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[quote=fredo4]I’m a former teacher and IMO the biggest thing to look for in a school is parental involvement. It also helps if the school is hard to get in to whether it’s public or private. Schools that make you jump through a few hoops (with lotteries and other prerequisites) weed out the parents and kids that don’t care about education.

Personally, I’m a lot more concerned about the moral climate of a school than the academic climate, but the two often go hand in hand. I’m not nearly as concerned with my kids getting into elite colleges as I am with them doing well and becoming well rounded in high school.
I’ve seen too many people with elite college degrees who have done nothing with them.[/quote]
All good points. I know many people in college who slept through high school and aced college. They had IQs, but were lazy in high school. So need the genetic high IQ, HS is not really important unless you want Ivy League. Is Ivy league really worth it? The WSJ article doesn’t have third comparison which is in state school comparison. It would really tilt in favor of SDSU as long as you weren’t looking for special needs such as hanging with Georgetown beltway crowd, etc

http://wsjclassroom.com/archive/05mar/related_05mar_teacher_ivy.htm

I think you most of you are missing big picture which is grad/professional schools. Better to go to average school like SDSU and get 3.5GPA, then you could have much better chance to get into Harvard Med, then if you went to MIT Undergrad and get 2.0 GPA with same MCAT score. I’d pick the MIT grad, but enough colleges would pick SDSU grad.

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[quote=The OC Scam] more like -1000 [/quote]

Prediction: President Bush will bail out GM with TARP money. Word on street is that he wont let Big 3 collapse on his watch, push collapse/bigger bailout to next guy.

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[quote=The OC Scam] more like -1000 [/quote]

Prediction: President Bush will bail out GM with TARP money. Word on street is that he wont let Big 3 collapse on his watch, push collapse/bigger bailout to next guy.

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[quote=The OC Scam] more like -1000 [/quote]

Prediction: President Bush will bail out GM with TARP money. Word on street is that he wont let Big 3 collapse on his watch, push collapse/bigger bailout to next guy.

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[quote=The OC Scam] more like -1000 [/quote]

Prediction: President Bush will bail out GM with TARP money. Word on street is that he wont let Big 3 collapse on his watch, push collapse/bigger bailout to next guy.

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[quote=The OC Scam] more like -1000 [/quote]

Prediction: President Bush will bail out GM with TARP money. Word on street is that he wont let Big 3 collapse on his watch, push collapse/bigger bailout to next guy.

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barnaby33,

You must have missed the note that middle class people in SD are above average, hence the $150K.

BTW, some posters have already shown that 150K can still force you to shop at Target if two earners and young kids.

20% 401K
monthly net = 6700
500K mortgage 2600
food 800
insurance 250
fuel/car pay 400
clothing/etc 300
travel/once 100
child care 1000-2000
529 plan 100-200

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barnaby33,

You must have missed the note that middle class people in SD are above average, hence the $150K.

BTW, some posters have already shown that 150K can still force you to shop at Target if two earners and young kids.

20% 401K
monthly net = 6700
500K mortgage 2600
food 800
insurance 250
fuel/car pay 400
clothing/etc 300
travel/once 100
child care 1000-2000
529 plan 100-200

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barnaby33,

You must have missed the note that middle class people in SD are above average, hence the $150K.

BTW, some posters have already shown that 150K can still force you to shop at Target if two earners and young kids.

20% 401K
monthly net = 6700
500K mortgage 2600
food 800
insurance 250
fuel/car pay 400
clothing/etc 300
travel/once 100
child care 1000-2000
529 plan 100-200

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barnaby33,

You must have missed the note that middle class people in SD are above average, hence the $150K.

BTW, some posters have already shown that 150K can still force you to shop at Target if two earners and young kids.

20% 401K
monthly net = 6700
500K mortgage 2600
food 800
insurance 250
fuel/car pay 400
clothing/etc 300
travel/once 100
child care 1000-2000
529 plan 100-200

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barnaby33,

You must have missed the note that middle class people in SD are above average, hence the $150K.

BTW, some posters have already shown that 150K can still force you to shop at Target if two earners and young kids.

