Julez

What will you drive if you sell your IS350? BMW?

STIG

USC = University of Spoiled Children.

UCLA owns YO!

I am all for UCs.

just kidding. just wanted to say hi before it gets close.

MAH4546

Um...yes. Southern California. I know what I'm talking about. I had a 3.4. I got in. No connections to USC whatsoever. I also got an $18,000 annual scholarship. At the same time, I had high LSAT scores and tons of AP credits. It was also four years ago so things might be different now. People put way too much emphasis on just the GPA. There are so many more factors (i.e. my school did not weigh GPAs for honors/AP). But I'll probably be there again next year for grad school, and I also got in, again, with a 3.4 undergrad GPA.

OutlawsX

Part of the reason the Asian parents give their kids nice cars is...
1) They are scared that when they are older, their kids wont take care of them and put them away in retirement homes like non- Asian kids.
OR
2) Money is another way of showing their love.

Of course this is my own opinion, but that's how my Asian parents came about in approaching me when they wanted to get me nice things. I told them don't worry, they'll live with me... I like the extended family thing. And besides, I'd rather not OWE them anything and buy my own crap.

Nothing is less cool than showing off your nice ride to the ladies, and telling them, "Ya, my mom and dad got it for me, want to come to my parent's house and play the Wii?"

I'd say if you can, go to the school that you think will give you the best education, who cares what other people will say. Besides, doesn't seem like your parents are hurting for cash like you said..., so might as well make them pay for you to go to a more expensive school.

Rasengan

i don't know where you guys got your Asian parents from...i HAD to get good grades and not do drugs (at least hide it real well) otherwise my Chinese mom would whip me with the featherless end of the bamboo feather duster (or slipper, whichever was closer)

OutlawsX

Btw, 3.4 "can" get you into USC... you just need money to push you through. I've had people when I was in HS that got into USC with 3.0 GPAs, barely speak English, and made it in. Of course their parents were wealthy, but that is why there's always this trashtalking of people "buying" their way into Private schools such as USC.

Not sure how picky they are now with admissions, but back in 1995, it wasn't that hard to get in USC.

Btw Ron, Why do you want to go to USC anyhows?

wushuboy

Why would you take the LSAT going in as an undergrad? hmmmm.

wushuboy

[QUOTE=OutlawsX;2574341]Part of the reason the Asian parents give their kids nice cars is...
1) They are scared that when they are older, their kids wont take care of them and put them away in retirement homes like non- Asian kids.
OR
2) Money is another way of showing their love.

QUOTE]

Nice way to stereotype Asian parents.. This is not even an issue of having asian parents or not. bottom line is he's just spoiled and doesnt do anything to show his appreciation. He doesnt do drugs? whoopdie do. That is not even justification for getting 2.. count em 2 40k+ cars.

KKelly

Not the kid's fault at all. I sure as ** would turn down a 335i or IS350 when I was 16. I know to each his own but this is a pet peeve of mine. Just because you can buy your kid such a car doesn't mean you do it. Then again, I would rather have my own kids competing against them in the work world then a bunch of smart, self-made, non-spoiled kids. Read some article recently about how new-grads in the work force are really bad at dealing with criticism and adversity because their parents always told them everything was "ok." If a teacher or coach is a problem today the parents go and complain instead of telling their kid that they will have bosses that suck too, deal with it.

DaveGS4

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Sorry I didn't see this thread sooner.