[an]

[quote=outtamojo] While we’re at it, let’s do something about the sunshine tax : (
I think your wife is an RN? The Northern Cali Kaiser RN’s scored a 14% raise over 3 years in the latest contract.[/quote]I actually don’t mind the sunshine tax.
I’m pretty sure the NoCal Kaiser RN union area able to negotiate that because the cost of living has risen through the roof. Something tells me that if cost of living didn’t rise like they did, the union won’t be able to negotiate that kind of pay raise. Unlike tech, RN can move anywhere, as long as there are people, there will be a demand. So, if the hospital don’t pay up and cost of living keep on rising, RN will pick up an leave for greener pastures.

[an]

[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.

[an]

[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?

[an]

[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.

[an]

check your PM. I just sent you a message with referral.

[an]

So 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.

[an]

So, 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.

[an]

[quote=scaredyclassic]Mcat of 30 is 80th percentile. High. Not easy.[/quote]that’s a B-

[an]

[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 maybe

Most 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.

[an]

[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…

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/can-csu-students-get-into-medical-school-in-california.725625/

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.

[an]

.

[an]

When 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.

[an]

Here 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=aac509

Funny 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 :-).

[an]

[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]

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.

[Author]

Posts