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[paramount]

I for one think you’ve lost your mind.

[EVSDCA]

[quote=paramount]I for one think you’re out of your GD mind.[/quote]
Thanks for your input…but is it because it is impossible? Or you think I am just crazy

[paramount]

Let me put it this way, there are 1st world problems and then there’s the ridiculous.

Sort of like, should I get the GL450 or the Range Rover?

Does that help?

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Paramount: Good job, dude. You went and frightened the nice people off.

[bearishgurl]

Uhhh, Stuck?? Don’t you remember that there was a LOT more listing inventory to choose from in 2010?

Pray tell, WHY did you buy a principal residence for yourselves back then with which you were wholly unsatisfied with its location? Couldn’t you have made offers on anything and everything available in your school attendance area of choice, even condos and fixers, etc, if it was THAT important to you? Or RENT something there??

The GOOD news is, IF you didn’t remove equity from your residence AFTER you purchased it, you can likely now SELL it for a profit. The BAD news is that you will then have to live somewhere and that “sale profit” may or may not be enough for a downpayment on a replacement residence of your choosing. That leaves renting in your choice location.

Can I just ask here, “what exactly is wrong with the public elem school in your attendance area?”

Am I missing something?

And DO YOU REALIZE that your kid has a l-o-o-ong way to go before they have to be worried about qualifying for college admission??

For chrissakes, Stuck .. we ARE talking about KINDERGARTEN here, right? ‘kay, just wanted to make sure we’re on the same page.

Relax. You don’t all have to crowd in a 9×12’ rented room. If I may, I’d like to make a suggestion. It’s past time to enroll your kid in school so go to your neighborhood school and do this ASAP. Trust me when I tell you that your 4-5-year-old will never know the difference between schools so PLEASE don’t spoil it for them :=0

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Paramount: Good job, dude. You went and frightened the nice people off.[/quote]

Allan, that “nice poster” was positively distressed that their 4-5 yr old’s CHOICE application was turned down for a spot in one SR elem school when their child’s attendance area was actually within a neighboring elem school. The OP stated they purchased their “dream home” in SR in 2010 and asked here about the viability of “renting a room” in a residence of a home in the preferred school’s attendance area so their kid could get into the preferred school!

One has to wonder if the OP was ever advised by their agent at the time of their offer that CHOICE applications are given less priority than VEEP and magnet applications and that SR schools have historically heavily accepted a large contingent of both VEEP and magnet students.

This is just another case of extremely unrealistic expectations on the part of a homebuyer and also demonstrates the consequences of buying where you really don’t want to live but instead buying for the sake of buying when you could have continued to make offers or rent (both attendance areas having properties of equal or nearly equal value).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

BG: I was being snarky. Some years back, I coached a T-ball team and the parents of a five year old ask me what more they could be doing to prepare him for “The Show” (MLB).

The kid was five. He couldn’t even tie his own shoes.

People have lost their friggin’ minds, right along with their perspective and sense of proportion.

[Rhett]

Since this has been deleted, does anybody remember which Scripps Ranch schools were being discussed?

Sounds like somebody in Miramar Ranch’s boundaries trying to get into Dingeman.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Rhett]Since this has been deleted, does anybody remember which Scripps Ranch schools were being discussed?

Sounds like somebody in Miramar Ranch’s boundaries trying to get into Dingeman.[/quote]

Yes, Rhett, that was the case. What is the big deal, anyway … especially for a KINDERGARTENER?

I know of more than a dozen SDUSD students currently residing in PH (92139) who are attending SR schools on VEEP and magnet transfers. It is a 45-min bus ride for them one-way, barring any freeway mishaps. This is just a small microcosm of my own acquaintances residing in only ONE zip code. This will never change. The OP should have purchased or rented a residence in his/her desired school attendance area from the get go. It is ridiculous to come back three years later and cry wolf when they were (predictably) not granted their CHOICE transfer application that they undoubtedly thought their child would be entitled to.

