Is your school “too generous”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

“Poor value” is rather subjective and is more a commentary on your worldview and finances than an empirical statement. That said, if you find the experience to be unworthy of your resources, simply send your kids to public.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

Your arrogance leads you to think that full pay families are getting a poor value. Who are you to say what they feel? If they felt they weren’t getting enough value in return for their money, they would have the option to pull out. And by the way, if you actually are a parent at a school and not just a troll, you also have the option to leave the school.

And by the way, this isn’t your forum. This is a thread that you started in a public forum. You are being humored by the crowd here because the moderator has pulled your ridiculous, inflammatory, antagonistic, and pointless threads down more than a few times. I think it’s Maret stuff, right? Isn’t that the string you’re always trying to pull at?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hasn't this system essentially "barbelled" enrollment? A large percentage of very poor, a large percentage of full-pay very rich, and nearly no middle/upper middle class families? I'm not sure it creates a healthy environment for kids when one half knows it's supporting the other half, but what do I know?

No, because FA is given in increments based on income. Some people need a little and some people need a lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fun Fact: The only way the Financial Aid budget actually costs the school any money is if they reject a full-pay kid in favor of a kid who receives Financial Aid. Then there is lost revenue. But then you also have a school full of unqualified rich kids. Otherwise, Financial Aid doesn't actually cost the school any money - a teacher gets paid the same amount whether she is teaching a class full of 9 Full Pay students and 0 Financial Aid students or 9 Full Pay students and 6 students who are paying half-tuition (who bring in the equivalent of 3 full-pay tuitions)

what?

Why do airlines sell some tickets for a lower price than others? Because they want to generate revenue from every available seat. Same goes for private school financial aid. Very few students receive 100% financial aid. The others are actually providing revenue to the school, even if they are only paying $30,000 instead of the full $60,000 sticker price.

You assume the seats would otherwise be unsold. Good schools turn away qualified full pay students all the time. Not the same at all.

DP: They also turn away unqualified full pay students all the time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fun Fact: The only way the Financial Aid budget actually costs the school any money is if they reject a full-pay kid in favor of a kid who receives Financial Aid. Then there is lost revenue. But then you also have a school full of unqualified rich kids. Otherwise, Financial Aid doesn't actually cost the school any money - a teacher gets paid the same amount whether she is teaching a class full of 9 Full Pay students and 0 Financial Aid students or 9 Full Pay students and 6 students who are paying half-tuition (who bring in the equivalent of 3 full-pay tuitions)

what?

Why do airlines sell some tickets for a lower price than others? Because they want to generate revenue from every available seat. Same goes for private school financial aid. Very few students receive 100% financial aid. The others are actually providing revenue to the school, even if they are only paying $30,000 instead of the full $60,000 sticker price.

You assume the seats would otherwise be unsold. Good schools turn away qualified full pay students all the time. Not the same at all.

DP: They also turn away unqualified full pay students all the time.

And also qualified non-diverse full pay students all the time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Perhaps it's the economy that's the issue and not the "generosity" of an institution that finds itself facing rising costs and fewer families able to pay full tuition.

This has been going on for a few years. Also they have control on the amount of financial aid they give.

At some point it has to break, and it seems many schools are reaching it. When my senior started school, tuition was $37k. It's now $65k.

Wow. That is quite a jump!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

Your arrogance leads you to think that full pay families are getting a poor value. Who are you to say what they feel? If they felt they weren’t getting enough value in return for their money, they would have the option to pull out. And by the way, if you actually are a parent at a school and not just a troll, you also have the option to leave the school.

And by the way, this isn’t your forum. This is a thread that you started in a public forum. You are being humored by the crowd here because the moderator has pulled your ridiculous, inflammatory, antagonistic, and pointless threads down more than a few times. I think it’s Maret stuff, right? Isn’t that the string you’re always trying to pull at?

