And SJSU Computer Science grads are highly sought after up here. It's really amazing what demand from Silicon Valley employers has done to transform that school into the class of the Cal States and likley better than some lower tier UCs.
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In terms of being able to get a job and also vanity, generally Ivy > UC > CSU
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I went to CSU and our alumni network is not as good as schools like USC.
But CSU does offer a wide range of programs, including Pre-Med so you don't have to do Pre-Med at some school in the... Caribbean islands.
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My family is fairly up to date on current admission standard, while it's getting very competitive, I haven't heard of horror stories like that.
I wonder if it's something in his resume raised a big red flag or simply the essays wasn't written well enough.
Or perhaps, his out of school activities are just blank.
Some private schools ghost write those essay for you.
but it's not just the essay, but all other activities.
When the scores meets all criteria, it's what other things you have done in high school that makes you competitive against others.
Perhaps did only 1 year at IVC and he already had 60 credits with DE and AP after 1st year of community college.
Sorry it was 3 years at IUSD, 1 year at IVC, and 2 years at UCLA engineering and started to work at 20 years of age. He planned this path as he saw the older family friends with exceptional grades not getting into tier 1 and tier 2 UC schools.
So basically, while his friends were applying to colleges from a top IUSD high school, he was applying from the IVC platform.
You see how smart this kid is? He knew how toxic the competition was at his high school so he decided to change the game he was playing by applying to UCLA from a blue ocean school (IVC) vs a red ocean school (IUSD).
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Back in the day, CalPolySLO was the tech school of CSUs (even over some UCs) so I don't doubt that NorCal CSUs are really good in the tech industry.
CPSLO still VERY difficult to get into and highly desired by local parents but not me after a friend at my golf club who is a recently retired 30 yr sw engineer told me what a dogsh*t opinion he had of the teaching quality in the CS dept there while his daughter got her CS degree. A super mellow guy who had a definite opinion about this topic when I broached it which carried some weight. I had great teachers and TAs at USC and our kid has largely had the same experience at his Big 10 school.
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In terms of being able to get a job and also vanity, generally Ivy > UC > CSU
Bay Area high school grad rejected by 16 colleges hired by Google
Despite earning 3.97 unweighted and 4.42 weighted GPA, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT's and founding his own e-signing startup RabbitSign in his sophomore year, Zhong was rejected by 16 colleges he applied to.
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The liberal DEi agenda is both anti-Semitic and anti-AsianBay Area high school grad rejected by 16 colleges hired by Google
Despite earning 3.97 unweighted and 4.42 weighted GPA, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT's and founding his own e-signing startup RabbitSign in his sophomore year, Zhong was rejected by 16 colleges he applied to.
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I went to CSU and our alumni network is not as good as schools like USC.
But CSU does offer a wide range of programs, including Pre-Med so you don't have to do Pre-Med at some school in the... Caribbean islands.
Pre-Health Program | CSUF Extension and International Programs
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My family is fairly up to date on current admission standard, while it's getting very competitive, I haven't heard of horror stories like that.
I wonder if it's something in his resume raised a big red flag or simply the essays wasn't written well enough.
Or perhaps, his out of school activities are just blank.
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Liar Loan
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Wouldn't a truly smart kid just have AI write the essays for him/her? That is the kind of kid I would want to admit to my program, somebody that can think outside the established rules of the game and come up with an innovative solution to a problem.
Essay writing was never an issue, parents could easily have someone proof read and change the essay at the right tone at a minimal fee.
Some private schools ghost write those essay for you.
but it's not just the essay, but all other activities.
When the scores meets all criteria, it's what other things you have done in high school that makes you competitive against others.
panda
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Morekaos. Found an old post you wrote 2 years ago. Can you please explain what you meant by this?Having just gone through this with a Salutatorian, 4.5 GPA, ASB and school Ambassador, AP everything, 14 year Company level ballet dancer, UCLA alumni legacy, Varsity letterman, Prom Court super child…. I can tell you the whole process is a crock
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Even though that golden child was mine, any and all schools she applied to enthusiastically offerd her a golden ticket. The lesser state school that she originally rejected but later on decided she wanted to go to rejected her application not once but twice on an appeal. This is a school that pretty much any high school graduate should’ve been able to get into. We were told by someone I know in admissions there that they automatically reject the high achieving applicants assuming that they’re going to go somewhere else so that they can open the spot for others with a less brilliant resume. She chose another school. The system is a mess
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Thanks Morekaos, Found this interesting thread by an Irvine parent. Appears that a recent IUSD grad said the same thing that the system is a mess. In conclusion it seems if the goal of the high school student to get into a top UCs or elite university, it is best to attend a 7 or 8 rated high school vs a 10 rated like IUSD.
If I relocate to irvine for the schools, Will this backfire during college admissions?
I heard multiple anecdotes about people who live in Irvine that their children who got 4.0+ GPAs, are athletes, and into extracurriculars, but can't get into any UCs and have to go out of state because it's so competitive. How much truth is there to that? I don't think I'd be a helicopter parent but I would certainly be involved. It makes me wonder if we're better off going to a less competitive area.
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The college consultant we hired said the same thing. Apparently, too many acceptance offer rejections negatively affects the school's rankings
I don’t think UCLA or Cal accept transfers into impacted majors
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I read about a student who took this 3/2/3 path and transferred into UCLA engineering and graduated at the age of 20.
Perhaps did only 1 year at IVC and he already had 60 credits with DE and AP after 1st year of community college.
Sorry it was 3 years at IUSD, 1 year at IVC, and 2 years at UCLA engineering and started to work at 20 years of age. He planned this path as he saw the older family friends with exceptional grades not getting into tier 1 and tier 2 UC schools.
So basically, while his friends were applying to colleges from a top IUSD high school, he was applying from the IVC platform.
You see how smart this kid is? He knew how toxic the competition was at his high school so he decided to change the game he was playing by applying to UCLA from a blue ocean school (IVC) vs a red ocean school (IUSD).
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irvinehomeowner
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I have heard of 4/1/2 bio (they took IVC classes during high school).
Junior to UC for even impacted majors is the easiest route. The 4/1/2 above did not get into UCLA so did the 1 year at IVC and then transferred and graduated.
It's freshman admissions that are the bottleneck.
Junior to UC for even impacted majors is the easiest route. The 4/1/2 above did not get into UCLA so did the 1 year at IVC and then transferred and graduated.
It's freshman admissions that are the bottleneck.