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https://www.zillow.com/home-values/52650/irvine-ca/ https://www.zillow.com/home-values/397383/johns-creek-ga/ Johns Creek median household income is $160,185 Irvine median household income is $129,647 Johns Creek median home value is $710,475 Irvine median home value is $1,615,157 Johns Creek...

I think you are misunderstanding what I mean by low return on their investment. The problem is with the system, not the parents who are forced to play in the system. A lot of money is poured into private tutoring. Many times the Asian parents don't share the names and number of the good tutors...

I think it is the nature of the ultra competitive academic system that makes the parents more stressed both mentally and financially. For decades, I believe many Asian parents believed that the IUSD system was the pathway to prestigious universities and top UC colleges, but the stats show us...

There is a great book that discusses exactly what you talking about here. Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers has a study comparing students who attended Hartwick College (Lower tier College) vs Harvard University and the percentage of students who drop out of their STEM Major.

Here the GPA breakdown of the high school my boys are zoned for which I am sure is similar to the top IUSD high schools : Uni and Northwood. With a 4.00 - 4.10 GPA weighted, your child ranks in the top 40% of his or her class. Let that sink in for a moment. I don't know about you.. but If was...

We don't live in the IUSD school district, but our school district zone is very similar to IUSD. The High School my boys attend is made of 50% Asian students and 36% White. Buying Real Estate in this highly rated school zone was great for Home appreciation, but if I can do it over again, I would...

I made a decision to move to Johns Creek after attending the Grand Opening of the 2010 Woodury Collection. Back then, there were several TI Personalities telling me, "Poor Panda is moving to Johns Creek because he can't afford to purchase in Irvine." I even started to have my doubts asking...

The City of Johns Creek has been named the #1 Best Place to Live in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Johns Creek, Georgia, ranks No. 1 on the 2025-2026 Top 250 Best Places to Live list...

There is one Korean American realtor in Irvine i am really impressed with who knows how to market properties like no other. He is a gifted Artist and is very creative in his presentation and marketing homes. I never met the guy, but I consider him the Ryan Serhant of Irvine.

Georgia Tech is now competing among the Tier 1 UCs. University of Georgia will soon start to compete with the Tier 2 UCs. UGA's 2025 acceptance rate is 37% and is headed towards the 20s. The best part of it all, is that in-state Georgia residents can get free tuition with the HOPE scholarship...

The point I am trying to make is that Georgia Tech's acceptance rate was 51% in 2011 and in 2025 the acceptance rate is 8.6%. How did the Georgia Tech's brand suddenly become an attactive brand to the smart Asian students? 15 years ago when I first talked about Georgia Tech as a rising star, I...

How did the demographics change in Irvine from the mid 1990s and now? What about the student profile of USC students in the mid 1990s and now? One of my taiwanese friend in high school got accepted to USC with a 2.7 GPA and 1060 SAT score and his dad even wrote his college essay for him. How...

What does Emerging Real Estate Markets and College Demographics have in common? Even back in 2010 when the freshman acceptance rate was 60%, I knew that Georgia Tech would become a winner due to the change of the demographic profile of the students. 1. Georgia Tech Acceptance Rate = 8.6%...

Georgia Tech's applications rose to 66,926 this year with an acceptance rate of 8.6% this year.

C'mon UscTrojancpa, You can't compare the appreciation of Irvine vs the entire state or Georgia. That is like comparing the appreciation of the top affluent zip codes and cities of North Atlanta vs the entire state of California. I disagree that the Irvine home appreciation outperformed the...