[enron_by_the_sea]

Cool. That one is in lakeside

I also missed Canyon Crest Academy – 894

So we do have some hope…

Still I am amazed to see the following

Gretchen Whitney High, Cerritos – 988
American Indian Public High Oakland – 976 (I thought Oakland had bad schools)
Oakland Charter high -961 (Again)

[enron_by_the_sea]

Cool. That one is in lakeside

I also missed Canyon Crest Academy – 894

So we do have some hope…

Still I am amazed to see the following

Gretchen Whitney High, Cerritos – 988
American Indian Public High Oakland – 976 (I thought Oakland had bad schools)
Oakland Charter high -961 (Again)

[enron_by_the_sea]

Cool. That one is in lakeside

I also missed Canyon Crest Academy – 894

So we do have some hope…

Still I am amazed to see the following

Gretchen Whitney High, Cerritos – 988
American Indian Public High Oakland – 976 (I thought Oakland had bad schools)
Oakland Charter high -961 (Again)

[enron_by_the_sea]

Digging up an old thread.

At high school levels, San Diego really seems to be behind. There is no high school with API over 900 (yes, I know it is a flawed measure..). Bay area and LA/OC have several. Even Fresno has a high school with API in the 900s.

http://projects.latimes.com/schools/2010-api-scores/ranking/page/1/

Checking API scores of some well known high schools

Scripps Ranch High – 875
Torrey Pines High -870
Westview High – 851
Poway High – 857
Rancho Bernardo High – 864
La Jolla High -841
Mt. Carmel High -818
Coronado High – ?

First of all they are all well bellow 900. Secondly, Scripps Ranch High school (in SDUSD) is doing better than all of the supposedly better school district high schools – in poway and North County….

[enron_by_the_sea]

Digging up an old thread.

At high school levels, San Diego really seems to be behind. There is no high school with API over 900 (yes, I know it is a flawed measure..). Bay area and LA/OC have several. Even Fresno has a high school with API in the 900s.

http://projects.latimes.com/schools/2010-api-scores/ranking/page/1/

Checking API scores of some well known high schools

Scripps Ranch High – 875
Torrey Pines High -870
Westview High – 851
Poway High – 857
Rancho Bernardo High – 864
La Jolla High -841
Mt. Carmel High -818
Coronado High – ?

First of all they are all well bellow 900. Secondly, Scripps Ranch High school (in SDUSD) is doing better than all of the supposedly better school district high schools – in poway and North County….

[enron_by_the_sea]

Digging up an old thread.

At high school levels, San Diego really seems to be behind. There is no high school with API over 900 (yes, I know it is a flawed measure..). Bay area and LA/OC have several. Even Fresno has a high school with API in the 900s.

http://projects.latimes.com/schools/2010-api-scores/ranking/page/1/

Checking API scores of some well known high schools

Scripps Ranch High – 875
Torrey Pines High -870
Westview High – 851
Poway High – 857
Rancho Bernardo High – 864
La Jolla High -841
Mt. Carmel High -818
Coronado High – ?

First of all they are all well bellow 900. Secondly, Scripps Ranch High school (in SDUSD) is doing better than all of the supposedly better school district high schools – in poway and North County….

[enron_by_the_sea]

Digging up an old thread.

At high school levels, San Diego really seems to be behind. There is no high school with API over 900 (yes, I know it is a flawed measure..). Bay area and LA/OC have several. Even Fresno has a high school with API in the 900s.

http://projects.latimes.com/schools/2010-api-scores/ranking/page/1/

Checking API scores of some well known high schools

Scripps Ranch High – 875
Torrey Pines High -870
Westview High – 851
Poway High – 857
Rancho Bernardo High – 864
La Jolla High -841
Mt. Carmel High -818
Coronado High – ?

First of all they are all well bellow 900. Secondly, Scripps Ranch High school (in SDUSD) is doing better than all of the supposedly better school district high schools – in poway and North County….

[enron_by_the_sea]

Digging up an old thread.

At high school levels, San Diego really seems to be behind. There is no high school with API over 900 (yes, I know it is a flawed measure..). Bay area and LA/OC have several. Even Fresno has a high school with API in the 900s.

http://projects.latimes.com/schools/2010-api-scores/ranking/page/1/

Checking API scores of some well known high schools

Scripps Ranch High – 875
Torrey Pines High -870
Westview High – 851
Poway High – 857
Rancho Bernardo High – 864
La Jolla High -841
Mt. Carmel High -818
Coronado High – ?

