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[quote=Anonymous]To the OP - Private school is not for you

1 - First year families at some schools get no or very little aid. Doesn’t matter your income. Ask about this up front. The school will tel you. FA goes to returning families first.

2- FA is not guaranteed each year and the amount can fluctuate.

3 - Tuition is not the only cost to a private school. The extras add up. A pp mentioned the annual fund, but there will be class events, other items to purchase, possibly an auction or other fundraising event. Even if you are on FA, there is an expectation that you will participate in some or maybe all events. And that costs money. Even if it’s a nominal amount say $25 here and $50 there, it adds up. I know you are frugal so you are going to just say no. Well in small classes everything is magnified and when every kid in the class participates but your kid, how do you think that is going to go for your kid?

4 - and the most important reason private school is not for you - because you should be saving long term for the future and you can’t do that while paying for a private school that you can’t afford. It is clear you are not doing that given your attitude about working. You haven’t worked in a while and you don’t seem to understand that yes you start out a low salary but then you increase that salary over the years.

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