Financial aid for net HHI of $150K - $200K?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

They won't expect you to use savings, but they won't exempt that 40k worth of income either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

They won't expect you to use savings, but they won't exempt that 40k worth of income either.

yes, they will. I have found the schools to be far more generous in "real life" than people make them out to be on this board. If you listen to DCUM, you'd like you have to spend every last available cent on tuition before applying for aid. It certainly isn't the case of what I've observed in real life with friends.
They will allow some families to have significant savings, second homes, club memberships, etc. and still grant aid. (at least some schools---generally the more elite the school, the more generous the aid). Again, it all depends on how much they want your kid or your family. There is not cut-and-dry
formula. They can give aid to people making whatever amount they want to. There is no formal accountability to the the current families, board, government agency, etc and the process is done discretely with only a very few parties in the know. Again, apply. You never know what you will get. Whatever you
do, don't listen to the naysayers on this board. I did and highly regret it. We scrimped and saved and assumed we would never qualify but we applied in a later year and it turns out we were granted significant aid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

They won't expect you to use savings, but they won't exempt that 40k worth of income either.

yes, they will. I have found the schools to be far more generous in "real life" than people make them out to be on this board. If you listen to DCUM, you'd like you have to spend every last available cent on tuition before applying for aid. It certainly isn't the case of what I've observed in real life with friends.
They will allow some families to have significant savings, second homes, club memberships, etc. and still grant aid. (at least some schools---generally the more elite the school, the more generous the aid). Again, it all depends on how much they want your kid or your family. There is not cut-and-dry
formula. They can give aid to people making whatever amount they want to. There is no formal accountability to the the current families, board, government agency, etc and the process is done discretely with only a very few parties in the know. Again, apply. You never know what you will get. Whatever you
do, don't listen to the naysayers on this board. I did and highly regret it. We scrimped and saved and assumed we would never qualify but we applied in a later year and it turns out we were granted significant aid.

I have ZERO interest in donating to the annual fund for scholarship money to "help" people with second homes and country club memberships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

They won't expect you to use savings, but they won't exempt that 40k worth of income either.

yes, they will. I have found the schools to be far more generous in "real life" than people make them out to be on this board. If you listen to DCUM, you'd like you have to spend every last available cent on tuition before applying for aid. It certainly isn't the case of what I've observed in real life with friends.
They will allow some families to have significant savings, second homes, club memberships, etc. and still grant aid. (at least some schools---generally the more elite the school, the more generous the aid). Again, it all depends on how much they want your kid or your family. There is not cut-and-dry
formula. They can give aid to people making whatever amount they want to. There is no formal accountability to the the current families, board, government agency, etc and the process is done discretely with only a very few parties in the know. Again, apply. You never know what you will get. Whatever you
do, don't listen to the naysayers on this board. I did and highly regret it. We scrimped and saved and assumed we would never qualify but we applied in a later year and it turns out we were granted significant aid.

I have ZERO interest in donating to the annual fund for scholarship money to "help" people with second homes and country club memberships.

No need to. The school still gets plenty of funds to do that through your full pay tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

They won't expect you to use savings, but they won't exempt that 40k worth of income either.

yes, they will. I have found the schools to be far more generous in "real life" than people make them out to be on this board. If you listen to DCUM, you'd like you have to spend every last available cent on tuition before applying for aid. It certainly isn't the case of what I've observed in real life with friends.
They will allow some families to have significant savings, second homes, club memberships, etc. and still grant aid. (at least some schools---generally the more elite the school, the more generous the aid). Again, it all depends on how much they want your kid or your family. There is not cut-and-dry
formula. They can give aid to people making whatever amount they want to. There is no formal accountability to the the current families, board, government agency, etc and the process is done discretely with only a very few parties in the know. Again, apply. You never know what you will get. Whatever you
do, don't listen to the naysayers on this board. I did and highly regret it. We scrimped and saved and assumed we would never qualify but we applied in a later year and it turns out we were granted significant aid.

Unless the parent is an elected official or cabinet member or the kid is anchoring a team, that isn't happening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

If you're maxing out 410ks, schools (and colleges when the kids get older) view that as money you can use for tuition.

no, they don't. the private schools here will not expect you to use retirement savings for school. Colleges night (I'm not there yet).
OP, don't listen to those those who imply that you have to live on ramen and use your home equity and retirement accounts before you are granted aid at the top DC schools.
They have been remarkably generous in recent years to families who make significantly more than you may think.
Apply and see. You will likely be surprised.

They won't expect you to use savings, but they won't exempt that 40k worth of income either.

yes, they will. I have found the schools to be far more generous in "real life" than people make them out to be on this board. If you listen to DCUM, you'd like you have to spend every last available cent on tuition before applying for aid. It certainly isn't the case of what I've observed in real life with friends.
They will allow some families to have significant savings, second homes, club memberships, etc. and still grant aid. (at least some schools---generally the more elite the school, the more generous the aid). Again, it all depends on how much they want your kid or your family. There is not cut-and-dry
formula. They can give aid to people making whatever amount they want to. There is no formal accountability to the the current families, board, government agency, etc and the process is done discretely with only a very few parties in the know. Again, apply. You never know what you will get. Whatever you
do, don't listen to the naysayers on this board. I did and highly regret it. We scrimped and saved and assumed we would never qualify but we applied in a later year and it turns out we were granted significant aid.

Unless the parent is an elected official or cabinet member or the kid is anchoring a team, that isn't happening

no, it is happening. I know several exactly like this who were admitted this year.

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My net is about $160k, and I get $10k in financial aid.

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Would it be a stretch to receive enough financial assistance at this income level to pay about 50% of tuition or less for 2 kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My net is about $160k, and I get $10k in financial aid.

Is this net income after taxes only or other deductions as well?

[Anonymous]

We have a 360k HHI with soon to be 3 in private. We asked for aid, but got zero. We also have little savings, but we own two homes. I guess the school would prefer large savings, but only one house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My net is about $160k, and I get $10k in financial aid.

What’s your EFC? Is that $10k off a $50k school? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

$150, you can comfortably to afford to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a 360k HHI with soon to be 3 in private. We asked for aid, but got zero. We also have little savings, but we own two homes. I guess the school would prefer large savings, but only one house.

You have a comfortably salary and two homes. You need to reduce your expenses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for this information. Yes, our net income after taxes only is about $200K. Other deductions like retirement contributions, health insurance, etc. account for about $50,000, so our net take-home income is about $150,000.

Do schools adjust the parent contribution amount differently than what is shown on the Family Contribution Report that we see to account for cost of living in high-cost areas, etc.?

$150, you can comfortably to afford to pay.

I wish we could comfortably afford to pay, but paying $80K - $100K+ for 2 kids out of $150K (or even $200K) net income wouldn't leave much left for living and other expenses in this expensive area unfortunately.