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[quote=Anonymous]One of my kids is at a pricey NW DC private. We get 1/3 in financial aid as a dual fed family. We still pay a ton, as my other kid is in a private (but much lower key) which costs the same as the amount of tuition we still pay after financial aid at the pricier school. We get by with help from our parents for now. The amount of wealth in this school is unlike anything I've experienced before; it is truly another world from the one we live in (and it has nothing to do with anyone flaunting money...it is just obvious). Anyhow, it's a great school for my kid, but we don't feel like a real part of the community. It's impossible with work to join in on all the events, and with such a focus on pricey fundraisers with exotic trips, I just can't fake the enthusiasm the other moms seem to exude. So, I don't. I'm very well bonded with parents in my other kid's school though as they are more like us and I didn't have to try. Parents at the pricey school seem to have more of an agenda when it comes to socializing.[/quote]

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