Irvine vs Surrounding Cities?
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CogNeuroSci
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And again as if right on cue, and just like that, enters the projection expert known as Mety (aka bones).
CogNeuroSci
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Mety said:
I would tell you if I thought it would help your kid?s chances. But since I didn?t have a kid with you, it doesn?t.
5-6% acceptance rate across all ivies for class of 2025. The reality is after legacies, athletes, the geniuses, the well-connected, the ?stories? (aka first gens/hardship applicants), there?s not much space for IUSD (or similar) kids.
I?m not so much interested about our kids getting to Ivy schools and all that. I?m more interested in the actual school life experiences. Anyone went to private K-12 or something similar yourselves or your kids? Was it more safe? More fun? Worth all the tuition rather than say public Irvine schools? The point of this question is not about getting into college but about the actual school life.
CogNeuroSci
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Mety said:
So funny. Very hilarious stuff!
I don?t think anyone answered about the actual school life kids experience from the private schools. Everyone seems to focus on how to get into this or that colleges. That?s important too, but since that?s so much discussed already, I would like to hear about different side which is what the kids actually go through from private schools besides about getting into colleges.
CogNeuroSci
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Mety said:
Hope this helps:
Some anecdotal color: A few years ago, two kids from the same IB program at Foothill High School were admitted from my interview list of ~20. The remaining ~18 IUSD kids were all rejected. Doesn't mean a whole lot or maybe you can take away a morsel of something. YMMV.
irvinehomeowner
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Private schools can be worse than public... entitlement, lack of experienced staff etc etc.
Everyone has warts.
Everyone has warts.
Thanks for your replies. I guess my kids are too young and maybe I might change and think like some of you guys when they?re ready to go to colleges, but I think the most important thing for kids is what they experience in school life.
I had so much fun in school and especially in high school which was a public school in a good neighborhood (not Irvine). There never was academic pressure and stress to get into certain colleges, a path designed by someone else. My high school helped me find what I was good at and I ended up going that direction for colleges and now my career.
Correct me if I?m wrong, but what I hear from Irvine schools is that kids get so much academic pressure and some choose to go to private schools at later years just so that they get better chances of getting into colleges their parents or some counselors want. I?m not saying that?s a bad thing, but I think it?s more important to know what your kids really want.
To be honest, I never thought about sending our kids to private schools, but now with so much laws that I don?t agree are being implemented into public schools, I?m actually considering private options. Living in other cities where there is no MR can help private tuitions. Especially with working from home now, Irvine is not the only option for us currently. Just considering many possibilities. We most likely just keep living in Irvine though.
I had so much fun in school and especially in high school which was a public school in a good neighborhood (not Irvine). There never was academic pressure and stress to get into certain colleges, a path designed by someone else. My high school helped me find what I was good at and I ended up going that direction for colleges and now my career.
Correct me if I?m wrong, but what I hear from Irvine schools is that kids get so much academic pressure and some choose to go to private schools at later years just so that they get better chances of getting into colleges their parents or some counselors want. I?m not saying that?s a bad thing, but I think it?s more important to know what your kids really want.
To be honest, I never thought about sending our kids to private schools, but now with so much laws that I don?t agree are being implemented into public schools, I?m actually considering private options. Living in other cities where there is no MR can help private tuitions. Especially with working from home now, Irvine is not the only option for us currently. Just considering many possibilities. We most likely just keep living in Irvine though.
eyephone,
You seem to think and got confused with someone else in every response you make to my posts. I know you don?t mean to spread false information, but what you do keep ending up being that way.
And just to make it clear for you, I?ve never asked for second hand stroller. We already got good ones gifted by families. To be more precise, I don?t really buy used for anything. That?s just me. Have a wonderful day.
You seem to think and got confused with someone else in every response you make to my posts. I know you don?t mean to spread false information, but what you do keep ending up being that way.
And just to make it clear for you, I?ve never asked for second hand stroller. We already got good ones gifted by families. To be more precise, I don?t really buy used for anything. That?s just me. Have a wonderful day.
That is your take, but why would you have the spreadsheet of the neighborhood ratings? When the graphs were only uploaded to TI. (unless he personally emailed it to you, or someone has the info that created the graphs)
* for the new people the neighborhood graphs was like the most controversial topic on talk irvine. Previous user posted the ratings of the neighborhoods (pros and cons). People got mad, burnt people identities. But I guess it wasnt that hard when you drive a new M5 and power wash their car. (allegedly)
* for the new people the neighborhood graphs was like the most controversial topic on talk irvine. Previous user posted the ratings of the neighborhoods (pros and cons). People got mad, burnt people identities. But I guess it wasnt that hard when you drive a new M5 and power wash their car. (allegedly)
Mety said:
ThirtySomethingWEquity
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Mety said:
Yeah I will consider it. I don't really care about colleges that much, but I care about my kid learning math and good critical thinking skills.
People who are interested in their kids going to Ivys are doing it for bragging rights, not so much for their child's future. If you go look at the folks making the big bucks at the quant funds or unicorn tech companies it is not dominated at all by Ivy schools. Sure you'll see CMU/MIT/Caltech but also state schools and dropouts and everything in between.
Funny enough, of all the kids I went to high school with (in Irvine), my friend who was expelled and didn't go to college is now the richest by far.