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Participant[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.
Participant[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.
Participant[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.
“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?
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?
Participant[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.
“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?
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?
Participant[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.
“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?
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?
Participant[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.
“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?
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?
Participant[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.
“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?
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?
Participant[quote=UCGal]I like the area North of CMB, east of Gennesee, west of 805 – especially the homes on San Clemente Canyon. These home are in the Hawthorne Elementary school area. I have a friend who sends her son to Hawthorne because she liked their Seminar program better than the one at Spreckels (in UC). She LOVES the school. Not sure how much of that is stictly love of this school’s seminar program.
I have friends who live off of Mt. Herbert – west of Genesee, north of Balboa. There are some really cool houses along finger canyons that run through there.
One of the schools over there is Muir – it’s a charter school that is K-12. Friends who send their kids there are really impressed with the school. I’m impressed with the parent volunteers that did all the new landscaping last year. (My children’s piano teacher is in the neighborhood so I watched them work on weekends.)
I have a friend who taught at Field (near the Clairemont Square) for several years. It’s student population has a lot of english learners – so that’s a data point for you.
As far as middle schools and high schools… I went to Marston and Clairemont HS… I turned out ok. But I just had my 30th HS reunion… so my data is a bit out of date. LOL.[/quote]
Scarlett, don’t get so far ahead of yourself. You will be looking for your first home, no? Your kids are only in ELEM. school. These grades are not averaged in for college entrance. Look at UCGal’s suggestions above. She also has lived in Clairemont for many, many years and is an ENGINEER. Awombadavis is absolutely right. VEEP applicants have been ahead of Choice applicants since the beginning of time. In order to qualify for VEEP status, your family income must qualify you and you must be bussing in or driving from a school attendance area whose schools have MUCH lower scores and maybe didn’t even meet the “no child left behind” criteria. Race plays a part in VEEP selection, too. Obviously, LJ and TP High Schools must not be as *naturally* integrated as other schools, thus they hold spaces open for grade-qualified VEEP applicants. (Corr. me if I’m wrong, awombadavis.) Many VEEP students bus up to 1 hr. each way from 92105, 92115, 92113, 92114, 92139 and 92154. Having a child in the VEEP program can be a daily logistical grind for the student AND their parent(s) alike, but it’s a chance for a deserving student to obtain education and opportunities their parents never had. You can’t count on successfully “choicing” out of the school in the attendance area of a property you haven’t even purchased yet or use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in.
Not trying to lecture here, Scarlett, but you posted you have around a $500K limit you can pay for a property and poss. getting parents to help with down payment. This will be enough to get an awesome property you will be happy with. You are considering Clairemont: City of SD, urban, 8-11 mi. north of dtn. SD, to purchase a property for your family. Good choice, well-located, large lots, no MR, most devs. have no HOA.
YOUR KIDS WILL BE HAPPY WHEREVER THEY GO TO SCHOOL!! In SD, they will also be eligible for a public mo. bus pass for bet. $27 and $32 mo. if they are able to “choice” or attend a magnet program. This is cheaper and more convenient than paying for school bus transportation, IMO.
I’ll repeat this. ALL CA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AN EXIT EXAM AND OTHER STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. THEY *ALL* MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM TO GRADUATE SENIORS. Opportunities abound in the AP classes in every school and IB Programs, as well as math/science/tech magnets such as High Tech High in Liberty Stn. San Diego. It is actually EASIER to get accepted into the UC system in schools where there are more “lower-scoring” or ESL students because the UC system accepts a top percentage of graduates FROM EACH SCHOOL.
I just had to vent here because almost every time I log on the forums, I see posts of young parents absolutely OBSESSED WITH SCHOOL SCORES and SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS, to the extent they’re willing to commute long distances to work and pay exorbitant MR and HOA to live within certain boundaries. No matter where your child attends school, it will be all UP TO HIM/HER to excel in school.
