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March 25, 2015 at 11:29 AM in reply to: San Diego tied for dead last in job creation in top 50 metros, SF is 3rd from top #784158March 25, 2015 at 11:23 AM in reply to: San Diego tied for dead last in job creation in top 50 metros, SF is 3rd from top #784157
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Participant[quote=spdrun]Be careful of what you wish for! I really hope San Diego does NOT become like the Bay Area recently — “good” parts of the Bay Area have turned into a gridlocked, overpriced, pretentious mess. LESS job creation would actually do the Bay Area a lot of good. When I was in SF in September of last year, it took me FIVE HOURS. FIVE. HOURS. to get out of the city to the north.
I’d rather San Diego stay like a big Santa Cruz to L.A.’s Bay Area.[/quote]I don’t want SD to be exactly like Bay Area. But SD can take lessons learned from Bay Area and have proper public transit and limit the area of major job centers. So that it allow public transit to work better.
March 25, 2015 at 9:33 AM in reply to: San Diego tied for dead last in job creation in top 50 metros, SF is 3rd from top #784153an
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]Seriously AN, Go to Austin, spend a few days driving around in a rental car an then come back and tell me Austin is better.
Really it’s not a good as they make it out to be.
SD is in much better shape.[/quote]I’m actually not trying to say Austin is better. However, I know that Bay Area is better in term of job creation and job availability. I would like to start a discussion to see what we can do to become more like bay area in term of job creation. Is there anything we can do?
March 24, 2015 at 5:55 PM in reply to: San Diego tied for dead last in job creation in top 50 metros, SF is 3rd from top #784138an
Participant[quote=flyer]Historically, San Diego has always scored low in job creation–even at that–it’s better than it used to be. Probably why so many people who grew up here end up having to leave to make their degrees pay off.
With the exception of the Bay Area cities, most of the cities that ranked highest with regard to job creation have a lower cost-of-living and are far more “business friendly”–issues which have long been discussed as barriers to growth here.
Personally, I don’t see those things changing much in the future, but, finding ways to effectively address those issues might provide a starting point for change.[/quote]So, what you’re saying is, SD and other CA cities are screwed, since bay area/LA control the votes and they love the high tax and high cost of living. They already have an established economy, so it’s easier for them to grow organically.
March 24, 2015 at 12:03 PM in reply to: Need a experienced buyer’s agent in CV who will rebate #784130an
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March 24, 2015 at 10:08 AM in reply to: San Diego tied for dead last in job creation in top 50 metros, SF is 3rd from top #784125an
ParticipantSo very sad. What can the city/county official do that change our ranking? I would love to hear discussion on what we can do the change this.
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ParticipantSo, get some cheap go phone on your current carrier, switch to T-mobile to get out of your contract, then switch back to your current carrier and get your new phone for free and sell your old phone, which would allow you to make some $ from this deal. I’m seriously considering doing this.
March 17, 2015 at 11:38 AM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #783890an
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]Mcat of 30 is 80th percentile. High. Not easy.[/quote]that’s a B-
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Participant[quote=flu]
Pretty much, all you need for a beater car is
1. Oil changes every 6 month/5k or 1 year/10k if you’re doing synthetic… longer interval if you really dont care
2. Brake pads and maybe rotors (maybe every 2 years for pads, every 4 for rotors)
3. Tires (every 5 years)
4. Smog inspection (every other year)
5. battery maybeMost good reliable car will maintain most of their reliability even if you neglect most of the recommended service. It’s a beater car, you don’t need to do everything that shops tell you need to do to fatten their profits. You drive that car until it breaks, which surprisingly will be a lot longer than most people think.[/quote]Totally agree and this is exactly what I’m doing. You can do oil change and brakes yourself. Parts are dirt cheap. Tires aren’t too bad either if you have <17" rims. You can get tires with 80k miles warranty for ~$400-500. That should last you at least 4 years if you drive 20k miles a year. So, really, it should only cost you ~$200-300/year in maintenance of a beater.
March 17, 2015 at 9:38 AM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #783883an
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]The reality is the avg. Kid going to Cal state is not going to maintain a near 4.0 GPA and a kick as MCAT score.
But that’s not Cal state. That’s the kid
Given the size of Cal state LA 27 is a tiny no. Of apps esp. Since I vies produce 100 plus apps a year…but a Yale student transferring to Cal state could do it.
Csu to med school thread…
Of course it can be done…[/quote]base on that forum, some CSU student got in to medical school from CSU with a 3.6 GPA and a MCAT of 30. Considering max MCAT score is 45, it doesn’t seem to earth shattering high requirement just because you went to CSU. It seems like the data points to, if you want to get into medical school, get great GPA and high MCAT score and a lot of volunteer/experience. That sound just like undergrad.
March 16, 2015 at 11:56 PM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #783869an
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March 16, 2015 at 11:56 PM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #783868an
ParticipantWhen I said SDSU, I was using it to reference public school vs private school. I didn’t mean SDSU specifically. UC are only ~$6500/year more than CSU. It’s perfectly fine to go to UC vs CSU. It’s the road well traveled. CSU route is definitely less traveled, which is why you don’t see too many CSU students applying to medical school. Don’t take me saying SDSU so literal. But if one chose the road less travel does not automatically mean they’re less likely to to get in. It just mean they’ve chosen a path that most did not.
March 16, 2015 at 4:54 PM in reply to: The cost of an Ivy League undergrad degree next year…. #783840an
ParticipantHere are the ranking of top research medical school:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/research-rankings?int=af3309&int=b3b50a&int=b14409
and top primary care medical school: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/primary-care-rankings?int=af3309&int=b3b50a&int=aac509Funny part is, for primary care, the top 10 are all public schools. Harvard came in @ 11. For research, the list is reversed and most are private. However, 6 out of the top 20 are public. UCSF, UCLA, and UCSD are three of the 6.
So, depend on what kind of doctor you want to be, Ivy might not even be a good choice. If you want to be a primary care physician, not only is Harvard expensive, it’s not even the best. You’d want to get into University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. They’re #2 and it only cost you $18k compare to Harvard’s $54k.
UCSF is the only one that is the top 3 for both list. So, it seems like UCSF might have the best program overall, IMHO.
If you live in San Diego, the best bang for your buck would be UCSD. #17 in research and #19 in primary care. Your kid can stay at home to save mucho $ too :-).
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Participant[quote=lpjohnso][quote=AN]Something tells me that if they only qualify for a 10% car loan, they probably won’t be able to do a 0% balance transfer app-o-rama.[/quote]
This could be very true. However, our credit is better now than it was a couple of years ago.[/quote]If your credit is better now, you should try and refi the car. Not sure how much you owe on it vs how much it’s worth. But if you’re not upside down, you can refi to much lower rate or you can get a HELOC to pay the difference. That way, you won’t be touching your original home loan.an
ParticipantSomething tells me that if they only qualify for a 10% car loan, they probably won’t be able to do a 0% balance transfer app-o-rama.
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