That’s not the way the “system” works and never was. All agents working within SDUSD are well aware of this (or should be). If they don’t or are failing to advise their clients as such when they KNOW that school attendance area is their client’s top criteria for choosing a residence, then they are doing them a disservice if they are not discussing the chances of their children qualifying for a VEEP or magnet transfer PRIOR to making their offer.

IIRC, don’t you and Scarlett live in UC where your kid(s) attend public school? And are you still searching to buy a residence for your family?

Just wondering, Rhett. It’s been a long time for you guys.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook] . . . People have lost their friggin’ minds, right along with their perspective and sense of proportion.[/quote]

Yes, Allan, I, too find it positively wacky that a parent would be asking this forum the probability of them being able to move out of their “dream home” (their words) into a “rented room” of a home within an adjoining elem school attendance area, in order for their five-year old to attend that school.

It’s not like their neighborhood school anywhere near qualifies their kid for a (space-A) placement under the NCLB Act, lol . . .

[Rhett]

[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Rhett]IIRC, don’t you and Scarlett live in UC where your kid(s) attend public school? And are you still searching to buy a residence for your family?

Just wondering, Rhett. It’s been a long time for you guys.[/quote]

Yes, but no on the public school. Would rather not share details on the rest unless Scarlet would care to do so (in other words, ask the boss 🙂 ).

As far as the OP goes, I’d like to know the parameters before I criticize them too much, but it almost sounds to me like they are in or near Miro Circle, and for some reason were deluded into thinking that they could drive down the hill to Dingeman rather than around Lake Miramar to Miramar Ranch. Very similar situation to what we were seeing when looking in that area.

Interboundary choice transfers (that is from one grade school to another when both feed the same middle and/or high schools) probably never happen. And why should they?

[EVSDCA]

[quote=Rhett][quote=bearishgurl][quote=Rhett]IIRC, don’t you and Scarlett live in UC where your kid(s) attend public school? And are you still searching to buy a residence for your family?

Just wondering, Rhett. It’s been a long time for you guys.[/quote]

Yes, but no on the public school. Would rather not share details on the rest unless Scarlet would care to do so (in other words, ask the boss 🙂 ).

As far as the OP goes, I’d like to know the parameters before I criticize them too much, but it almost sounds to me like they are in or near Miro Circle, and for some reason were deluded into thinking that they could drive down the hill to Dingeman rather than around Lake Miramar to Miramar Ranch. Very similar situation to what we were seeing when looking in that area.

Interboundary choice transfers (that is from one grade school to another when both feed the same middle and/or high schools) probably never happen. And why should they?[/quote]
I was trying abandon my post after receiving bunch of “quick to judge” opinions rather than a productive Q&A as I would imagine how it goes. When all else fails, I often refer to Piggs for resources as I believe there are “well rounded people” (not physically) who would offer great insight because they are super knowledge in a wide range of areas/aspects of life. I first have to take blame for not giving enough information on my original post.
Well, we bought our dream house at a dream price with our dream realtor…blah blah blah…just got my loan funded today at 3.5%, 30 years fixed. I am in a real good mood.
We don’t intend to abandon our house (sell it, rent it, or give it away) for a “rented room”…oh hell no, we just want to spend enough time or so there to get our kid to the school we want. Ignore all other so not important factors when comparing 2 schools, the main reason is the bell’s schedule of DM (3:30PM) works perfect for my work schedule where I can pick up my kid and spend the rest of the afternoon doing homework or other activities with kid; rather than organizing a pickup and after school activities after the Miramar Ranch’s bell ringing at 2PM. The distance from our house to both school is practically the same.
Also, we were well aware of the school situation when we purchased the house, and so did our realtor. And we concur that we can live with it… life happens that sometimes you find an avenue is more convenience than the other during your journey…
Obviously, without you mentioned about the schools that I was referring to, nobody care what schools are at discussed…just give out opinions…
The only person who cares what others’ input is the poster, and I thank you for all your contribution to the thread even though it may not be as productive as I originally thought it would. I truly thank you, Rhett for your sense in the situation (may you please excuse my broken English)

