qwerty said:If you have an ivy degree and aren't in private equity or investment banking all that hard work was for nothing. You could have accomplished the same with a usc degree
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post...-well-being-if-you-went-to-harvard-or-state-uThe bottom line: a great life and a great job is less about where you go to college and more about what you do when you?re there. The survey found that if graduates had a professor who cared about them as a person and encouraged them to follow their dreams their chances of being more engaged in life and work more than doubled. The same was true for graduates with outside-the-classroom experiences that so define college for most of us, internships, research projects, and campus clubs and athletic teams.
Smashed said:zubs said:Since there is so much white noise of pros and cons, and we don't know what to believe, lets just stick to this questions:
How do I get my kid into Harvard? (or any ivy league school)
It looks like putting your kid in a small pond so he can be the biggest fish is the way to go.
For this reason, I'm seeing more Irvine parents send their children to private high schools.
I get asked this question by relatives.nyc to oc said:So what's the point of overpaying for a Irvine house (which looks just like many many other houses in other OC suburbs) if you're not going to use the public schools?
irvinehomeowner said:I get asked this question by relatives.nyc to oc said:So what's the point of overpaying for a Irvine house (which looks just like many many other houses in other OC suburbs) if you're not going to use the public schools?
I think people don't realize that Irvine is not *just* the schools. It's centrality, safety, like-minded neighbors (Ivy-minded included), proximity to work, food, play... etc etc.
It's the same answer why people who live in cities with decent schools still choose to homeschool... they like where they live but may not like the public school system no matter what the reputation is.
Not really.thatOSguy said:It'd be foolish to buy here - especially in newer areas - if you're not sending your kids to the schools.
irvinehomeowner said:Not really.thatOSguy said:It'd be foolish to buy here - especially in newer areas - if you're not sending your kids to the schools.
What about the single professional? Or the DINKs? Or the couple with kids who won't be going to Elem for 5 years? Or the family with college kids?
People pay the Unicorn Toll for a variety of reasons, IUSD is just one of them (and not the most important one for many).
thatOSguy said:The toll is the toll. If no schools, then they are over-paying for the rest of the benefits.
Again, I disagree.thatOSguy said:irvinehomeowner said:Not really.thatOSguy said:It'd be foolish to buy here - especially in newer areas - if you're not sending your kids to the schools.
What about the single professional? Or the DINKs? Or the couple with kids who won't be going to Elem for 5 years? Or the family with college kids?
People pay the Unicorn Toll for a variety of reasons, IUSD is just one of them (and not the most important one for many).
The toll is the toll. If no schools, then they are over-paying for the rest of the benefits.
That spend can be redirected to so many other GREAT areas. I agree with irvinehomeshopper on this -- Irvine is little more than a dormitory. Generally speaking, folks raise their kids here then get the hell out.
irvinehomeowner said:Not really.thatOSguy said:It'd be foolish to buy here - especially in newer areas - if you're not sending your kids to the schools.
What about the single professional? Or the DINKs? Or the couple with kids who won't be going to Elem for 5 years? Or the family with college kids?
People pay the Unicorn Toll for a variety of reasons, IUSD is just one of them (and not the most important one for many).
irvinehomeowner said:Again, I disagree.thatOSguy said:irvinehomeowner said:Not really.thatOSguy said:It'd be foolish to buy here - especially in newer areas - if you're not sending your kids to the schools.
What about the single professional? Or the DINKs? Or the couple with kids who won't be going to Elem for 5 years? Or the family with college kids?
People pay the Unicorn Toll for a variety of reasons, IUSD is just one of them (and not the most important one for many).
The toll is the toll. If no schools, then they are over-paying for the rest of the benefits.
That spend can be redirected to so many other GREAT areas. I agree with irvinehomeshopper on this -- Irvine is little more than a dormitory. Generally speaking, folks raise their kids here then get the hell out.
Name an OC city as central as Irvine that has the safety, access to freeways, access to variety of shopping and food, mix of homes, proximity to the beach, proximity to the airport, proximity to a UC, proximity to jobs, large variety of churches, etc etc.
This has been hashed and re-hashed a number of times, Irvine is not just about the schools. While that may be your opinion, it's not something shared by many long term Irvinites (like myself who bought in Irvine before I even had kids) or new Irvinites who are moving to Irvine and don't have kids.
If you bought in Irvine just for the schools, then maybe you're the exception not the rule.
qwerty said:thatOSguy said:The toll is the toll. If no schools, then they are over-paying for the rest of the benefits.
i would agree. this is why we chose the better value right next door in tustin. we are on the border of tustin/irvine but didnt have to pay the irvine premium. we get all the same benefits IHO mentioned, except for the local schools, but even that can be worked around. the local kids in columbus square either do private schools or attend the tustin ranch zoned schools. i paid high 700s for a 3,000 sq ft house with a 3 car garage on almost a 5,000 sq ft lot. high 700s in irvine right now gets you what, a 2,000 sq ft brand new house with a 3,000 sq ft lot?
if someone living in irvine is going to send their kids to private school, an excellent alternative would be the upcoming standard pacific homes just north of the district costco and from test's post, the mello roos is going to be very reasonable.
I had this conversation with some younger people who recently moved to Irvine (they used to live in a nearby OC city).nyc to oc said:Yeah, if I had no kids or was single, there's no way I'd ever consider living in Irvine. Beachside shack or condo in Costa Mesa, Huntington/Newport for me!
Homer_Simpson said:Only thing I enjoy about Johns Creek now is the view, exclusivity, lack of FCBs and running into the real house wives from time to time...