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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Brooklyn Heights and know a ton of packer families. The k-12 model is appealing, but Packer's classes are not large and almost every "lifer" I know was really over it by 10th grade.

I also don't know anyone who wanted Packer later on who wasn't able to get a spot.

I dont know VCS, but if it were me and if I was zoned for it, I'd consider PS 234 for a while. Local friends = best friends at that young age.

My kids are in high school and college and when we began, private schools were 25-30k and now they're double. There's every chance schools like Packer will be 120k a year when you get there and college 200k or more. I know many families for whom the tuition became a real problem. They started out assuming their income would rise in a way that it didn't, they didn't expect tuition to keep going up, they had a third kid, they found themselves supporting a parent or other adult in their family, or something. Some left the private, which is hard. Some got aid, which you can't count on. Some grew sour they couldn't afford the summer camps and vacations and homes their peers could. Keeping your powder dry is not a terrible idea, those tribeca publics are great, apply to packer for middle school.[/quote]

As an Upper Middle Class family at a private who is full pay but it isn't easy, I agree. It is a huge rat race and these schools feel the need to keep up with each other. They have very wealthy family for whom money is no object and make huge demands. They donate a lot but it is not enough - tuition still goes up a lot every year. They see some other school has something so they want it too. These schools spend a fortune on sports, trips, and various other "perks." It doesn't have to be like this. But supply and demand...[/quote]

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