[bearishgurl]

[quote=Stuck]I was trying abandon my post after receiving bunch of “quick to judge” opinions rather than a productive Q&A as I would imagine how it goes…[/quote]

Stuck, as you know, you did not abandon your post because of my initial comment. I read your OP and was in the process of responding to it at the time you abandoned it.

[quote=Stuck]We don’t intend to abandon our house (sell it, rent it, or give it away) for a “rented room”…oh hell no, we just want to spend enough time or so there to get our kid to the school we want.[/quote]

This is a preposterous idea, IMHO. How much time is “enough time” to spend every month in the rented room in order to “qualify” for residency?? And how are you going to find a homeowner to rent you and your family ONE room in the school attendance area of your choice? And is paying $500 – $750 mo for a “rented room” worth it just to get your kid in a school that lets out 90 mins later in the afternoons? Afterschool care is MUCH cheaper than that.

[quote=Stuck]Ignore all other so not important factors when comparing 2 schools, the main reason is the bell’s schedule of DM (3:30PM) works perfect for my work schedule where I can pick up my kid and spend the rest of the afternoon doing homework or other activities with kid; rather than organizing a pickup and after school activities after the Miramar Ranch’s bell ringing at 2PM. The istance from our house to both school is practically the same.[/quote]

Stuck, does Miramar Ranch have a 6-6 (Afterschool) program? Or can the YMCA pick up your kid and keep them at their center for an hour? Both of these solutions are cheap no-brainers to your very common problem….

[quote=Stuck]Obviously, without you mentioned about the schools that I was referring to, nobody care what schools are at discussed…just give out opinions …[/quote]

Stuck, Rhett knew Dingeman was one of the schools because he saw the name of your thread in his toolbar when he was reading it:

//piggington.com/we_are_not_accepted_by_choice_application_to_dingman_now_what

I just removed the “http” from your thread address so you can see that the above is the name of this thread. All readers of this thread can see its address.

[Rhett]

[quote=bearishgurl]Stuck, Rhett knew Dingeman was one of the schools because he saw the name of your thread in his toolbar[/quote]

Not so; it was easy to guess. We looked at an awful lot of houses in the Miramar area, and are very familiar with the school boundaries and the relative information of each.

Like the original poster, we had a *major* problem with Miramar Ranch’s bell schedule. Our problem was the reverse – the 7:30 start is just way too early for us, and we’d much prefer a 9:00 start. But, like BearishGirl said, you can always use the after hours program and just adjust (though it makes for a LONG day for your child, and that isn’t so great). In fact, one reason we do not have our child in public schools is that there is the same early start for Doyle (7:30ish), so we have her in a nearby private school.

If the OP is chasing API scores (and less face it, many people do), in 2011 Dingeman was 973 and Miramar Ranch 913. If you look at 2012, Dingeman fell to 959, and Miramar Ranch went up to 928. This really is a wash, all things considered – and in many other scenarios nobody would think twice about a school with a 928.

To address another point of the OP – you need to be careful about the renting trick. Schools that are pushed to the limit in attendance (which I believe Dingeman may be) will look into property tax records (especially for somebody recently denied for a choice transfer), and if they see you own a place nearby, they may ask some difficult questions.

Schools also have a cutoff date for guaranteed enrollment for a given year, and you’d have to check with Dingeman to see what that may be. If they are pushed to the limit, somebody coming in late might get placed in the nearest school with room – and given that Ellen Browning Scripps is also pretty full, I bet that would be (drum roll) Miramar Ranch. So wouldn’t it be ironic if you rented to get into Dingeman, only to be sent to Miramar Ranch?

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