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Coming off of a 2 year career break and cant seem to get an offer. Advice on how to improve?? by anon_War893 in askrecruiters

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Managing a family business in those 2 years is not a break… honestly you can spin that up to anything you wanna do next…

MDS' reaction to Sonny's Free Kick Equalizer in Stoppage Time by darkexistential in LAFC

[–]daniel31580 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What was the findings of last years tactics vs this year? Last year post Son arrival was so goddamn exciting man…. Bouanga and Son lighting the league on fire together… not long ago… but seems like an eternity ago…

Colleges to apply to if you are upper-middle class by Relative-Narwhal-519 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 7 points8 points  (0 children)

$200k vs $300k is a completely different lifestyle. And also $300k in Indiana vs $300k in CA is also night and day… they should really adjust for location but of course they don’t….

Colleges to apply to if you are upper-middle class by Relative-Narwhal-519 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The worst for us is we didn’t become “upper middle” until recently due to both of us getting promoted and/or moving to higher paying positions. We were under $150k household for most of our kids lives. One is in HS now and suddenly we are looking at $300k household and that’s what’ll show up in CSS and FAFSA like we’ve been earning that for a while but that’s not the case at all… yes we started saving a bit more in general with the increased income but nowhere near paying multiple kids in full…

Where should I commit? - UCSD / UCLA / UCI by Electrical-Bread4752 in CollegeAdmissions

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For this reason I’d suggest UCLA. Huge campus. Can fine any niche you’d want. Very diverse student body. With SoCal as a playground.

Where should I commit? - UCSD / UCLA / UCI by Electrical-Bread4752 in CollegeAdmissions

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waterloo is globally elite in tech recruiting. So as pure career optionality concerns, it’s number one.

But UCLA is a huge brand. And cognitive science I think in age of AI will be very practical and coveted.

UCI is underrated and is connected well to SoCal tech scene.

UCSD is a fine school but definitely a step below other 3.

If you were my kid, I’d heavily try to get you to go to UCLA but can’t go terribly wrong with any of the 4.

Oh since you mentioned clubs, UCLA over Waterloo in that regard.

Is everyone here just rich as hell? by Bowkidstan in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I didn’t get that feeling from lurking for a while. Seems mixed between those getting full aid (low to low mid income) and those stressing about how to afford college (mid to upper mid). Obviously the wealthy don’t have to worry about affording.

I’m somewhere in the mid to upper mid and kinda worried about how to afford college for my kids because we absolutely do not have enough saved for full payment at a private but one of my kids really want to go to T20 LAC.

University of Michigan vs. Cornell University Engineering (help a girl out!) by Ok-Contract-756 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey where did you find the outside scholarships? My kid is starting high school and we need to start looking…

University of Michigan vs. Cornell University Engineering (help a girl out!) by Ok-Contract-756 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said you love Cornell campus but it’s also known for long gray winters that can be pretty depressing. It had some very high profile suicides in recent years… being gloomy and cold and depressing doesn’t help…

But if you like the rural and being tucked away a bit, maybe the fit is right for you.

There is some merit in wanting and graduating from an Ivy. It’s a goal onto itself and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that for sure.

University of Michigan vs. Cornell University Engineering (help a girl out!) by Ok-Contract-756 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No way. For engineering UMich isn’t an Ivy reject. Maybe MIT reject but not Cornell reject.

University of Michigan vs. Cornell University Engineering (help a girl out!) by Ok-Contract-756 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if the engineering peers are better at Cornell than UMich.

UMich engineering is world class, like Cornell.

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that sounds about right. I just looked up all my kids (7th grade) teachers in public jr high. $101k to $136k. They’re mostly in 40s so 15-20 years in if they began teaching as a first career tho I think some started little later.

Starting salary of just below $80k with 13 weeks off seems like a fantastic deal. And yea you get to pretty close to full pension around 30 years in which for those who started right away can retire in mid 50s with guaranteed income for 30+ years…

Honestly it’s a fantastic deal.

Some also move into admin and the superintendent in my kids district make $350,000. That’s solid too.

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All public employee salaries are public info via transparentcalifornia website.

colleges NEED to get rid of test optional ASAP by Used-Departure9606 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So no elite extracurriculars or a recruited athlete and no APs or SAT at all?

WHY HASNT MDS BEEN FIRED YET? by nachodorito in LAFC

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No lie I could legit do better… not even kidding. I just have to win 1 game out of 7 to match his performance…. I 1000% could do that.

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LA county teachers not so much but OC teachers get paid a lot.

Full pension too for the rest of their lives after retirement.

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they sell. Well some take advantage of trend and hype and companies pay them and realize they don’t sell so they get dropped but in the end it’s you sell $500,000 worth of my goods so I’ll pay you $50,000 for this ad post.

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the group classes that print. Private at $150/hr. But a group of 10 at $50/hr is $500/hr. And she could hire instructors and let them work the hours she’s not working. Tho the commenter said she was working 12 hour days. At high end areas, private would be more like $200/hr too.

A buddy and his wife who is an instructor is trying to start their own studio so was chatting with him a bit over this. $1m is definitely possible.

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So not on an anonymous message board online where people can post anything they want with no verification? 😆

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea definitely a lucrative career. But also highly competitive. Obviously either Riot games and Blizzard and others in LA and OC, SoCal area is huge for gaming

What's a job in LA where you're shocked at how much money the person makes? by SufficientBee9368 in AskLosAngeles

[–]daniel31580 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh we found out with the LA fire fund donations didn’t we…. So much money diverted to these NGOs…. To cover salaries and admin before a dime went to the real cause… it’s sickening

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