Guess what!! I’ve recently got my last child to agree to attending CC for the first two years of college. My childrens’ college fees are paid for by a third-party gov’t entity but ONLY FEES and ONLY for 8 semesters. It is taking SO LONG now to get a degree from MOST UC and CSU campuses, due to budget and class cutbacks that I now want the WHOLE 8-semester benefit to be used beginning in the junior year. I will pay for a CC (Associate or “Transfer” Degree) out of my pocket. Why? THE INK READS THE SAME AND DRIES THE SAME ON A CAL-POLY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, no matter WHERE you spent the first 2 years of your college career! [End of Rant]. . . and thanks for listening!
Participant[quote=UCGal]I like the area North of CMB, east of Gennesee, west of 805 – especially the homes on San Clemente Canyon. These home are in the Hawthorne Elementary school area. I have a friend who sends her son to Hawthorne because she liked their Seminar program better than the one at Spreckels (in UC). She LOVES the school. Not sure how much of that is stictly love of this school’s seminar program.
I have friends who live off of Mt. Herbert – west of Genesee, north of Balboa. There are some really cool houses along finger canyons that run through there.
One of the schools over there is Muir – it’s a charter school that is K-12. Friends who send their kids there are really impressed with the school. I’m impressed with the parent volunteers that did all the new landscaping last year. (My children’s piano teacher is in the neighborhood so I watched them work on weekends.)
I have a friend who taught at Field (near the Clairemont Square) for several years. It’s student population has a lot of english learners – so that’s a data point for you.
As far as middle schools and high schools… I went to Marston and Clairemont HS… I turned out ok. But I just had my 30th HS reunion… so my data is a bit out of date. LOL.[/quote]
Scarlett, don’t get so far ahead of yourself. You will be looking for your first home, no? Your kids are only in ELEM. school. These grades are not averaged in for college entrance. Look at UCGal’s suggestions above. She also has lived in Clairemont for many, many years and is an ENGINEER. Awombadavis is absolutely right. VEEP applicants have been ahead of Choice applicants since the beginning of time. In order to qualify for VEEP status, your family income must qualify you and you must be bussing in or driving from a school attendance area whose schools have MUCH lower scores and maybe didn’t even meet the “no child left behind” criteria. Race plays a part in VEEP selection, too. Obviously, LJ and TP High Schools must not be as *naturally* integrated as other schools, thus they hold spaces open for grade-qualified VEEP applicants. (Corr. me if I’m wrong, awombadavis.) Many VEEP students bus up to 1 hr. each way from 92105, 92115, 92113, 92114, 92139 and 92154. Having a child in the VEEP program can be a daily logistical grind for the student AND their parent(s) alike, but it’s a chance for a deserving student to obtain education and opportunities their parents never had. You can’t count on successfully “choicing” out of the school in the attendance area of a property you haven’t even purchased yet or use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in.
Not trying to lecture here, Scarlett, but you posted you have around a $500K limit you can pay for a property and poss. getting parents to help with down payment. This will be enough to get an awesome property you will be happy with. You are considering Clairemont: City of SD, urban, 8-11 mi. north of dtn. SD, to purchase a property for your family. Good choice, well-located, large lots, no MR, most devs. have no HOA.
YOUR KIDS WILL BE HAPPY WHEREVER THEY GO TO SCHOOL!! In SD, they will also be eligible for a public mo. bus pass for bet. $27 and $32 mo. if they are able to “choice” or attend a magnet program. This is cheaper and more convenient than paying for school bus transportation, IMO.
I’ll repeat this. ALL CA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AN EXIT EXAM AND OTHER STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. THEY *ALL* MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM TO GRADUATE SENIORS. Opportunities abound in the AP classes in every school and IB Programs, as well as math/science/tech magnets such as High Tech High in Liberty Stn. San Diego. It is actually EASIER to get accepted into the UC system in schools where there are more “lower-scoring” or ESL students because the UC system accepts a top percentage of graduates FROM EACH SCHOOL.
I just had to vent here because almost every time I log on the forums, I see posts of young parents absolutely OBSESSED WITH SCHOOL SCORES and SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS, to the extent they’re willing to commute long distances to work and pay exorbitant MR and HOA to live within certain boundaries. No matter where your child attends school, it will be all UP TO HIM/HER to excel in school.
