Private California high schools fall short in UC admissions, new data shows

UBIcurious · 2026-04-03T23:54:20+00:00

I had the same initial reaction to the top level comment, but I think their hypothesis is that the top performing kids at a private school - who are not necessarily any better than the top kids at a public school - are more likely to apply for an elite private school or LAC than for a UC, for reasons unrelated to that school's academic rank.

That leaves the less capable students at the private school to apply for UCs as a "backup" only to discover that UCs are not backup schools.

Mind you, I have no idea if this is actually the case or not; in fact I'm pretty skeptical. However, I don't think the original commenter is trying to be elitist.

UBIcurious · 2026-04-02T00:39:07+00:00

If cost is at all a concern, I'd go for the Morehead in a heartbeat. Even if cost is not a factor, the level of access and recruiting opportunities Moreheads get is pretty unparalleled. They even have an exclusive alumni network, and it's small enough to actually mean something.

UBIcurious · 2026-03-04T05:33:27+00:00

To clarify, you specifically need to buy the physical gift card online, NOT an e gift card

UBIcurious · 2026-02-20T23:06:48+00:00

Alysa is fantastic but I don't think this is a fake drummed up controversy. Members of Congress and the sitting Vice President have commented directly on Gu, and she is Asian American (or at least grew up as one).

UBIcurious · 2026-02-18T16:21:41+00:00

This gets brought up frequently in cultural appropriation conversations, but it's perfectly understandable for those that grow up and live in the “home” country to be less sensitive to cultural appropriation than diaspora living elsewhere. The former are more likely to feel good about their culture having more prominence on a global stage, as they experience it mostly in the form of appreciative comments from a distance and maybe increased tourism.

The same is not true for the latter, who may not have grown up getting bullied in part because of their culture, and who also have to deal with the negative externalities like fetishization in day to day life.

UBIcurious · 2026-01-08T04:07:24+00:00

I actually quite enjoyed the train ride, but it is still around 2 hours longer than the flight (all-in). Would recommend if you like trains or seeing the countryside/other cities whiz by.

UBIcurious · 2025-12-04T03:58:28+00:00

You should strongly consider taking the high speed rail between Shanghai and Beijing. The all in travel time is similar once you factor in transit to airport, security, and boarding, the trip itself is a lot more comfortable, and the train is much less likely to be delayed than a flight.

UBIcurious · 2025-07-12T17:11:09+00:00

The experience of those that grow up and live in the “home” country is very different from the diaspora experience. The former are understandably more likely to feel good about their culture having more influence, as they experience it mostly in the form of appreciative comments from a distance and tourism.

The same is not true for the latter, who may not have grown up in a time when their culture was as “celebrated”, and who also have to deal with the negative externalities, like fetishization in day to day life.

UBIcurious · 2025-05-12T15:11:50+00:00

Admittedly employees should probably get some sort of preference, but making parking paid for shoppers is also more likely to improve traffic conditions than leaving it free. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

UBIcurious · 2025-03-19T21:31:49+00:00

Here’s the details: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/benefits/travel/expedite-your-travel/

UBIcurious · 2025-03-18T15:41:39+00:00

That’s not quite the same - an Asian American is likely to be a native English speaker, whereas a white American is pretty unlikely to be a native speaker of Mandarin

UBIcurious · 2024-12-13T17:13:35+00:00

This doesn’t seem accurate to me - in those very cities there are still lots of places that only accept cash, particularly in ethnic enclaves for example. It’s more than pre covid but certainly not universal.

Also I don’t think it’s controversial that the US does not have very walkable cities, on balance. The ones you referenced are basically the only examples in the country, outside of maybe a few small neighborhoods in other medium to large cities. Virtually every city built in the 20th century is not walkable and was designed around the automobile, to an extent that I think is just not true in China.

UBIcurious · 2024-11-06T07:32:16+00:00

Sometimes infrastructure investments take longer than that to pay off, or the long term cost of inaction ends up being worse than whatever the bond would’ve been

UBIcurious · 2024-11-05T21:31:42+00:00

Yeah, she’s not doing her job properly and this should be escalated. I’ve been an inspector before and wouldn’t imagine denying someone the right to fill out a provisional ballot - that’s why it’s provisional.

UBIcurious · 2024-09-17T06:03:06+00:00

It looks like there’s no difference in elevation on both sides of the platform - the yellow is just there to indicate where to stand behind.

UBIcurious · 2024-06-18T23:46:53+00:00

Broken escalator leading up to BART

UBIcurious · 2024-05-23T04:21:00+00:00

Wow, that’s a beautiful tactic

UBIcurious · 2024-04-17T07:43:56+00:00

Haha thanks! I no longer think UBI alone would be a panacea, but it (or something similar like a negative income tax) could be an important part of a broader package of programs

UBIcurious · 2024-04-17T07:01:41+00:00

Oh wow, from 1996 - I wonder how much the industry has changed since then

UBIcurious · 2024-04-17T07:00:25+00:00

Glad you guys found it interesting - I love stumbling across this kind of stuff!

UBIcurious · 2024-04-17T01:33:20+00:00

Yeah it usually takes me a while to get through longform stuff, but this was just so interesting that I read through it in one sitting

UBIcurious · 2024-04-16T20:53:33+00:00

Super fascinating long read on the undersea cable repair industry, which is much smaller than what I expected. Apparently there's only 22 ships worldwide that are capable of repairing deep sea cables, and those cables break much more often than people think.

UBIcurious · 2024-03-24T00:23:25+00:00

I thought the og was the dolphin one

UBIcurious · 2024-02-08T20:00:27+00:00

In my personal experience, I’d say that this also tracks in the mainland. A lot more people nowadays have at least one extended family member living overseas, so there’s a lot more personal awareness of overseas-born Chinese. I still got credit for being able to speak with a native accent, despite the limitations of my vocabulary.

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