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[quote=bearishgurl](…)You can’t (…)use your unknown-as-yet ability to “choice” as criteria as to whether to consider a particular area to purchase/live in. [/quote]

Why not? I am considering just very few different areas that are within reasonable commute,plus we like the neighborhoods, houses, etc in general; why not let the “choice” make the decision?

[quote=bearishgurl](…)YOUR KIDS WILL BE HAPPY WHEREVER THEY GO TO SCHOOL!! (…) 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.
(…) No matter where your child attends school, it will be all UP TO HIM/HER to excel in school.
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I agree that is easier to be in top x% of not that great of a school (but a decent one still), than in an extremely competitve school (especially if your child is not that competitive/ambitious/studious/driven). I am trying to make a compromise here. UC schools would be just fine. It doesn’t have to be LJ or Del Mar. LJ just is most convenient for commute.UC is too expensive for us, for what we want.

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Sure I understand this advice, but… I am tired of moving and I want to settle down in an area where I know my kids are going to good schools. If I wouldn’t have kids, I’d be totally for rent before you buy. I’d rather keep the kids in the same school district once they start. We already moved with kids twice.

If I’d move to another rental, it’d be in a place with short commute and good public schools – to be worth (for me) the move without having bought. 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.

2nd choice – Carmel valley townhomes. newer. higher MRs and HOAs. not sure I like the community, but I think it’s better than in that part of 92037. Few students. Longer commute. nice parks, shopping. more upscale.

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Sure I understand this advice, but… I am tired of moving and I want to settle down in an area where I know my kids are going to good schools. If I wouldn’t have kids, I’d be totally for rent before you buy. I’d rather keep the kids in the same school district once they start. We already moved with kids twice.

If I’d move to another rental, it’d be in a place with short commute and good public schools – to be worth (for me) the move without having bought. 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.

2nd choice – Carmel valley townhomes. newer. higher MRs and HOAs. not sure I like the community, but I think it’s better than in that part of 92037. Few students. Longer commute. nice parks, shopping. more upscale.

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Sure I understand this advice, but… I am tired of moving and I want to settle down in an area where I know my kids are going to good schools. If I wouldn’t have kids, I’d be totally for rent before you buy. I’d rather keep the kids in the same school district once they start. We already moved with kids twice.

If I’d move to another rental, it’d be in a place with short commute and good public schools – to be worth (for me) the move without having bought. 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.

2nd choice – Carmel valley townhomes. newer. higher MRs and HOAs. not sure I like the community, but I think it’s better than in that part of 92037. Few students. Longer commute. nice parks, shopping. more upscale.

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Sure I understand this advice, but… I am tired of moving and I want to settle down in an area where I know my kids are going to good schools. If I wouldn’t have kids, I’d be totally for rent before you buy. I’d rather keep the kids in the same school district once they start. We already moved with kids twice.

If I’d move to another rental, it’d be in a place with short commute and good public schools – to be worth (for me) the move without having bought. 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.

2nd choice – Carmel valley townhomes. newer. higher MRs and HOAs. not sure I like the community, but I think it’s better than in that part of 92037. Few students. Longer commute. nice parks, shopping. more upscale.

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Sure I understand this advice, but… I am tired of moving and I want to settle down in an area where I know my kids are going to good schools. If I wouldn’t have kids, I’d be totally for rent before you buy. I’d rather keep the kids in the same school district once they start. We already moved with kids twice.

If I’d move to another rental, it’d be in a place with short commute and good public schools – to be worth (for me) the move without having bought. 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.

2nd choice – Carmel valley townhomes. newer. higher MRs and HOAs. not sure I like the community, but I think it’s better than in that part of 92037. Few students. Longer commute. nice parks, shopping. more upscale.

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I kind of agree with AN here, though I am not obsessed with scores and such. But I think it’s important that the majority of parents appreciate a good education, help out, volunteer/raise funds,etc. and their kids are also likely to be in general competitive. Sure it depends on the kid, but why not help with the class environment a little if we can. Not going to the extremes though.

