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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In general, financial aid at independent schools is prioritized for older kids who demonstrate something that the school wants.  You can have stellar test scores, award winning artists and musicians, top athletes, etc.

Giving financial aid to kids in elementary school does not have the same impact, since these kids do not bring much to the table yet.  Why give them financial aid when the kid may be a dud and also the parents are presumed to need financial aid for a much longer period of time, the remaining duration of a K-12 education.

Financial aid at independent schools is usually prioritized for high school age kids, with some for middle school, and much much less for elementary school age kids.

Good luck.[/quote]

While this is true to an extent, you will find plenty of FA for children of faculty and aid to students who help flesh out the elementary class so it's not all just wealthy kids from the same neighborhood. [/quote]

Financial aid to children of faculty is more of an employment benefit and the rules are different for regular applicants.

Financial aid to help flesh out the elementary school class is very limited since you can assemble a diverse elementary school class on very little aid and save the financial aid budget for older applicants who can actually set themselves apart.[/quote]

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