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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the likelihood of receiving financial aid (and enough of it) at DC private high schools to make attending possible?

We are a 2-parent, 1-income family with an elementary age child at home.  I know some schools impute a salary for the non-working parent (though I never in my life made as much as some of the annual tuition costs).

Anyone have a story / financial aid award amount to share?  Thank you![/quote]

Two parent, one income home. I would say the likelihood is very, very high. My kids went to D.C. and Bethesda area private schools. My income was lower than yours. The schools were [b]extremely[/b] generous with their support. 
     This allowed allowed all the kids to graduate from schools that I would never have been able to afford. The support was provided K-12 for each child. The final one graduated HS last year. Don't hesitate to apply, and good luck!
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So families that for no good reason choose to not work get FA? How is this right or fair? Why should we (working) parents donate?[/quote]

Stop beig bitter.  Quit if you want to.  You probably can afford to quit but choose not to.[/quote]

I am bitter, you are right. I can afford to quit if I decide to send my kids to public school. We absolutely cannot afford private school on my DH’s income alone… perhaps by quitting (or getting an easy part time Job) I would get FA. My kids are all already admitted and doing great. Everyone loves them so I bet I am in a better position than OP.

THIS is why I am upset. If I were rich and did not need to work, I would probably not be upset[/quote]

If you cannot live off the $400k plus income your spending ids huge issue.  We make $160 and could afford it if we choose.  It’s all about choices.  We don’t live in a nice big house.  We drive cars till they die.  We rarely take vacations.  I can spend what I want and we have good retirement and college and graduate school savings.  No family help.  [/quote]

Where did you get that we have a $400k plus income? It’s actually much lower than that. My DH alone only makes 220k and we have 3 kids. Their school is about 40k per child per year. Do you think we could afford 120k after taxes? No… that’s why I have to work. I make 150k and I never considered asking for FA. We have one VERY old minivan. We do have a nice house with a lot of equity on it. DH and I work really hard because education is very important for us. 
It upsets me to hear a woman saying that she does NOT NEED to work and she expect financial aid. She clearly needs to work, but chooses not to and expects others to help.[/quote]

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