Recent content by arr164

I totally agree but peers is part of the equation I like it or not. I will parent the same way regardless where I am but I want to know how school environment would help me or I have to swim against it. Peers will matter and at some point more that I like!

Well one downside I see is that it is harder to get to a selective college (unless your kid is easily top 5), wonder if there are more!

These percentage caps seem to be only for certain colleges? Princeton high school sends anywhere from 50 to 100 to Princeton yearly. I can't understand why but some schools just seem to be feeder schools and not just the very top go there but most of the class. Think of famous boarding schools...

Ok, yes I meant nearby though. Within say 50 miles. Neighboring towns are cheaper than Irvine so I can put money in different ways, what matters where I get most rent on the dollar invested as a percentage.

But then you have to pay more now. What I mean is that all real estate will appreciate x percent. So you can buy in Irvine for 1.4mm house or you can buy 2 for 700k elsewhere. In the end you get the same appreciation, I don't think Irvine will be growing while the rest of CA not. Rentable yes...

Before we get to college I am trying to understand all the downsides of IUSD when it comes to prepping my child for adult life. Thus, the question.

So wouldn't all the tiger parents want their kid to go to ivy? Why do they go to IUSD when they are doing disservice to kids? Or in other words what are the benefits of IUSD then if it hinders admission to elite schools for most kids?

Private is out of question as we can't afford several tuitions. My concern is that the kid might be in top 5 but the knowledge base is weak and he will be less motivated surrounded by less motivated peers. So in some sense it is harder to stay focused because the kid is an outlier while in IUSD...

But then they have worse test score as they were not pressured to study. This is school independent test. Also they probably had less AP classes.

I have seen multiple times the comments on this forum saying if you want your kid to go to ivy IUSD is not the right place. I wonder what is the base for such argument? My kids are younger so it's hard to say how they will perform in a high demand school district. But I thought good competitive...

What is MR and IIRC?

If you think it is a bad time to buy because rates are higher? I think actually this is the time to buy as when rates go down all of a sudden more people will be buying and prices will go up again.

We are looking to buy a property for investment purposes under 1mm. The goal is to rent this out. Obviously the main part of calculation where would I get the highest rent/price ratio? I am thinking that possibly we should look out of Irvine here. I am not very familiar with all the nearby towns...

My daughter is in figure skating although we are not Asian. From chatting with other parents I got an impression there is a belief that this sport gives you higher chance to stand out. The pool is smaller after all as only a few can afford it. It is a lot harder to stand out in soccer, swimming...

True, where are now we have a good out of school chess club and this is something I am in search of. While we do travel to tournaments outside of our town it is nice to have an established facility where kids of all ages can meet regularly for classes and quads. Sometimes it is on school...