Enough is enough

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I think it’s perfectly fine to donate $1. With the tax cuts in the “big beautiful bill” now rich families can donate more than ever to private schools. Let middle class families continue saving for college.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

There's literally no way they can avoid paying tuition? Think hard.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

There's literally no way they can avoid paying tuition? Think hard.

If you think you are being clever, you are not. I have pets smarter than you.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

Again, public school sounds like a great option for you. You really should consider it.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

Again, public school sounds like a great option for you. You really should consider it.

Back at you.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

Right. But people are bitter about it. And it's because exclusivity is what they're paying for. And financial aid students are bewildering for them and lessons the value of the product. So these parents get super upset about a tuition increase because they think it helps "them." Not because they can't afford it. Private school parents in DC are incredibly tribal. There is Us. And there is Them. And Them should not be encouraged to attend their schools. Because what is the point of an expensive private school if you can't avoid Them.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

There's literally no way they can avoid paying tuition? Think hard.

If you think you are being clever, you are not. I have pets smarter than you.

It has nothing to do with being clever, and everything to do with how you use the word “forced.”

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

Again, public school sounds like a great option for you. You really should consider it.

Back at you.

Why? I’m perfectly fine with our school’s financial aid practices. You, on the other hand, seem to have much to complain about.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

Complaining about being forced to pay sounds bitter.

You haven’t explained this “forced” issue. How does that work exactly?

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

If the entirety of Sidwell’s financial aid budget was applied instead as a tuition discount, it would knock about $8,750 off of tuition that currently runs $51-58k. Try again.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

If the entirety of Sidwell’s financial aid budget was applied instead as a tuition discount, it would knock about $8,750 off of tuition that currently runs $51-58k. Try again.

Jackpot. Almost $10k of tuition at Sidwell is due to the financial aid program. It is even higher elsewhere.