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[quote=Anonymous]   I understand why people are offended by the question but have to admit that I have wondered about this issue as well. Washington has many wealthy educated families from across the globe and all ethnic/racial groups. It is also the case though that the majority of applicants and the majority of wealthy people in the metro area are white. Given this situation, I see it as a numbers game. I would think that the majority of funds available would be used to help attract students that are visibly diverse. Of course diversity goes much deeper than skin color, but socio-economic diversity isn't immediately apparent. I think that the global learning [i]image[/i] is very important to most schools. To put it another way, there would be many applicants who are very similar in every respect to my child except income. Why would they offer us aid? In the early years it is difficult for children to have a special talent (such as sports, music, arts as in the older years) that makes then stand out in the sea of bright well-groomed WASP little ones in NW.

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