Is being a faculty parent a hook?

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Anonymous wrote:It is a definite hook. Faculty kids get preference getting in. It is less a lottery for faculty kids.
If you have the stats to get in or are very close, you will get in.

Yes. Absolutely yes !

This is the reason that Milton Academy places so well into Harvard and the Lawrenceville School into Princeton.

Most H faculty kids I know attended BB&N or Noble & Greenough. A typical progression is from the Harvard faculty and staff preschool on campus to BB&N

H faculty salary pays for that? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a definite hook. Faculty kids get preference getting in. It is less a lottery for faculty kids.
If you have the stats to get in or are very close, you will get in.

Yes. Absolutely yes !

This is the reason that Milton Academy places so well into Harvard and the Lawrenceville School into Princeton.

Most H faculty kids I know attended BB&N or Noble & Greenough. A typical progression is from the Harvard faculty and staff preschool on campus to BB&N

H faculty salary pays for that? Really?

At some schools they do plus faculty can make money elsewhere too. And if they don’t, Almost every H faculty member I know has a spouse with a good job or family money, frankly. I know many that are married to people in biglaw or industry, or have rich parents footing the private school bill.

[Anonymous]

Pp here. I have a family member who is faculty. Nobody’s hurting for money in their department. Everyone has a professional spouse or family money. My family member is married to a biglaw partner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most colleges have tuition exchange. So if you work at a college/university -- there is a good chance that wherever your kid goes -- he/she will get 25K off yearly tuition -- or sometimes more through the exchange. It's not really an exchange -- that's just what it is called

I have a friend who used this for all three kids -- different colleges - different amounts.

This perk varies widely among colleges. Some give free tuition or pay for tuition elsewhere.

My school gives nothing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most colleges have tuition exchange. So if you work at a college/university -- there is a good chance that wherever your kid goes -- he/she will get 25K off yearly tuition -- or sometimes more through the exchange. It's not really an exchange -- that's just what it is called

I have a friend who used this for all three kids -- different colleges - different amounts.

This is being phased out. Georgetown for example has made its plan way less generous.

No, 100s of colleges participate. My kid has free tuition at a school parents here would excoriate.

There are more schools than Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

At GW, where I’m on the faculty, children do appear to have a leg up in admissions. Tuition Exchange is an organization that arranges for students of faculty from participating universities (including GW and AU) to attend member universities with a major tuition reduction—but it’s not guaranteed. Each member school has its own rules, but if your child can get a TE scholarship, that can be a huge financial help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most colleges have tuition exchange. So if you work at a college/university -- there is a good chance that wherever your kid goes -- he/she will get 25K off yearly tuition -- or sometimes more through the exchange. It's not really an exchange -- that's just what it is called

I have a friend who used this for all three kids -- different colleges - different amounts.

This is being phased out. Georgetown for example has made its plan way less generous.

No, 100s of colleges participate. My kid has free tuition at a school parents here would excoriate.

There are more schools than Georgetown.

I think PP is responding because there have been false posts regarding Georgetown (whom I agree is definitely NOT generous).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most colleges have tuition exchange. So if you work at a college/university -- there is a good chance that wherever your kid goes -- he/she will get 25K off yearly tuition -- or sometimes more through the exchange. It's not really an exchange -- that's just what it is called

I have a friend who used this for all three kids -- different colleges - different amounts.

Not accurate. Some colleges have tuition exchange--particularly private schools. But many faculty have no tuition benefits for dependents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pp here. I have a family member who is faculty. Nobody’s hurting for money in their department. Everyone has a professional spouse or family money. My family member is married to a biglaw partner.

It is a great benefit not something based on any need. Think of it like free lunches in Silicon Valley!

Some top colleges are explicit that it is not an admissions hook. Others clearly favor faculty kids. Practically, other things being equal or close to equal admissions wise, the headache of upsetting a prominent faculty member isn't worth it to most schools.

Faculty kids have access to internships and research opportunities that others don't have though. This was particularly true when we were at Stanford, which helps with admissions everywhere even if there isn't any formal bump for being a faculty child.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. There’s a reason Lawrenceville places so well with Princeton, BBN with Harvard, and Germantown Friends with Penn. I think if you have the stats, it’s not as much of a crapshoot, but probably not guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

this is humungous at Duke

[Anonymous]

Why are people talking about private schools? The OP is referring to faculty at the college level.

And yes, some schools offer preference (much like legacy) to the children of faculty and staff. It is a legitimate hook. The child of a k-12 educator, not a hook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people talking about private schools? The OP is referring to faculty at the college level.

And yes, some schools offer preference (much like legacy) to the children of faculty and staff. It is a legitimate hook. The child of a k-12 educator, not a hook.

I mentioned those private schools because they have many faculty parents. Most Penn profs aren’t sending their kids to Philly public schools. Certain private high schools are popular with faculty parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a definite hook. Faculty kids get preference getting in. It is less a lottery for faculty kids.
If you have the stats to get in or are very close, you will get in.

Yes. Absolutely yes !

This is the reason that Milton Academy places so well into Harvard and the Lawrenceville School into Princeton.

Most H faculty kids I know attended BB&N or Noble & Greenough. A typical progression is from the Harvard faculty and staff preschool on campus to BB&N

BB&N actually offers direct bus service to Harvard campus. I know some faculty kids who attended BB&N that basically grew up on the Harvard campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people talking about private schools? The OP is referring to faculty at the college level.

And yes, some schools offer preference (much like legacy) to the children of faculty and staff. It is a legitimate hook. The child of a k-12 educator, not a hook.

I mentioned those private schools because they have many faculty parents. Most Penn profs aren’t sending their kids to Philly public schools. Certain private high schools are popular with faculty parents.

Lots of UPenn profs are sending their kids to Penn Alexander School for k-8, a Philly public school. It started as an open-enrollment public school but now it’s a lottery for those who live in the school zone.