I can see that some parents are overly sensitive about this topic. If you take a comment about poor management in a private school in D.C. personally, you can simply stop reading. Problem solved. People post comments about the quality of services all the time. Please enlighten me as to why I can’t comment on our school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

Your arrogance leads you to think that full pay families are getting a poor value. Who are you to say what they feel? If they felt they weren’t getting enough value in return for their money, they would have the option to pull out. And by the way, if you actually are a parent at a school and not just a troll, you also have the option to leave the school.

And by the way, this isn’t your forum. This is a thread that you started in a public forum. You are being humored by the crowd here because the moderator has pulled your ridiculous, inflammatory, antagonistic, and pointless threads down more than a few times. I think it’s Maret stuff, right? Isn’t that the string you’re always trying to pull at?

I can see that some parents are overly sensitive about this topic. If you take a comment about poor management in a private school in D.C. personally, you can simply stop reading. Problem solved. People post comments about the quality of services all the time. Please enlighten me as to why I can’t comment on our school.

Please get the mental health assistance that the admins of this site suggested you seek.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

Your arrogance leads you to think that full pay families are getting a poor value. Who are you to say what they feel? If they felt they weren’t getting enough value in return for their money, they would have the option to pull out. And by the way, if you actually are a parent at a school and not just a troll, you also have the option to leave the school.

And by the way, this isn’t your forum. This is a thread that you started in a public forum. You are being humored by the crowd here because the moderator has pulled your ridiculous, inflammatory, antagonistic, and pointless threads down more than a few times. I think it’s Maret stuff, right? Isn’t that the string you’re always trying to pull at?

I can see that some parents are overly sensitive about this topic. If you take a comment about poor management in a private school in D.C. personally, you can simply stop reading. Problem solved. People post comments about the quality of services all the time. Please enlighten me as to why I can’t comment on our school.

Please get the mental health assistance that the admins of this site suggested you seek.

+1. It’s crazy that this has been going on for so long

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure how you know award amounts, but once the percent receiving financial aid goes too high (over 40%?), the school becomes unsustainable and it’s a death spiral.

Kind of depends on the endowment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

Your arrogance leads you to think that full pay families are getting a poor value. Who are you to say what they feel? If they felt they weren’t getting enough value in return for their money, they would have the option to pull out. And by the way, if you actually are a parent at a school and not just a troll, you also have the option to leave the school.

And by the way, this isn’t your forum. This is a thread that you started in a public forum. You are being humored by the crowd here because the moderator has pulled your ridiculous, inflammatory, antagonistic, and pointless threads down more than a few times. I think it’s Maret stuff, right? Isn’t that the string you’re always trying to pull at?

I can see that some parents are overly sensitive about this topic. If you take a comment about poor management in a private school in D.C. personally, you can simply stop reading. Problem solved. People post comments about the quality of services all the time. Please enlighten me as to why I can’t comment on our school.

Please get the mental health assistance that the admins of this site suggested you seek.

I can see that you are very open to exchange ideas in civilized way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That wasn't my claim. You don't think it's well implemented at your school, but apparently there are enough families there that do. That trumps your minority view.

Not sure. If you receive financial aid of course you will love the system. My only point that families that pay full tuition get poor value for money. Somehow this comment should be normal in a forum for schools. Maybe if you don’t like it you can start your own forum.

Your arrogance leads you to think that full pay families are getting a poor value. Who are you to say what they feel? If they felt they weren’t getting enough value in return for their money, they would have the option to pull out. And by the way, if you actually are a parent at a school and not just a troll, you also have the option to leave the school.

And by the way, this isn’t your forum. This is a thread that you started in a public forum. You are being humored by the crowd here because the moderator has pulled your ridiculous, inflammatory, antagonistic, and pointless threads down more than a few times. I think it’s Maret stuff, right? Isn’t that the string you’re always trying to pull at?

I can see that some parents are overly sensitive about this topic. If you take a comment about poor management in a private school in D.C. personally, you can simply stop reading. Problem solved. People post comments about the quality of services all the time. Please enlighten me as to why I can’t comment on our school.

Please get the mental health assistance that the admins of this site suggested you seek.

+1. It’s crazy that this has been going on for so long

Yes, it’s crazy that people are free to have different opinions. That should be banned.