Do any truly needy children get FA at top private schools in DC area?

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One more P.S. I was surprised by some of the FA families at my child's school as well as soccer club, with nannies, European vacations over the summer, stateside vacations during spring break. Say what?

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Anonymous wrote:In response to OP's question, I have to wonder unfortunately.

I am absolutely dumbfounded by the families in my DC's class who make good salaries and apply for financial aid. I am talking Doctors, Lawyers, etc.

We pay full tuition and need to make sacrifices to afford tuition. It would never occur to me to ask for financial aid unless I truly couldn't do it any other way.

Makes me think twice about what we donate to school....

It's flawed. The schools rather give FA to families with HHI, but look/play the part, and to the really poor folks, who kids r athletic or super bright (their projects, token few). The folks in the middle - the majority, r shyt out of luck. Gate keeping if I must say...

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Anonymous wrote:I stopped giving to the annual fund because I do not want to subsidize folks with HHI of $150,000 receiving aid.

In the private school world these families are adding diversity. I don't blame you though for not wanting to subsidize them.

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14:50 Many are white. Where's the diversity?

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Economic diversity.

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Are people really talking about receiving FA? I just doubt this is the case. I've never heard anyone at my DC's school talking about FA.

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Catholic schools have 5 elementary schools that are 100% free for all children that attend. They go on to the Catholic high schools, I imagine, on FA.

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Anonymous wrote:One more P.S. I was surprised by some of the FA families at my child's school as well as soccer club, with nannies, European vacations over the summer, stateside vacations during spring break. Say what?

How on earth do you know which families receive FA? What, are you breaking into the finance office?

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I am the 14:07PP, in our school...people talk about it. Not just rumors. I personally know of very financially comfortable families who have applied for financial aid.

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15:09 Economic diversity with $150,000 HHI? Vacations to Europe?

Yes people talk about it. Which to me is odd.

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Anonymous wrote:I am the 14:07PP, in our school...people talk about it. Not just rumors. I personally know of very financially comfortable families who have applied for financial aid.

Applied does not mean awarded.

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Anonymous wrote:P.S. I know a girl with a single mother who works a minimum wage job who got a full scholarship to a top school. The school also subsidizes field trips and school activities.

Which schools offer 100%?

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Almost nobody offers 100% but some of the schools with good endowment offer 95%. Also, the big boarding schools with huge endowments offer very generous aid.

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Anonymous wrote:Catholic schools have 5 elementary schools that are 100% free for all children that attend. They go on to the Catholic high schools, I imagine, on FA.

Which 5 elementary schools?

I'm aware of 2 Catholic schools that have a specific mission to serve low income kids. San Miguel, which is middle school, and only serves boys, which I believe is tuition free, and Don Bosco Christo Rey which is a high school where students work to pay a portion of their tuition, but where families are still asked to pay about $2,500 a year.

There is also the Bishop Walker School, which is an elementary school for low income boys East of the River, and is tuition free, but it is Episcopalian, not Catholic.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Catholic schools have 5 elementary schools that are 100% free for all children that attend. They go on to the Catholic high schools, I imagine, on FA.

Which 5 elementary schools?

I'm aware of 2 Catholic schools that have a specific mission to serve low income kids. San Miguel, which is middle school, and only serves boys, which I believe is tuition free, and Don Bosco Christo Rey which is a high school where students work to pay a portion of their tuition, but where families are still asked to pay about $2,500 a year.

There is also the Bishop Walker School, which is an elementary school for low income boys East of the River, and is tuition free, but it is Episcopalian, not Catholic.

Washington Jesuit Academy is also essentially free for the students selected to attend. That's not K-8, but they are really focused on placing the boys into good high schools. I'd assume all of them get significant financial aid in high school.