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[quote=Anonymous]Just found out that our kindergartener, who was set to start at a NW private, got off the wait list for a decent WOTP school that feeds into Hardy and ultimately Wilson. We did get tuition insurance that would cover financial hardship (and I called the insurer to confirm that it would cover withdrawal in situations like this), but it only kicks in after 15 consecutive days of attendance, which seems to mean that we're out of luck in terms of the policy covering the tuition for the rest of the year.

Should we accept the offer and attend the DCPS, and just eat the tuition for the private school? It kills me to pay $35K to not attend a school, but I guess we'll still be paying only 1 year's tuition, rather than multiples of that amount. Or should we decline and attend the private, as planned? The problem is that we really can't afford it for the long term. If it makes a difference, the kid has a little sibling, the commute will be more or less the same, and we don't qualify for financial aid.

Thanks in advance for any input, and sorry for the cross-post (here and the private school forum).[/quote]

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