Guess what!! I’ve recently got my last child to agree to attending CC for the first two years of college. My childrens’ college fees are paid for by a third-party gov’t entity but ONLY FEES and ONLY for 8 semesters. It is taking SO LONG now to get a degree from MOST UC and CSU campuses, due to budget and class cutbacks that I now want the WHOLE 8-semester benefit to be used beginning in the junior year. I will pay for a CC (Associate or “Transfer” Degree) out of my pocket. Why? THE INK READS THE SAME AND DRIES THE SAME ON A CAL-POLY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, no matter WHERE you spent the first 2 years of your college career! [End of Rant]. . . and thanks for listening!
Participant[quote=UCGal]I like the area North of CMB, east of Gennesee, west of 805 – especially the homes on San Clemente Canyon. These home are in the Hawthorne Elementary school area. I have a friend who sends her son to Hawthorne because she liked their Seminar program better than the one at Spreckels (in UC). She LOVES the school. Not sure how much of that is stictly love of this school’s seminar program.
I have friends who live off of Mt. Herbert – west of Genesee, north of Balboa. There are some really cool houses along finger canyons that run through there.
One of the schools over there is Muir – it’s a charter school that is K-12. Friends who send their kids there are really impressed with the school. I’m impressed with the parent volunteers that did all the new landscaping last year. (My children’s piano teacher is in the neighborhood so I watched them work on weekends.)
I have a friend who taught at Field (near the Clairemont Square) for several years. It’s student population has a lot of english learners – so that’s a data point for you.
As far as middle schools and high schools… I went to Marston and Clairemont HS… I turned out ok. But I just had my 30th HS reunion… so my data is a bit out of date. LOL.[/quote]
Scarlett, don’t get so far ahead of yourself. You will be looking for your first home, no? Your kids are only in ELEM. school. These grades are not averaged in for college entrance. Look at UCGal’s suggestions above. She also has lived in Clairemont for many, many years and is an ENGINEER. Awombadavis is absolutely right. VEEP applicants have been ahead of Choice applicants since the beginning of time. In order to qualify for VEEP status, your family income must qualify you and you must be bussing in or driving from a school attendance area whose schools have MUCH lower scores and maybe didn’t even meet the “no child left behind” criteria. Race plays a part in VEEP selection, too. Obviously, LJ and TP High Schools must not be as *naturally* integrated as other schools, thus they hold spaces open for grade-qualified VEEP applicants. (Corr. me if I’m wrong, awombadavis.) Many VEEP students bus up to 1 hr. each way from 92105, 92115, 92113, 92114, 92139 and 92154. Having a child in the VEEP program can be a daily logistical grind for the student AND their parent(s) alike, but it’s a chance for a deserving student to obtain education and opportunities their parents never had. You can’t count on successfully “choicing” out of the school in the attendance area of a property you haven’t even purchased yet or use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in.
Not trying to lecture here, Scarlett, but you posted you have around a $500K limit you can pay for a property and poss. getting parents to help with down payment. This will be enough to get an awesome property you will be happy with. You are considering Clairemont: City of SD, urban, 8-11 mi. north of dtn. SD, to purchase a property for your family. Good choice, well-located, large lots, no MR, most devs. have no HOA.
YOUR KIDS WILL BE HAPPY WHEREVER THEY GO TO SCHOOL!! In SD, they will also be eligible for a public mo. bus pass for bet. $27 and $32 mo. if they are able to “choice” or attend a magnet program. This is cheaper and more convenient than paying for school bus transportation, IMO.
I’ll repeat this. ALL CA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AN EXIT EXAM AND OTHER STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. THEY *ALL* MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM TO GRADUATE SENIORS. Opportunities abound in the AP classes in every school and IB Programs, as well as math/science/tech magnets such as High Tech High in Liberty Stn. San Diego. It is actually EASIER to get accepted into the UC system in schools where there are more “lower-scoring” or ESL students because the UC system accepts a top percentage of graduates FROM EACH SCHOOL.
I just had to vent here because almost every time I log on the forums, I see posts of young parents absolutely OBSESSED WITH SCHOOL SCORES and SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS, to the extent they’re willing to commute long distances to work and pay exorbitant MR and HOA to live within certain boundaries. No matter where your child attends school, it will be all UP TO HIM/HER to excel in school.
