University High School versus Northwood High School

[quote author="WestparkRenter" date=1220318179]Your kid has better chance of being accepted to UCLA/UCB from Aliso Viejo. My kid SAT scores are in the top 1% but she started out with top 1%. FYI, she also had straight As from Rancho middle school. But for the UCs, GPA is still the most important thing(at least until they change the admission criteria), they tend to ignore SAT scores(because SAT scores favor the wealthy). They are doing this to bypass Prop 209, so they only pick top 10% of each high school. I personally think this is the right thing to do( because kids can't control where they live). If their parents are poor they go to lower performing schools. Most of her friends who went to lower performing high schools(much lower than Aliso Viejo) got into UCLA and UCB.</blockquote>


WPR, Thanks for the great info and congrats for having such a smart daughter. I'm sure she's got your brains.



Do you know if the Aliso Niguel students are bit more well rounded than the Uni Students? Exactly how much of a difference is there between the competitiveness of Aliso Niguel and Uni High? For example if a student is in the top 1% at Aliso Niguel, would that be equivalent to being in the top 5 or 10% at University High?

From what i have read on this thread so far, I would much rather have my little pandas attend Aliso Niguel than Univerisity High. I am sure your high school kids will thank you for it.



I am sure some parents brag that their kids attend Uni High, but at the end of the day does it really matter when a Aliso Niguel graduate gets accepted to Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA while the Uni High graduate only gets accepted to Cal State Fullerton and USC????
 
Are we simply comparing among top tier high schools? Or we comparing schools in Irvine to schools in Santa Ana?



Personally, I would not like my future children to attend schools in Santa Ana, Anaheim, or Garden Grove. Regardless of whether they'll be good students or not, they'll still be exposed to gangs, drugs, violence, poverty, and teenage pregnancies. Although some kids may do just as well as there as in Irvine or Huntington, I would hate to expose my kids to such social ills.



I'm not going to have my children live 18 years in an impoverished setting just to make it to a top tier college for 4 years. I much rather raise them well for 18 years then have them go to a mediocre college.
 
[quote author="hs_teacher" date=1220336876]Are we simply comparing among top tier high schools? Or we comparing schools in Irvine to schools in Santa Ana?



Personally, I would not like my future children to attend schools in Santa Ana, Anaheim, or Garden Grove. Regardless of whether they'll be good students or not, they'll still be exposed to gangs, drugs, violence, poverty, and teenage pregnancies. Although some kids may do just as well as there as in Irvine or Huntington, I would hate to expose my kids to such social ills.



I'm not going to have my children live 18 years in an impoverished setting just to make it to a top tier college for 4 years. I much rather raise them well for 18 years then have them go to a mediocre college.</blockquote>


I think we are comparing between top tier: tier 1 (e.i. Univerisity High, Whitney, and Troy High) to tier 2 schools like Aliso Niguel High. I agree, there is no way I'm raising my kids in the hood of Santa Ana so they have a better shot at getting into UCB and UCLA.
 
Panda,

University High offers some great curricular activities. It gives you opportunity to do anything your kid or future kid like to try( for ECs purpose). Kids that attend Uni have pride in their school. They are smart and also talented(but not because of the teachers). However, I'm not sure what you mean by well rounded. Most colleges try to stay away from well rounded students, they prefer well lopsided students to form a well rounded student body.

I'm personally not too fond of public schools(UCs in particular), since 2000 onward, UCs are seriously underfunded. My answer to your question regarding which high school would be better for your future kid to be accepted to the top UCs, is that your kid has better chance at a NOT competitive high school than at a competitive school. Your kid will stand out MORE in a less competitive school.



On a final note, I personally don't think any colleges will make or break you, ie where you attend college does not guarantee anything, it's still very much depends on the individual.
 
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The Asian student enrollment started to exceed Caucasion student enrollment in 2004 for University High. The white student's enrollment dropped 50% from 1987 - 2008 where as asian student's enrollment increased by 300%.



Asians are continuing to show strong growth in zip code 92603.
 
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The Asian student enrollment started to exceed Caucasion student enrollment in 2008 for Northwood High. How do you guys feel seeing these stats? This is complete madness.
 
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