No, it is not my first home. We had a townhome in north Rancho Bernardo, bought in 2004, sold in 2007 (broke even). I can certainly wait, and rent longer if need be. I sold the house because of the commute length (oh yeah, and the bubble was begining to pop). That’s why I am looking at a short(er) commute into LJ. And the 500K CV (92130),LJ townhomes are too small and expensive IMHO, even with the great schools they have. In fact, I decided I’d rather rent for LONG time rather than put up with a long commute. Clairemont sounds like a good compromise – short commute, no HOA or MRs if we could get choiced in UC schools.

Alternative is to buy a townhome in those complexes off 5/La Jolla Village Dr. (behind Ralphs/TJ shopping center(e.g. Southpointe)- La Jolla zip code, goes to Torrey Pines. But the community is not exactly what we wanted – lots of rentals, especially students. Plus HOAs, or even MRs for CV. We may end up doing that though.

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I kind of agree with AN here, though I am not obsessed with scores and such. But I think it’s important that the majority of parents appreciate a good education, help out, volunteer/raise funds,etc. and their kids are also likely to be in general competitive. Sure it depends on the kid, but why not help with the class environment a little if we can. Not going to the extremes though.

No, it is not my first home. We had a townhome in north Rancho Bernardo, bought in 2004, sold in 2007 (broke even). I can certainly wait, and rent longer if need be. I sold the house because of the commute length (oh yeah, and the bubble was begining to pop). That’s why I am looking at a short(er) commute into LJ. And the 500K CV (92130),LJ townhomes are too small and expensive IMHO, even with the great schools they have. In fact, I decided I’d rather rent for LONG time rather than put up with a long commute. Clairemont sounds like a good compromise – short commute, no HOA or MRs if we could get choiced in UC schools.

Alternative is to buy a townhome in those complexes off 5/La Jolla Village Dr. (behind Ralphs/TJ shopping center(e.g. Southpointe)- La Jolla zip code, goes to Torrey Pines. But the community is not exactly what we wanted – lots of rentals, especially students. Plus HOAs, or even MRs for CV. We may end up doing that though.

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I kind of agree with AN here, though I am not obsessed with scores and such. But I think it’s important that the majority of parents appreciate a good education, help out, volunteer/raise funds,etc. and their kids are also likely to be in general competitive. Sure it depends on the kid, but why not help with the class environment a little if we can. Not going to the extremes though.

No, it is not my first home. We had a townhome in north Rancho Bernardo, bought in 2004, sold in 2007 (broke even). I can certainly wait, and rent longer if need be. I sold the house because of the commute length (oh yeah, and the bubble was begining to pop). That’s why I am looking at a short(er) commute into LJ. And the 500K CV (92130),LJ townhomes are too small and expensive IMHO, even with the great schools they have. In fact, I decided I’d rather rent for LONG time rather than put up with a long commute. Clairemont sounds like a good compromise – short commute, no HOA or MRs if we could get choiced in UC schools.

Alternative is to buy a townhome in those complexes off 5/La Jolla Village Dr. (behind Ralphs/TJ shopping center(e.g. Southpointe)- La Jolla zip code, goes to Torrey Pines. But the community is not exactly what we wanted – lots of rentals, especially students. Plus HOAs, or even MRs for CV. We may end up doing that though.

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I kind of agree with AN here, though I am not obsessed with scores and such. But I think it’s important that the majority of parents appreciate a good education, help out, volunteer/raise funds,etc. and their kids are also likely to be in general competitive. Sure it depends on the kid, but why not help with the class environment a little if we can. Not going to the extremes though.

No, it is not my first home. We had a townhome in north Rancho Bernardo, bought in 2004, sold in 2007 (broke even). I can certainly wait, and rent longer if need be. I sold the house because of the commute length (oh yeah, and the bubble was begining to pop). That’s why I am looking at a short(er) commute into LJ. And the 500K CV (92130),LJ townhomes are too small and expensive IMHO, even with the great schools they have. In fact, I decided I’d rather rent for LONG time rather than put up with a long commute. Clairemont sounds like a good compromise – short commute, no HOA or MRs if we could get choiced in UC schools.