Guess what!! I’ve recently got my last child to agree to attending CC for the first two years of college. My childrens’ college fees are paid for by a third-party gov’t entity but ONLY FEES and ONLY for 8 semesters. It is taking SO LONG now to get a degree from MOST UC and CSU campuses, due to budget and class cutbacks that I now want the WHOLE 8-semester benefit to be used beginning in the junior year. I will pay for a CC (Associate or “Transfer” Degree) out of my pocket. Why? THE INK READS THE SAME AND DRIES THE SAME ON A CAL-POLY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, no matter WHERE you spent the first 2 years of your college career! [End of Rant]. . . and thanks for listening!
Participant[quote=UCGal]I like the area North of CMB, east of Gennesee, west of 805 – especially the homes on San Clemente Canyon. These home are in the Hawthorne Elementary school area. I have a friend who sends her son to Hawthorne because she liked their Seminar program better than the one at Spreckels (in UC). She LOVES the school. Not sure how much of that is stictly love of this school’s seminar program.
I have friends who live off of Mt. Herbert – west of Genesee, north of Balboa. There are some really cool houses along finger canyons that run through there.
One of the schools over there is Muir – it’s a charter school that is K-12. Friends who send their kids there are really impressed with the school. I’m impressed with the parent volunteers that did all the new landscaping last year. (My children’s piano teacher is in the neighborhood so I watched them work on weekends.)
I have a friend who taught at Field (near the Clairemont Square) for several years. It’s student population has a lot of english learners – so that’s a data point for you.
As far as middle schools and high schools… I went to Marston and Clairemont HS… I turned out ok. But I just had my 30th HS reunion… so my data is a bit out of date. LOL.[/quote]
Scarlett, don’t get so far ahead of yourself. You will be looking for your first home, no? Your kids are only in ELEM. school. These grades are not averaged in for college entrance. Look at UCGal’s suggestions above. She also has lived in Clairemont for many, many years and is an ENGINEER. Awombadavis is absolutely right. VEEP applicants have been ahead of Choice applicants since the beginning of time. In order to qualify for VEEP status, your family income must qualify you and you must be bussing in or driving from a school attendance area whose schools have MUCH lower scores and maybe didn’t even meet the “no child left behind” criteria. Race plays a part in VEEP selection, too. Obviously, LJ and TP High Schools must not be as *naturally* integrated as other schools, thus they hold spaces open for grade-qualified VEEP applicants. (Corr. me if I’m wrong, awombadavis.) Many VEEP students bus up to 1 hr. each way from 92105, 92115, 92113, 92114, 92139 and 92154. Having a child in the VEEP program can be a daily logistical grind for the student AND their parent(s) alike, but it’s a chance for a deserving student to obtain education and opportunities their parents never had. You can’t count on successfully “choicing” out of the school in the attendance area of a property you haven’t even purchased yet or use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in.
Not trying to lecture here, Scarlett, but you posted you have around a $500K limit you can pay for a property and poss. getting parents to help with down payment. This will be enough to get an awesome property you will be happy with. You are considering Clairemont: City of SD, urban, 8-11 mi. north of dtn. SD, to purchase a property for your family. Good choice, well-located, large lots, no MR, most devs. have no HOA.
YOUR KIDS WILL BE HAPPY WHEREVER THEY GO TO SCHOOL!! In SD, they will also be eligible for a public mo. bus pass for bet. $27 and $32 mo. if they are able to “choice” or attend a magnet program. This is cheaper and more convenient than paying for school bus transportation, IMO.
I’ll repeat this. ALL CA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AN EXIT EXAM AND OTHER STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. THEY *ALL* MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM TO GRADUATE SENIORS. Opportunities abound in the AP classes in every school and IB Programs, as well as math/science/tech magnets such as High Tech High in Liberty Stn. San Diego. It is actually EASIER to get accepted into the UC system in schools where there are more “lower-scoring” or ESL students because the UC system accepts a top percentage of graduates FROM EACH SCHOOL.
