Financial aid

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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.

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.

True. But the normies in privates prefer that crowd to the head stomping crowd.

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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.

💯

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.

True. But the normies in privates prefer that crowd to the head stomping crowd.

Would rather have my kids be friends with Richie Rich than violent degenerates.