Sorrento Valley / Calle Cristobal

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3) Is there good access to the RP canyon? I would guess so I usually start from the trailhead

The ‘proper’ accesses are located at the east and west end of Calle Cristobal. The west end is located at the south side of Calle Cristobal at the bottom of the hill (large parking lot with a gate). The east end is supposedly at the park located at the north end of Camino Ruiz (intersection Camino Ruiz and Calle Cristobal). I have not checked the access from the park yet. It is possible to mountain bike from the west access, heading to the east – all the way to 15 and past by a bit.

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[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]

I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.

You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.

My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.

The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.

I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.

The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.asp

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[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]

I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.

You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.

My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.

The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.

I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.

The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.asp

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[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]

I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.

You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.

My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.

The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.

I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.

The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.asp

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[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]

I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.

You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.

My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.

The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.

I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.

The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.asp

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[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]

I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.

You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.

My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.

The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.

I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.

The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.asp

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Oh – and to answer your other questions.

– The odds of choicing in are based on space/availability and, I think, order of application. So if you apply to a very popular school (like LJHS) your odds are worse than if you apply to a less popular, but still decent school (pt loma high school for example).

– The charter schools seem to be semi-easy to get in. I have friends sending their kids to Muir and they said it was easy…

I’m not sure – but my friend may have applied to Benchley both as choice and as magnet. I know she got in under the “choice” avenue.

It’s an odds game – if you apply to more than one school, you have better odds. My kids go to Curie – and a LOT of their classmates live outside of the neighborhood. Fine by me – shows they have active/involved parents who took the time to work the system.

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Oh – and to answer your other questions.

– The odds of choicing in are based on space/availability and, I think, order of application. So if you apply to a very popular school (like LJHS) your odds are worse than if you apply to a less popular, but still decent school (pt loma high school for example).

– The charter schools seem to be semi-easy to get in. I have friends sending their kids to Muir and they said it was easy…

I’m not sure – but my friend may have applied to Benchley both as choice and as magnet. I know she got in under the “choice” avenue.

It’s an odds game – if you apply to more than one school, you have better odds. My kids go to Curie – and a LOT of their classmates live outside of the neighborhood. Fine by me – shows they have active/involved parents who took the time to work the system.

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Oh – and to answer your other questions.

– The odds of choicing in are based on space/availability and, I think, order of application. So if you apply to a very popular school (like LJHS) your odds are worse than if you apply to a less popular, but still decent school (pt loma high school for example).

– The charter schools seem to be semi-easy to get in. I have friends sending their kids to Muir and they said it was easy…

I’m not sure – but my friend may have applied to Benchley both as choice and as magnet. I know she got in under the “choice” avenue.

It’s an odds game – if you apply to more than one school, you have better odds. My kids go to Curie – and a LOT of their classmates live outside of the neighborhood. Fine by me – shows they have active/involved parents who took the time to work the system.

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Oh – and to answer your other questions.

– The odds of choicing in are based on space/availability and, I think, order of application. So if you apply to a very popular school (like LJHS) your odds are worse than if you apply to a less popular, but still decent school (pt loma high school for example).

– The charter schools seem to be semi-easy to get in. I have friends sending their kids to Muir and they said it was easy…

I’m not sure – but my friend may have applied to Benchley both as choice and as magnet. I know she got in under the “choice” avenue.

It’s an odds game – if you apply to more than one school, you have better odds. My kids go to Curie – and a LOT of their classmates live outside of the neighborhood. Fine by me – shows they have active/involved parents who took the time to work the system.

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Oh – and to answer your other questions.

– The odds of choicing in are based on space/availability and, I think, order of application. So if you apply to a very popular school (like LJHS) your odds are worse than if you apply to a less popular, but still decent school (pt loma high school for example).

– The charter schools seem to be semi-easy to get in. I have friends sending their kids to Muir and they said it was easy…

I’m not sure – but my friend may have applied to Benchley both as choice and as magnet. I know she got in under the “choice” avenue.

It’s an odds game – if you apply to more than one school, you have better odds. My kids go to Curie – and a LOT of their classmates live outside of the neighborhood. Fine by me – shows they have active/involved parents who took the time to work the system.

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Point Loma High is a decent school? I don’t have personal experience with PLH but their API scores is pretty low. Based on API scores, SRHS, MMHS, and UCHS are all better. Am I missing something?

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Point Loma High is a decent school? I don’t have personal experience with PLH but their API scores is pretty low. Based on API scores, SRHS, MMHS, and UCHS are all better. Am I missing something?

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Point Loma High is a decent school? I don’t have personal experience with PLH but their API scores is pretty low. Based on API scores, SRHS, MMHS, and UCHS are all better. Am I missing something?

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Point Loma High is a decent school? I don’t have personal experience with PLH but their API scores is pretty low. Based on API scores, SRHS, MMHS, and UCHS are all better. Am I missing something?

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