I just had to vent here because almost every time I log on the forums, I see posts of young parents absolutely OBSESSED WITH SCHOOL SCORES and SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS, to the extent they’re willing to commute long distances to work and pay exorbitant MR and HOA to live within certain boundaries. No matter where your child attends school, it will be all UP TO HIM/HER to excel in school.
Guess what!! I’ve recently got my last child to agree to attending CC for the first two years of college. My childrens’ college fees are paid for by a third-party gov’t entity but ONLY FEES and ONLY for 8 semesters. It is taking SO LONG now to get a degree from MOST UC and CSU campuses, due to budget and class cutbacks that I now want the WHOLE 8-semester benefit to be used beginning in the junior year. I will pay for a CC (Associate or “Transfer” Degree) out of my pocket. Why? THE INK READS THE SAME AND DRIES THE SAME ON A CAL-POLY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, no matter WHERE you spent the first 2 years of your college career! [End of Rant]. . . and thanks for listening!
Participant[quote=UCGal]I like the area North of CMB, east of Gennesee, west of 805 – especially the homes on San Clemente Canyon. These home are in the Hawthorne Elementary school area. I have a friend who sends her son to Hawthorne because she liked their Seminar program better than the one at Spreckels (in UC). She LOVES the school. Not sure how much of that is stictly love of this school’s seminar program.
I have friends who live off of Mt. Herbert – west of Genesee, north of Balboa. There are some really cool houses along finger canyons that run through there.
One of the schools over there is Muir – it’s a charter school that is K-12. Friends who send their kids there are really impressed with the school. I’m impressed with the parent volunteers that did all the new landscaping last year. (My children’s piano teacher is in the neighborhood so I watched them work on weekends.)
I have a friend who taught at Field (near the Clairemont Square) for several years. It’s student population has a lot of english learners – so that’s a data point for you.
As far as middle schools and high schools… I went to Marston and Clairemont HS… I turned out ok. But I just had my 30th HS reunion… so my data is a bit out of date. LOL.[/quote]
Scarlett, don’t get so far ahead of yourself. You will be looking for your first home, no? Your kids are only in ELEM. school. These grades are not averaged in for college entrance. Look at UCGal’s suggestions above. She also has lived in Clairemont for many, many years and is an ENGINEER. Awombadavis is absolutely right. VEEP applicants have been ahead of Choice applicants since the beginning of time. In order to qualify for VEEP status, your family income must qualify you and you must be bussing in or driving from a school attendance area whose schools have MUCH lower scores and maybe didn’t even meet the “no child left behind” criteria. Race plays a part in VEEP selection, too. Obviously, LJ and TP High Schools must not be as *naturally* integrated as other schools, thus they hold spaces open for grade-qualified VEEP applicants. (Corr. me if I’m wrong, awombadavis.) Many VEEP students bus up to 1 hr. each way from 92105, 92115, 92113, 92114, 92139 and 92154. Having a child in the VEEP program can be a daily logistical grind for the student AND their parent(s) alike, but it’s a chance for a deserving student to obtain education and opportunities their parents never had. You can’t count on successfully “choicing” out of the school in the attendance area of a property you haven’t even purchased yet or use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in.
Not trying to lecture here, Scarlett, but you posted you have around a $500K limit you can pay for a property and poss. getting parents to help with down payment. This will be enough to get an awesome property you will be happy with. You are considering Clairemont: City of SD, urban, 8-11 mi. north of dtn. SD, to purchase a property for your family. Good choice, well-located, large lots, no MR, most devs. have no HOA.
YOUR KIDS WILL BE HAPPY WHEREVER THEY GO TO SCHOOL!! In SD, they will also be eligible for a public mo. bus pass for bet. $27 and $32 mo. if they are able to “choice” or attend a magnet program. This is cheaper and more convenient than paying for school bus transportation, IMO.
I’ll repeat this. ALL CA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AN EXIT EXAM AND OTHER STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION. THEY *ALL* MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM TO GRADUATE SENIORS. Opportunities abound in the AP classes in every school and IB Programs, as well as math/science/tech magnets such as High Tech High in Liberty Stn. San Diego. It is actually EASIER to get accepted into the UC system in schools where there are more “lower-scoring” or ESL students because the UC system accepts a top percentage of graduates FROM EACH SCHOOL.
