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nyc to oc said:
Irvinecommuter said:
FARMMMMMIE said:
Irvinecommuter said:
The other aspect of this equation is what benefits your kid will get for going to an Ivy versus going a top level public school like Cal, UCLA, Michigan, Virginia, UNC?  In this era...not much.  You're actually better off going to a top tier school like UCI or UCSD, getting a full ride, doing insanely well in college and go to a top notch grad school.
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What profession?
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I would say...most professions outside of Engineering or CS, which you can get a job out of college.  But again, you don't need to go to an Ivy for those.

Certainly for Law, Medicine, research profession of any kind...business is a little trickier but all those schools I listed have tremendous business programs.
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for certain kinds of business, I think it definitely makes it easier to get a serious look from recruiters if you come from a short list of schools, or already have an "in" by knowing someone. I don't think it matters so much for fields where a graduate/professional degree is necessary, such as medicine/law. 
http://www.theatlantic.com/business...-how-the-hiring-process-favors-elites/394166/
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If we go by USN's rankings...UPenn is the only Ivy of note for business programs.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall

Edit:  Ditto for Engineering schools...Princeton/Cornell are 10 and 11th respectively...
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate
 
bones said:
Irvinecommuter said:
Edit:  Accounting...but again...how much more does an accounting degree from Princeton get you vs one from Cal or UCLA...probably some but not as much as people believe.
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Well nothing bc Princeton doesn't offer an accounting degree. Accounting is like trade school. Not hoity toity enough for Princeton :)
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your dead to me.
 
Triplets from Sage Hill got into MIT this year, although their grandfather was former faculty.  Being non-Asian (i.e. Jewish) presumably helped as well.  Qwerty would be happy to know that their father went to USC and is now a judge.  He really married down (mom went to UCI).  But, see IHS, there is still hope.  You can go to UCI, marry up, and send your all three of your IVF kids to MIT!
https://gma.yahoo.com/mit-bound-cal...acrifices-164218174--abc-news-topstories.html
 
WTTCHMN said:
Triplets from Sage Hill got into MIT this year, although their grandfather was former faculty.  Being non-Asian (i.e. Jewish) presumably helped as well.  Qwerty would be happy to know that their father went to USC and is now a judge.  He really married down (mom went to UCI).  But, see IHS, there is still hope.  You can go to UCI, marry up, and send your all three of your IVF kids to MIT!
https://gma.yahoo.com/mit-bound-cal...acrifices-164218174--abc-news-topstories.html
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Sounds like a possible connection "direct relative faculty"


Uci - thumbs down "flag incident" (I will never forget) lol
 
WTTCHMN said:
Triplets from Sage Hill got into MIT this year, although their grandfather was former faculty.  Being non-Asian (i.e. Jewish) presumably helped as well.  Qwerty would be happy to know that their father went to USC and is now a judge.  He really married down (mom went to UCI).  But, see IHS, there is still hope.  You can go to UCI, marry up, and send your all three of your IVF kids to MIT!
https://gma.yahoo.com/mit-bound-cal...acrifices-164218174--abc-news-topstories.html
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That's a great story but this quote made me roll my eyes:

?It?s gratifying to me and my wife because you never know if their hard work will ever pay off,? Goul said. ?They made incredible sacrifices growing up by taking the most difficult courses and taking summer courses because they knew what their goals were.?
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I  know it's "Talk Irvine", but I'm surprised there isn't much written about the grand opening weekend on here.

We went to check out the models to get design ideas.  Overall, I thought Standard Pacific did a great job with Stafford and Crawford (aside from my question on the driveway).  I loved Stafford Plan 2, the house was nicely laid out.  An equivalent size house would easily be high $1M elsewhere. 
 
WTTCHMN said:
Triplets from Sage Hill got into MIT this year, although their grandfather was former faculty.  Being non-Asian (i.e. Jewish) presumably helped as well.  Qwerty would be happy to know that their father went to USC and is now a judge.  He really married down (mom went to UCI).  But, see IHS, there is still hope.  You can go to UCI, marry up, and send your all three of your IVF kids to MIT!
https://gma.yahoo.com/mit-bound-cal...acrifices-164218174--abc-news-topstories.html
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It doesn't mention it in the article but putting two and two together, their grandfather is Edward Thorp. This guy figured out how to do blackjack card counting and wrote the first book about it, "Beat the Dealer".
 
I stopped off at the models today. Looks like there is a steady stream of activity in the middle of a work day, thats a positive. From looking at the fact sheet, it looks like the effective tax will be 1.75%. Schools are zoned for Veeh Elementary, Currie Middle School, and Tustin High. And finally the HOA fees can go as high as $320 / mo. Aside from that I saw handful of FCB rolling up in their Euro cars and mini pet dogs in hand.
 
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I stopped off at the models today. Looks like there is a steady stream of activity in the middle of a work day, thats a positive. From looking at the fact sheet, it looks like the effective tax will be 1.75%. Schools are zoned for Veeh Elementary, Currie Middle School, and Tustin High. And finally the HOA fees can go as high as $320 / mo. Aside from that I saw handful of FCB rolling up in their Euro cars and mini pet dogs in hand.
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$320??? wowzers.
 
jmoney74 said:
OC troll said:
I stopped off at the models today. Looks like there is a steady stream of activity in the middle of a work day, thats a positive. From looking at the fact sheet, it looks like the effective tax will be 1.75%. Schools are zoned for Veeh Elementary, Currie Middle School, and Tustin High. And finally the HOA fees can go as high as $320 / mo. Aside from that I saw handful of FCB rolling up in their Euro cars and mini pet dogs in hand.
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$320??? wowzers.
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320 for now and 230 at build out.
 
Originally, I thought they were zoned to Beckman High. Tustin High api is mid 700s. Veeh and Currie are around there also. Not the Hicks, Orchard Hills and Beckman schools I thought.
 
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