20% 401K
monthly net = 6700
500K mortgage 2600
food 800
insurance 250
fuel/car pay 400
clothing/etc 300
travel/once 100
child care 1000-2000
529 plan 100-200

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[quote=asianautica]CNBC is as balance as you can get with regards to MSM. Name me another station that invite a equally smart and equally opinionated panel and let them discuss. You can pick and chose who you want to listen to. CNN is almost as bad as Fox, but on the other end of the spectrum.

Specifically about Kudlow & Company, most of the time, they always have 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 for bears vs bulls, dems vs reps, etc. You can’t get more balance than that on any MSM. The hosts, from Erin, to Kudlow, all know their stuff. Whether you agree with them or not, they’re much more knowledgeable than any other MSM I’ve seen.[/quote]

Only Ron Insana was talking about deflation a year ago, while Kudlow was quaking about how great economy was doing. So, NO Kudlow doesn’t know as much as Rich or Sdude or most posters here.

The Fast Money guys are only ones who talk straight. Caruso and Francis bash union workers all day long stating they make $73/hr (most of that is for retiree pensions and benefits). Meanwhile GE is sinking, getting Govt help and these ladies are not volunteering pay cuts for themselves.

Bloomberg is where to get real stories, esp Night Talk with Mike Schneider.

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[quote=asianautica]CNBC is as balance as you can get with regards to MSM. Name me another station that invite a equally smart and equally opinionated panel and let them discuss. You can pick and chose who you want to listen to. CNN is almost as bad as Fox, but on the other end of the spectrum.

Specifically about Kudlow & Company, most of the time, they always have 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 for bears vs bulls, dems vs reps, etc. You can’t get more balance than that on any MSM. The hosts, from Erin, to Kudlow, all know their stuff. Whether you agree with them or not, they’re much more knowledgeable than any other MSM I’ve seen.[/quote]

Only Ron Insana was talking about deflation a year ago, while Kudlow was quaking about how great economy was doing. So, NO Kudlow doesn’t know as much as Rich or Sdude or most posters here.

The Fast Money guys are only ones who talk straight. Caruso and Francis bash union workers all day long stating they make $73/hr (most of that is for retiree pensions and benefits). Meanwhile GE is sinking, getting Govt help and these ladies are not volunteering pay cuts for themselves.

Bloomberg is where to get real stories, esp Night Talk with Mike Schneider.

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[quote=asianautica]CNBC is as balance as you can get with regards to MSM. Name me another station that invite a equally smart and equally opinionated panel and let them discuss. You can pick and chose who you want to listen to. CNN is almost as bad as Fox, but on the other end of the spectrum.

Specifically about Kudlow & Company, most of the time, they always have 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 for bears vs bulls, dems vs reps, etc. You can’t get more balance than that on any MSM. The hosts, from Erin, to Kudlow, all know their stuff. Whether you agree with them or not, they’re much more knowledgeable than any other MSM I’ve seen.[/quote]

Only Ron Insana was talking about deflation a year ago, while Kudlow was quaking about how great economy was doing. So, NO Kudlow doesn’t know as much as Rich or Sdude or most posters here.

The Fast Money guys are only ones who talk straight. Caruso and Francis bash union workers all day long stating they make $73/hr (most of that is for retiree pensions and benefits). Meanwhile GE is sinking, getting Govt help and these ladies are not volunteering pay cuts for themselves.

Bloomberg is where to get real stories, esp Night Talk with Mike Schneider.

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[quote=asianautica]CNBC is as balance as you can get with regards to MSM. Name me another station that invite a equally smart and equally opinionated panel and let them discuss. You can pick and chose who you want to listen to. CNN is almost as bad as Fox, but on the other end of the spectrum.

Specifically about Kudlow & Company, most of the time, they always have 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 for bears vs bulls, dems vs reps, etc. You can’t get more balance than that on any MSM. The hosts, from Erin, to Kudlow, all know their stuff. Whether you agree with them or not, they’re much more knowledgeable than any other MSM I’ve seen.[/quote]

Only Ron Insana was talking about deflation a year ago, while Kudlow was quaking about how great economy was doing. So, NO Kudlow doesn’t know as much as Rich or Sdude or most posters here.

The Fast Money guys are only ones who talk straight. Caruso and Francis bash union workers all day long stating they make $73/hr (most of that is for retiree pensions and benefits). Meanwhile GE is sinking, getting Govt help and these ladies are not volunteering pay cuts for themselves.

Bloomberg is where to get real stories, esp Night Talk with Mike Schneider.

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