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I have a child in grade 1 in PG County. Their therapist and an outside psychologist suggested that they are bored in school and needs more than what the school offers. We have extracurriculars but it doesn't help the other 30 hours a week they're in school. We are just looking for a more personal experience, nicer environment, with academically interesting offerings. (Distance is not a factor.) My spouse and I grew up in working class families and we don’t know anything about the private school world. We don't have any friends with kids at the schools discussed on DCUM. Sure, I can read the steps of “how to apply” but there are all of the nuances such as answering personal statements, how to make your kid look like a star, what connections you have, and the interview process. Is it feasible that an outsider from PG to just walk into the whole process of choosing and applying to schools without guidance?  Should I hire one of those edu consultants? I’d love to hear some support from anyone else who has been intimidated by this scene. Do you get the sense of any families at your kids' schools that they aren't elite, and are doing well? FWIW we applied to FCS on a whim for Kinder and were outright denied.

The other part - our income is low 200's, one child. I feel like we are in that in-between of too high for financial aid but not enough to actually pay full $50k tuition. In our early research, the only schools that fit our budget (20k) would be religious schools but we are not religious. Should we still apply to the schools that are a good fit regardless of budget, and see what is offered?
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