-10 for elementary, 9 for middle school and 8 for HS. The HS also have a good amount of students going to UC as well. My kids are not even in preschool yet, but like I told sdcellar before, I have no plan to move out of my current house until they graduate college, so I’m perfectly happy with my kids going to my local HS. Since this area is MUCH MUCH cheaper than comparable place in Carmel Valley, I have the luxury to have my wife work part time or stay at home if she like. I personally think that with my wife pushing & tutoring our kids while going to a school that 8/10 as good (on average compare to TPHS) will yield a better result than living in Carmel Valley and requiring both of us to work and leaving it all up to TPHS. I wouldn’t settle/be happy with schools that have API bellow 7 and have low UC attendance rate, but that’s not the case for my local HS.

[an]

bearishgurl, I know all about guarantee admission at a UC. I was guarantee a spot a UCI. Didn’t go there, but but was guarantee a spot there. It all depend on your child’s work ethics. If he/she works hard regardless and perform at his/her 100% potential, then it doesn’t matter as much (except for times when certain AP class get cancelled due to low interest). However, if you kids are the type who would do just enough to be in the top 5%, then he/she might have a rude awakening when s/he enter a UC and found out that s/he has to work 10X harder just to keep up w/ the peers at a prestigious UC (UCB/UCLA/UCSD). It’s very possible that s/he will adapt and work harder, but s/he might be out of their element, since s/he never had to work that hard before to get a B. If you can’t be in the top 5-10% at Torrey Pine HS, then you’re going to be hard press to keep up with your peers at UCB/UCLA/UCSD.

I know valedictorians from not so good HS acing it at UCSD, because they have ALWAYS worked at 100% capacity. So a not so good HS doesn’t hold them back. I also know people who breeze through decent HS (being in the top 5% of their class), only to get a rude awakening when they enter UCSD. They really had to pick up their game. To use a running analogy, it’s much harder to run full speed (the speed your peers run at) when you’ve been strolling for the past 4 years, while your peers have been running/training for the last 4 years. I never say it’s not doable, it’s just that much harder since s/he aren’t familiar w/ that kind of competition.

Me personal, no I do not live in a TPHS attendance area. No, I do not regret it one bit. I live in an area where the schools are ranked 9-10 for elementary, 9 for middle school and 8 for HS. The HS also have a good amount of students going to UC as well. My kids are not even in preschool yet, but like I told sdcellar before, I have no plan to move out of my current house until they graduate college, so I’m perfectly happy with my kids going to my local HS. Since this area is MUCH MUCH cheaper than comparable place in Carmel Valley, I have the luxury to have my wife work part time or stay at home if she like. I personally think that with my wife pushing & tutoring our kids while going to a school that 8/10 as good (on average compare to TPHS) will yield a better result than living in Carmel Valley and requiring both of us to work and leaving it all up to TPHS. I wouldn’t settle/be happy with schools that have API bellow 7 and have low UC attendance rate, but that’s not the case for my local HS.

[an]

bearishgurl, I know all about guarantee admission at a UC. I was guarantee a spot a UCI. Didn’t go there, but but was guarantee a spot there. It all depend on your child’s work ethics. If he/she works hard regardless and perform at his/her 100% potential, then it doesn’t matter as much (except for times when certain AP class get cancelled due to low interest). However, if you kids are the type who would do just enough to be in the top 5%, then he/she might have a rude awakening when s/he enter a UC and found out that s/he has to work 10X harder just to keep up w/ the peers at a prestigious UC (UCB/UCLA/UCSD). It’s very possible that s/he will adapt and work harder, but s/he might be out of their element, since s/he never had to work that hard before to get a B. If you can’t be in the top 5-10% at Torrey Pine HS, then you’re going to be hard press to keep up with your peers at UCB/UCLA/UCSD.

I know valedictorians from not so good HS acing it at UCSD, because they have ALWAYS worked at 100% capacity. So a not so good HS doesn’t hold them back. I also know people who breeze through decent HS (being in the top 5% of their class), only to get a rude awakening when they enter UCSD. They really had to pick up their game. To use a running analogy, it’s much harder to run full speed (the speed your peers run at) when you’ve been strolling for the past 4 years, while your peers have been running/training for the last 4 years. I never say it’s not doable, it’s just that much harder since s/he aren’t familiar w/ that kind of competition.

