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[quote=Anonymous]Three boarding schools offered aid:
$25k at $78k school
$35k at $72k school
$58k at $78k school

We did not request an appeal at school 1, as it was not our top choice and we felt the difference was too great to overcome. We did let school 2 (felt the aid offer was a little low, but almost doable) know that we needed to consider finances when making a choice. They then allowed appeal and created a new offer so that schools 2 and 3 would cost our family the same amount. This created a very difficult choice for our child who loved them both equally.

Our family’s former urban day school offers about $10k off $65k tuition to families with our profile. Cost to attend boarding school? $20k. Day school? $55k. Some of the boarding schools have extraordinary endowment per student ratios. They are very generous. And the offer in some cases will reflect how much they want your child on their campus. We received the upper end of the range we were hoping for. It was a great relief.

The same percentage of tuition discount is also applied to school-related add ons such as international service trips. So the $6000 trip will cost us about $1500. Obviously, they feed your child, and there is a ton of on campus weekend programming and entertainment included as well. Not a lot to spend on outside of occasional restaurant outings. All students receive a computer. And there is no supplemental fee for child’s very expensive sport.

In the end, we chose school 3, for non-financial reasons. It was a very tough choice.

I know many here have economic worries, and I wanted to share this occasionally overlooked option. I am surprised more families from the DC area don’t pursue it.

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