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Well that's not the point of this thread is it? The fact that LA has more and better higher educational opportunities than SD literally is a reason why more would choose LA over SD.
Ok never really claimed otherwise so not really sure what you're arguing about at this point.
This isn't SD v. Austin. I know someone else brought Austin up potentially by accident. But let's focus on the real story: LA is chosen by more people than SD for basically every single reason in the book except military, beach bum lifestyle away from the hustle bustle, and retirement.
Idk but it really seems like LA is right up there with NYC and Boston and SD is way way way behind in everything.
These things tend to happen when facts are actually looked up about L.A.
If someone posted that Boston and NYC were leagues ahead of L.A. in higher education, it would likely be believed by 99% of readers because it "sounds right." Then you actually look up the facts....
The fact that you had to bypass the Bay Area, PNW, Texas, Illinois, etc. to find a peer proves the claim.
I guess I can throw the Bay Area in there. Stanford is overall better ranked than anywhere in LA. Plus CalTech so small, most high schools have more students.
Ok never really claimed otherwise so not really sure what you're arguing about at this point.
I'm arguing your claim that LA basically can't even compete with Boston and NYC in higher ed. Well, it actually can. And then instead of going on a tangent, I decided to reiterate the fact that many people choose LA for its higher education.
If you're talking about lower overall educational attainment for the L.A. metro area, that would actually help it in the context of this thread.
The world doesn't revolve around academia. Like NYC, L.A. is big enough where you can move in academic circles if you want to, and also live relatively large in a world class city as a blue collar/trade guy (or anything else).
I was actually going to say this but forgot to. I have plenty of family friends who do okay in LA without a list of acronyms and abbreviations after their names. There are also more labor/blue collar jobs for immigrants and those who just don't want to be in academia. I'd say that's a strength...and again...another reason to choose LA over SD.
I guess I can throw the Bay Area in there. Stanford is overall better ranked than anywhere in LA. Plus CalTech so small, most high schools have more students.
Ok. So throw the Bay in the group. Let's even say the Bay is better than LA. It's still obvious that Boston, NYC, Philly, Chicago, LA, and the Bay Area are the leaders in higher education. Baltimore does well with sciences with Johns Hopkins. Other cities might have a niche area as well. But the aforementioned group of cities leads the way in education across the country. LA runs with that group easily. SD does not. Therefore, it's a place likely more people would choose over LA.
I'm arguing your claim that LA basically can't even compete with Boston and NYC in higher ed. Well, it actually can. And then instead of going on a tangent, I decided to reiterate the fact that many people choose LA for its higher education.
I can try to compete but I still wouldn't put it on the level of those areas.
Ok. So throw the Bay in the group. Let's even say the Bay is better than LA. It's still obvious that Boston, NYC, Philly, Chicago, LA, and the Bay Area are the leaders in higher education. Baltimore does well with sciences with Johns Hopkins. Other cities might have a niche area as well. But the aforementioned group of cities leads the way in education across the country. LA runs with that group easily. SD does not. Therefore, it's a place likely more people would choose over LA.
Yes we got that, not sure how much you want to beat that dead horse. Again no one was claiming SD did.
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