Me personal, no I do not live in a TPHS attendance area. No, I do not regret it one bit. I live in an area where the schools are ranked 9-10 for elementary, 9 for middle school and 8 for HS. The HS also have a good amount of students going to UC as well. My kids are not even in preschool yet, but like I told sdcellar before, I have no plan to move out of my current house until they graduate college, so I’m perfectly happy with my kids going to my local HS. Since this area is MUCH MUCH cheaper than comparable place in Carmel Valley, I have the luxury to have my wife work part time or stay at home if she like. I personally think that with my wife pushing & tutoring our kids while going to a school that 8/10 as good (on average compare to TPHS) will yield a better result than living in Carmel Valley and requiring both of us to work and leaving it all up to TPHS. I wouldn’t settle/be happy with schools that have API bellow 7 and have low UC attendance rate, but that’s not the case for my local HS.

[an]

bearishgurl, I know all about guarantee admission at a UC. I was guarantee a spot a UCI. Didn’t go there, but but was guarantee a spot there. It all depend on your child’s work ethics. If he/she works hard regardless and perform at his/her 100% potential, then it doesn’t matter as much (except for times when certain AP class get cancelled due to low interest). However, if you kids are the type who would do just enough to be in the top 5%, then he/she might have a rude awakening when s/he enter a UC and found out that s/he has to work 10X harder just to keep up w/ the peers at a prestigious UC (UCB/UCLA/UCSD). It’s very possible that s/he will adapt and work harder, but s/he might be out of their element, since s/he never had to work that hard before to get a B. If you can’t be in the top 5-10% at Torrey Pine HS, then you’re going to be hard press to keep up with your peers at UCB/UCLA/UCSD.

I know valedictorians from not so good HS acing it at UCSD, because they have ALWAYS worked at 100% capacity. So a not so good HS doesn’t hold them back. I also know people who breeze through decent HS (being in the top 5% of their class), only to get a rude awakening when they enter UCSD. They really had to pick up their game. To use a running analogy, it’s much harder to run full speed (the speed your peers run at) when you’ve been strolling for the past 4 years, while your peers have been running/training for the last 4 years. I never say it’s not doable, it’s just that much harder since s/he aren’t familiar w/ that kind of competition.

Me personal, no I do not live in a TPHS attendance area. No, I do not regret it one bit. I live in an area where the schools are ranked 9-10 for elementary, 9 for middle school and 8 for HS. The HS also have a good amount of students going to UC as well. My kids are not even in preschool yet, but like I told sdcellar before, I have no plan to move out of my current house until they graduate college, so I’m perfectly happy with my kids going to my local HS. Since this area is MUCH MUCH cheaper than comparable place in Carmel Valley, I have the luxury to have my wife work part time or stay at home if she like. I personally think that with my wife pushing & tutoring our kids while going to a school that 8/10 as good (on average compare to TPHS) will yield a better result than living in Carmel Valley and requiring both of us to work and leaving it all up to TPHS. I wouldn’t settle/be happy with schools that have API bellow 7 and have low UC attendance rate, but that’s not the case for my local HS.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]

Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]

Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]

Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]

Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Scarlett] . . . The obvious choice for us is those La Jolla townhomes I mentioned. Extra short & easy commute on city streets. Off I-5. Nearby shopping. Excellent schools. Cons – small townhomes/no yard/no community/students/HOA. old . . . [/quote]

Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
If it’s east of the 5, it’s 92122 and goes to UC schools.

Is it one of these units:
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100008523-5127_Renaissance_Ave_A_San_Diego_CA_92122

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
If it’s east of the 5, it’s 92122 and goes to UC schools.

Is it one of these units:
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100008523-5127_Renaissance_Ave_A_San_Diego_CA_92122

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
If it’s east of the 5, it’s 92122 and goes to UC schools.

Is it one of these units:
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100008523-5127_Renaissance_Ave_A_San_Diego_CA_92122

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Scarlett, I just found my Thomas Guide – LOL. This townhome I stayed in in 1980 for ten days was on Mahaila Ave., between UTC and LJ Village Square (which was fairly new back then). It was VERY SPACIOUS (about 2100+ SF if I can recall) with an oversized 2-car garage – had 3 levels incl. garage. Wide turnabout to garage in alley. Very quiet, nice amenities and it didn’t feel like a condo to me at all. I was very impressed. It can’t possibly have MR because the bonds were not even in existence in SD County until 1987. The woman I “dogsat” for was single, no children. Piggs, can you help identify schools and current HOA dues?? I don’t know.[/quote]
If it’s east of the 5, it’s 92122 and goes to UC schools.

Is it one of these units:
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100008523-5127_Renaissance_Ave_A_San_Diego_CA_92122

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