I just had to vent here because almost every time I log on the forums, I see posts of young parents absolutely OBSESSED WITH SCHOOL SCORES and SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS, to the extent they’re willing to commute long distances to work and pay exorbitant MR and HOA to live within certain boundaries. No matter where your child attends school, it will be all UP TO HIM/HER to excel in school.
Guess what!! I’ve recently got my last child to agree to attending CC for the first two years of college. My childrens’ college fees are paid for by a third-party gov’t entity but ONLY FEES and ONLY for 8 semesters. It is taking SO LONG now to get a degree from MOST UC and CSU campuses, due to budget and class cutbacks that I now want the WHOLE 8-semester benefit to be used beginning in the junior year. I will pay for a CC (Associate or “Transfer” Degree) out of my pocket. Why? THE INK READS THE SAME AND DRIES THE SAME ON A CAL-POLY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE, no matter WHERE you spent the first 2 years of your college career! [End of Rant]. . . and thanks for listening!
May 27, 2010 at 12:21 PM in reply to: bearishgurl – how to get your coveted fleetridge home… #555089Participant[quote=Aecetia]Bearish,
Good information for many here. I would also be concerned about repairs and their costs. My father paid for some plumbing repairs and because he wanted to make his own decisions, he got ripped off a couple of times. We were able to step in on a roof repair and the job was done right by a licensed contractor. I would also be worried about termites with some of the older homes. What would you recommend to take care of some of those issues including the competency of the person selling their house. Has that been challenged? Thanks.[/quote](emphasis added)
Aecetia, the “competency” issue is why I would have the seller present in the law office along with their “heirs” either telephonically, virtually or in person. I would not want any “quiet title” lawsuits or any heirs later coming back and telling a probate judge or DA investigator that I “defrauded” their parent out of their home, esp. if the area escalates in value again DURING or at the END of the seller/tenant’s occupancy. I’ve been in hundreds of courtrooms and seen a lot of STUFF in my day.
As far as your termite concerns, tent fumigation is not an issue with me. I have gone thru it several times in my life. I am also unconcerned with termite eaten beams, trusses or framing wood. To take apart and fix is small potatoes in the grand picture.
I would want to be appraised of all maintenance problems immediately and have control over and make all the maintenance decisions. It would have to be managed like a rental. The laws state that a tenant is entitled to a pest-free living unit with no broken glass, no roof leaks, working fixtures, working built-in appliances, hot water, tall weeds cut down, sanitary carpeting upon move in, etc.
May 27, 2010 at 12:21 PM in reply to: bearishgurl – how to get your coveted fleetridge home… #555190Participant[quote=Aecetia]Bearish,
Good information for many here. I would also be concerned about repairs and their costs. My father paid for some plumbing repairs and because he wanted to make his own decisions, he got ripped off a couple of times. We were able to step in on a roof repair and the job was done right by a licensed contractor. I would also be worried about termites with some of the older homes. What would you recommend to take care of some of those issues including the competency of the person selling their house. Has that been challenged? Thanks.[/quote](emphasis added)
Aecetia, the “competency” issue is why I would have the seller present in the law office along with their “heirs” either telephonically, virtually or in person. I would not want any “quiet title” lawsuits or any heirs later coming back and telling a probate judge or DA investigator that I “defrauded” their parent out of their home, esp. if the area escalates in value again DURING or at the END of the seller/tenant’s occupancy. I’ve been in hundreds of courtrooms and seen a lot of STUFF in my day.
As far as your termite concerns, tent fumigation is not an issue with me. I have gone thru it several times in my life. I am also unconcerned with termite eaten beams, trusses or framing wood. To take apart and fix is small potatoes in the grand picture.
I would want to be appraised of all maintenance problems immediately and have control over and make all the maintenance decisions. It would have to be managed like a rental. The laws state that a tenant is entitled to a pest-free living unit with no broken glass, no roof leaks, working fixtures, working built-in appliances, hot water, tall weeds cut down, sanitary carpeting upon move in, etc.
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