annual expense at the Bryn Mawr School

[Anonymous]

Planning to apply for the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. the tuition for lower school is around 38k, how about other expense? what and how much are they? Please share your experience and opinion with me as I am rounding up for an basic idea. Thanks a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Planning to apply for the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. the tuition for lower school is around 38k, how about other expense? what and how much are they? Please share your experience and opinion with me as I am rounding up for an basic idea. Thanks a lot.

There isn’t a lot of outside expenses for lower school. Uniform costs is probably the biggest. However, assume tuition increases every year. Middle schoolers and older have to work purchase a laptop and all books.

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Anonymous wrote:Planning to apply for the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. the tuition for lower school is around 38k, how about other expense? what and how much are they? Please share your experience and opinion with me as I am rounding up for an basic idea. Thanks a lot.

There isn’t a lot of outside expenses for lower school. Uniform costs is probably the biggest. However, assume tuition increases every year. Middle schoolers and older have to work purchase a laptop and all books.

Thanks! For the laptop and books, do you have to buy from BMS or you can order by yourself from anywhere you want?

[Anonymous]

Laptop, books, transportation if needed, lunch, yearly retreats and more

[Anonymous]

Yearly retreats are around $300. Books are sold thru Ivy bookstore but we have had good luck finding them much cheaper online.
In MS kids were given chrome books - that was 2-3 yrs ago. Maybe different now? For HS you need your own. Buy whatever. But lightweight in case your kid is trekking to Gilman or RPCS.
If your kid gets financial aid, that will help with books as well.
Class ring sophomore yr. School suggests multiple options from $$$$ to very affordable from Etsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yearly retreats are around $300. Books are sold thru Ivy bookstore but we have had good luck finding them much cheaper online.
In MS kids were given chrome books - that was 2-3 yrs ago. Maybe different now? For HS you need your own. Buy whatever. But lightweight in case your kid is trekking to Gilman or RPCS.
If your kid gets financial aid, that will help with books as well.
Class ring sophomore yr. School suggests multiple options from $$$$ to very affordable from Etsy.

Re the Chromebooks, it there is Technology Fee of $230 per year is assessed to each Middle School student which goes towards operating the Middle School student Chromebook program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yearly retreats are around $300. Books are sold thru Ivy bookstore but we have had good luck finding them much cheaper online.
In MS kids were given chrome books - that was 2-3 yrs ago. Maybe different now? For HS you need your own. Buy whatever. But lightweight in case your kid is trekking to Gilman or RPCS.
If your kid gets financial aid, that will help with books as well.
Class ring sophomore yr. School suggests multiple options from $$$$ to very affordable from Etsy.

We are not going to apply financial aid - even though we are stretchy but I understand we are unlikely to get any. But I am curious about it. As it says 40%students get aid, it is possible for a Hhi of 300k family with two kids to get any?

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Anonymous wrote:Yearly retreats are around $300. Books are sold thru Ivy bookstore but we have had good luck finding them much cheaper online.
In MS kids were given chrome books - that was 2-3 yrs ago. Maybe different now? For HS you need your own. Buy whatever. But lightweight in case your kid is trekking to Gilman or RPCS.
If your kid gets financial aid, that will help with books as well.
Class ring sophomore yr. School suggests multiple options from $$$$ to very affordable from Etsy.

We are not going to apply financial aid - even though we are stretchy but I understand we are unlikely to get any. But I am curious about it. As it says 40%students get aid, it is possible for a Hhi of 300k family with two kids to get any?

I don’t think 40 percent get aid, their web site says 30 percent. Is your other child in private school?

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I think that’s unlikely. If you have 2 kids there or maybe there and Gilman you may get a little. It’s expensive. We are very glad we’re making it work FWIW.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yearly retreats are around $300. Books are sold thru Ivy bookstore but we have had good luck finding them much cheaper online.
In MS kids were given chrome books - that was 2-3 yrs ago. Maybe different now? For HS you need your own. Buy whatever. But lightweight in case your kid is trekking to Gilman or RPCS.
If your kid gets financial aid, that will help with books as well.
Class ring sophomore yr. School suggests multiple options from $$$$ to very affordable from Etsy.

We are not going to apply financial aid - even though we are stretchy but I understand we are unlikely to get any. But I am curious about it. As it says 40%students get aid, it is possible for a Hhi of 300k family with two kids to get any?

I don’t think 40 percent get aid, their web site says 30 percent. Is your other child in private school?

Both of them are in private school. We have some savings too. So not possible to get any financial aid?

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And I just realized tuition at BMS doesn’t cover daily lunch? But Gilman and Calvert do! Oh man

[Anonymous]

I would guess no aid. The median HHI income in Maryland is $100,000, you are above the 85%. Do you own your own home and have retirement/college savings, no student loans, no elderly parents, no medical issues? Then you probably don’t qualify for FA.