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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People always say buy into a good school district because better school, better peer group. But it's also buying the assumptions about that applicant pool. Better to be the poorest family in a wealthy district than trying to be the diamond in the rough (who is actually relatively well off) in a poor district.[/quote]

That doesn’t make any sense. No one’s assuming you’re full pay because of your zip code. Look at all the well-off families around here getting financial aid at their private high schools. [/quote]

It does, because the college is playing the averages. Expectation value is much higher in a high income zip code, even if it's not across the board. Also, just because some Podunk private HS has false pricing, does not mean the family will qualify for anything special come college. Point is, if you want to use this to your advantage, be the poorer family living in the expensive zip code (and have a high stats kid), or be that scholarship kid at the top private.[/quote]

Oh well. We’re a full pay, stealth wealth family living in a totally regular neighborhood. We’ll get by somehow.[/quote]

We have an unusual name and my DH is a law firm partner. (If you google his first and last name, his firm bio page is the first hit.) I'd love to think this somehow gives us a leg up in admissions but I honestly just don't think it does. [/quote]

Law firm partners generally not considered uber-wealthy or influential [/quote]

Wasn't saying that at all. Was simply stating that it's quite obvious we are full pay. [/quote]

If no SSN inputted they know full pay.

[b]Also parents career title gives clues as to full pay or not[/b].[/quote]

I'm not sure about that. You could put "attorney." You could put "small business owner." You could put "retired." None of those would give much info. [/quote]

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