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sick feeling while writing check today?
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Anonymous
Am I the only person who felt a little queasy while writing out a check for private school? I have buyer's remorse already. 
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Anonymous
| I am feeling so queasy I haven't been able to even write the check. |
Anonymous
| How much are schools asking for at this time? We didn't get in anywhere, so I don't have any idea. |
Anonymous
| $700 - initial deposit. |
Anonymous
| Besides buyer's remorse, I feel like I was "duped"... by me/myself! But, I usually feel this way after a major purchase. I think it is normal. You get so worked up and so into everything that it is almost a let-down when it is over..... |
Anonymous
Mine was obscenely higher than this. |
Anonymous
| thanks for this thread--good to know I'm not alone. |
Anonymous
| Hopefully, come October we will see what we're buying. |
Anonymous
| Come October they will be asking you to contribute 1-2 thousand for the annual fund and asking you to work on the book drive. |
Anonymous
Can you say no? This is a serious question! |
Anonymous
Of course you can say no. Are you going to work at the fair instead of the book drive? Help sell Sally Foster to all your co-workers? Chair the Spring fundraiser? Join a committee for designing the new building? Donate your vacation home to the Spring auction? Welcome to a private-school community - you are expected to contribute now that you are there. If you don't have time OR money, why did they let you in (lol)??? I hope you don't have younger siblings who need admissions in a couple years! |
Anonymous
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No, I was just asking about the money part. I'm happy to help out in any of the other ways.
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Anonymous
No you definitely don't have to contribute to the money part (i.e., annual giving campaign, spring auction, etc.) However, keep in mind that the more you (and other parents in your school's communiity) don't contribute financially beyond paying your tuition, the higher your tuition is likely to increase from year to year. The annual giving campaign specifically addresses the differential between what it actually costs the school to operate and tuition. Schools like to keep the gap within a certain range. Another thing (though it may not matter to you) is that schools have an annual report where they publish the names (and sometimes the amounts) of those that contribute to annual giving. I think it's more to recognize those that give versus to "call out" those that don't. For many schools (at least our school) it's important to get 100% participation with less emphasis on the actual dollar amount that families contribute. So your $25-dollar contribution (for example) means just as much as someone else's $25,000 contribution. |
Anonymous
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Thanks. I'm not some huge cheapskate; I was more alarmed by thinking that I'm going to continually be hit up for more money. I'm happy to give money - I was just wondering how much - and if at some point it's possible to say no. From your note, it seems like that wouldn't be necessary.
ps: I've already made a donation to my child's school and she hasn't even started yet. |
Anonymous
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Actually, I was kind of excited to send our check off. But it was for a great preschool...
Ongoing is much longer-term investment 
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