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[quote=Anonymous]Whether it's the case or not, these threads seem like jilted applicants lashing out at the school that rejected them.  The answer is one of supply and demand.  If these schools charge what they charge and still have people lining up to go to the school, it's worth it to them.  To others who look at the price tag and say they can't justify paying that kind of money on an education which could be gotten (in essence) for free in the public school system, the answer is no.

Consider however, that all these high-priced private schools do not cover the cost of educating a child by tuition alone.  In other words, whether it's St. Patrick's, Lowell (the two most recent threads here) or NCS/St. Albans, Sidwell, Potomac, SSSAS or whereever else, the amount of money the school spends to educate its students is well over the roughly $30,000 they charge their non-financial aid applicants.  As ridiculous at it may sound, these high-priced schools are giving you more in return than what you're paying for in tuition.  Also, many of these schools offer generous financial aid package where some students are getting a free ride at these private schools.  I'm not sure how you evaluate it whether it's "worth it" when you bring financial aid into consideration?

It doesn't seem productive to single out ONE school about its cost.  Is private school expensive?  Yes, breathtakingly so.  That's why people are paying up to live in good public school districts in the area (and there are many excellent public schools to choose from).

But, is private school tuition "worth it"?  Is the opera worth $150 a ticket?  Is a Redskins game worth $300?  Is a Mercedes worth $70K?  Certainly not to everyone.  But, in all those cases, they don't seem to be having any problems convincing people to buy their product.  Neither are the $30,000 a year private schools.  [/quote]

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