Financial aid

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

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Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is shocking to me that people making $300K+ are getting financial aid.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

A lot of the kids causing problems in public schools won’t make it to college or white collar jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

only in inner cities or areas flooded with illegal immigrants. in upscale suburbs, public schools are fine and a better value than a lot of privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

only in inner cities or areas flooded with illegal immigrants. in upscale suburbs, public schools are fine and a better value than a lot of privates.

Tell that to the residents of Bethesda and other upscale DMV neighborhoods. A lot of families in those areas are seeking out private schools these days. That is why applications are way up at most area privates.

[Anonymous]

Wow, our income was $250,000 with two incomes and daycare, and the calculation told us we could afford over $100,000 in tuition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

A lot of the kids causing problems in public schools won’t make it to college or white collar jobs.

And many do make to colleges. For one, MIT admits many public school students. Here is a thoughtful article:

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/on_schools_context/

It’s interesting that the question is framed in terms of private versus public schools. At MIT, compared with our “peer institutions,” we have one of the lowest percentages of private school students in our student body, and a great deal of those private school students are from religious schools of various sorts. This isn’t to say that we prefer public school students, or religious school students, or discriminate against private school students. It is to say that, at least from my perspective, it seems like MIT has a pretty broad diversity of high schools attended by its students, and we admit the best matches for MIT wherever they may attend high school.

It’s also worth noting that MIT, again compared with its so-called “peer institutions,” has a high rate of low income students and first generation college students. I’m proud of that, and those statistics are bolstered by our strong emphasis on understanding context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

A lot of the kids causing problems in public schools won’t make it to college or white collar jobs.

And many do make to colleges. For one, MIT admits many public school students. Here is a thoughtful article:

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/on_schools_context/

It’s interesting that the question is framed in terms of private versus public schools. At MIT, compared with our “peer institutions,” we have one of the lowest percentages of private school students in our student body, and a great deal of those private school students are from religious schools of various sorts. This isn’t to say that we prefer public school students, or religious school students, or discriminate against private school students. It is to say that, at least from my perspective, it seems like MIT has a pretty broad diversity of high schools attended by its students, and we admit the best matches for MIT wherever they may attend high school.

It’s also worth noting that MIT, again compared with its so-called “peer institutions,” has a high rate of low income students and first generation college students. I’m proud of that, and those statistics are bolstered by our strong emphasis on understanding context.

Of course a lot of public school make it to good colleges. But the public school kids that make it to MIT are not the kids causing problems in public schools (read the post you are responding do closely l).

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school students who pulled a gun on a fellow student during lunch or stomped on the head of another teen after a football game won’t end up in college. Those are the kids parents pay private school tuition to avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

Yes of course, the point was that influencing publics is low yield due to the rigid bureaucracy that resists change.

Presumably our kids will have to hire lots of employees who are public school grads.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

A lot of the kids causing problems in public schools won’t make it to college or white collar jobs.

And many do make to colleges. For one, MIT admits many public school students. Here is a thoughtful article:

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/on_schools_context/

It’s interesting that the question is framed in terms of private versus public schools. At MIT, compared with our “peer institutions,” we have one of the lowest percentages of private school students in our student body, and a great deal of those private school students are from religious schools of various sorts. This isn’t to say that we prefer public school students, or religious school students, or discriminate against private school students. It is to say that, at least from my perspective, it seems like MIT has a pretty broad diversity of high schools attended by its students, and we admit the best matches for MIT wherever they may attend high school.

It’s also worth noting that MIT, again compared with its so-called “peer institutions,” has a high rate of low income students and first generation college students. I’m proud of that, and those statistics are bolstered by our strong emphasis on understanding context.

Of course a lot of public school make it to good colleges. But the public school kids that make it to MIT are not the kids causing problems in public schools (read the post you are responding do closely l).

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school students who pulled a gun on a fellow student during lunch or stomped on the head of another teen after a football game won’t end up in college. Those are the kids parents pay private school tuition to avoid.

That is terrible. But it is because we live in this sh** country that allows numerous guns to be possessed by individuals. Yes, it is terrible. So we pay $40K-$60K to keep our child safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

Yes of course, the point was that influencing publics is low yield due to the rigid bureaucracy that resists change.

Presumably our kids will have to hire lots of employees who are public school grads.

Do you assume your kid will be the boss instead of the public grads? I am afraid this will not always happen. What a world we live in..... So many snobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

Yes of course, the point was that influencing publics is low yield due to the rigid bureaucracy that resists change.

Presumably our kids will have to hire lots of employees who are public school grads.

Do you assume your kid will be the boss instead of the public grads? I am afraid this will not always happen. What a world we live in..... So many snobs.

Just be honest with yourself. An elite education, strong business network, and vast resources at our disposal. Who do you think will be the boss?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you feel guilty about taking aid with such a large salary? It seems like you are prioritizing something like a large house, new cars, vacations, and lifestyle.

nope, I would not feel guilty and neither should anybody else. schools are free to give aid, or not, to whomever they choose and the calculus is never clear nor necessarily fair. need, legacy, merit, race, sports, and other factors are always in the mix. nobody has the right to go to any particular private school or to get aid, so debates over who is more "deserving" are not productive. if you want equal treatment, go to a public school where everyone pays exactly the same tuition, and nobody can buy their way into the inner circle and decision-making through big donations. if you want to live in the "privileged" world of private schools, you need to rise above jealousy over advantages that other families are able to get through one means or another.

💯

Excellent and realistic depiction of life in private schools.

Not entirely accurate, though. Even in public schools PTA moms buy influence through fundraising.

of course there is influence peddling everywhere, but it is a lot more in privates than publics.

Public schools are a lost cause. Why bother.

It is super important. You can’t shelter your kids their entire life. They will need to hang out with people educated from the public school, in college and workplaces.

Yes of course, the point was that influencing publics is low yield due to the rigid bureaucracy that resists change.

Presumably our kids will have to hire lots of employees who are public school grads.

Do you assume your kid will be the boss instead of the public grads? I am afraid this will not always happen. What a world we live in..... So many snobs.

Just be honest with yourself. An elite education, strong business network, and vast resources at our disposal. Who do you think will be the boss?

"vast resources at our disposal" inherited from grandparents? Hear this out. these are the parents you have to deal with in your kids' elite schools.