First of all they are all well bellow 900. Secondly, Scripps Ranch High school (in SDUSD) is doing better than all of the supposedly better school district high schools – in poway and North County….

[enron_by_the_sea]

How about “Buy a McMansion, Get a Green Card” scheme? It will solve all of our problems.

[enron_by_the_sea]

How about “Buy a McMansion, Get a Green Card” scheme? It will solve all of our problems.

[enron_by_the_sea]

How about “Buy a McMansion, Get a Green Card” scheme? It will solve all of our problems.

[enron_by_the_sea]

How about “Buy a McMansion, Get a Green Card” scheme? It will solve all of our problems.

[enron_by_the_sea]

How about “Buy a McMansion, Get a Green Card” scheme? It will solve all of our problems.

[enron_by_the_sea]

[quote=carlsbadworker]

And for Asian people in US, since most Asian couples are dual income, why do they have to be miser on everything (except housing and education)?

They buy bigger and more expensive houses, but a very small percentage of Asian people that I know own investment properties. It is a surprise given their income level. I think it is because most can’t tell the difference between expenses and investments.[/quote]

I think you got it wrong.

First it is not that people are misers or non-misers. It is that people see value in different things. Some people do not see any value is driving a BMW or in going out and spending 20 dollars on a dinner. They get much more enjoyment out of staying in a nice home and cooking a meal and sending their kids to a certain school. It is a matter of preference.

I repeat it is not like they are postponing consumption for some later date. They are already happy with their current level of consumption. Even if they had another 10 mln dollrs in the bank, they might live more or less the same life.

Secondly most people (Asians and Indians included) like to show off a little bit to get some recognition from their peers – to say that they have arrived. For someone raised in the USA that means buying a a luxary car or going to Tahiti for a vacation or taking friends to that place where drinks are going for 50 dollars, going to a concert where XYZ is playing or getting that massage/69 firebird/ATV or whatever.

For most first gen immigrants from Asia – the people they want to impress are living in Asia. In the old days, they would get dazzled even if you drove a new Camry – let alone a BMW!

The one thing that always impressed your peers in Asia (and your parents) was buying a big and neat American house in the suburb and having kids that were raised and educated well. By american standards it is a mundane unexciting life – but by Asian standards this was a dream life. I am not sure how long it will stay true though…

In short buying house is more than just dollars and cents and investment returns. It is also about creating a place as your home and impressing your peers. Most people buying today are not bullish, they probably said “good enough” and decided to move on…

[enron_by_the_sea]

[quote=carlsbadworker]

And for Asian people in US, since most Asian couples are dual income, why do they have to be miser on everything (except housing and education)?

They buy bigger and more expensive houses, but a very small percentage of Asian people that I know own investment properties. It is a surprise given their income level. I think it is because most can’t tell the difference between expenses and investments.[/quote]

I think you got it wrong.

First it is not that people are misers or non-misers. It is that people see value in different things. Some people do not see any value is driving a BMW or in going out and spending 20 dollars on a dinner. They get much more enjoyment out of staying in a nice home and cooking a meal and sending their kids to a certain school. It is a matter of preference.

I repeat it is not like they are postponing consumption for some later date. They are already happy with their current level of consumption. Even if they had another 10 mln dollrs in the bank, they might live more or less the same life.

Secondly most people (Asians and Indians included) like to show off a little bit to get some recognition from their peers – to say that they have arrived. For someone raised in the USA that means buying a a luxary car or going to Tahiti for a vacation or taking friends to that place where drinks are going for 50 dollars, going to a concert where XYZ is playing or getting that massage/69 firebird/ATV or whatever.

For most first gen immigrants from Asia – the people they want to impress are living in Asia. In the old days, they would get dazzled even if you drove a new Camry – let alone a BMW!

The one thing that always impressed your peers in Asia (and your parents) was buying a big and neat American house in the suburb and having kids that were raised and educated well. By american standards it is a mundane unexciting life – but by Asian standards this was a dream life. I am not sure how long it will stay true though…

In short buying house is more than just dollars and cents and investment returns. It is also about creating a place as your home and impressing your peers. Most people buying today are not bullish, they probably said “good enough” and decided to move on…

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