Alternative is to buy a townhome in those complexes off 5/La Jolla Village Dr. (behind Ralphs/TJ shopping center(e.g. Southpointe)- La Jolla zip code, goes to Torrey Pines. But the community is not exactly what we wanted – lots of rentals, especially students. Plus HOAs, or even MRs for CV. We may end up doing that though.

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I kind of agree with AN here, though I am not obsessed with scores and such. But I think it’s important that the majority of parents appreciate a good education, help out, volunteer/raise funds,etc. and their kids are also likely to be in general competitive. Sure it depends on the kid, but why not help with the class environment a little if we can. Not going to the extremes though.

No, it is not my first home. We had a townhome in north Rancho Bernardo, bought in 2004, sold in 2007 (broke even). I can certainly wait, and rent longer if need be. I sold the house because of the commute length (oh yeah, and the bubble was begining to pop). That’s why I am looking at a short(er) commute into LJ. And the 500K CV (92130),LJ townhomes are too small and expensive IMHO, even with the great schools they have. In fact, I decided I’d rather rent for LONG time rather than put up with a long commute. Clairemont sounds like a good compromise – short commute, no HOA or MRs if we could get choiced in UC schools.

Alternative is to buy a townhome in those complexes off 5/La Jolla Village Dr. (behind Ralphs/TJ shopping center(e.g. Southpointe)- La Jolla zip code, goes to Torrey Pines. But the community is not exactly what we wanted – lots of rentals, especially students. Plus HOAs, or even MRs for CV. We may end up doing that though.

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Another issue – if you just move in spring/summer in a new district, would it be a problem enrolling in the appropriate public school there for the same Fall, or is it too late?
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If you move to a new district (say PUSD or SDUSD) then you would be automatically qualified for the school boundary your new home was in.

If you changed districts in spring/summer and wanted to explore choice options – eh… not so much. The top schools would no longer have slots available.[/quote]

thanks. I know that the top choice schools will be done by then, I meant the regular neighborhood ones,not choice, wherever in that new location district boundaries.

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[quote=UCGal][quote=Scarlett]
Another issue – if you just move in spring/summer in a new district, would it be a problem enrolling in the appropriate public school there for the same Fall, or is it too late?
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If you move to a new district (say PUSD or SDUSD) then you would be automatically qualified for the school boundary your new home was in.

If you changed districts in spring/summer and wanted to explore choice options – eh… not so much. The top schools would no longer have slots available.[/quote]

thanks. I know that the top choice schools will be done by then, I meant the regular neighborhood ones,not choice, wherever in that new location district boundaries.

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[quote=UCGal][quote=Scarlett]
Another issue – if you just move in spring/summer in a new district, would it be a problem enrolling in the appropriate public school there for the same Fall, or is it too late?
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If you move to a new district (say PUSD or SDUSD) then you would be automatically qualified for the school boundary your new home was in.

If you changed districts in spring/summer and wanted to explore choice options – eh… not so much. The top schools would no longer have slots available.[/quote]

thanks. I know that the top choice schools will be done by then, I meant the regular neighborhood ones,not choice, wherever in that new location district boundaries.

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[quote=UCGal][quote=Scarlett]
Another issue – if you just move in spring/summer in a new district, would it be a problem enrolling in the appropriate public school there for the same Fall, or is it too late?
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If you move to a new district (say PUSD or SDUSD) then you would be automatically qualified for the school boundary your new home was in.

If you changed districts in spring/summer and wanted to explore choice options – eh… not so much. The top schools would no longer have slots available.[/quote]

thanks. I know that the top choice schools will be done by then, I meant the regular neighborhood ones,not choice, wherever in that new location district boundaries.

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