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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am perfectly happy to "subsidize" parents who are working for the federal government, for not-for-profits, etc. A lot of these jobs are very important and need to be filled by well-educated, highly qualified people. They are gainfully, and respectfully employed, IMHO. Think of people like scientists who work for NIH, for example, helping to cure disease but who are paid far less than those who go into the private sector. 
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Glad someone gets it. They idea that working for the government is perceived as not being willing to work hard to provide for my children is PATHETIC! I also said I work better hours, but I certainly work a hell of a lot more than 40
Hours a week, and the stress level of my job for the pay is a HUGE SACRIFICE! At the end of the day, I don't really care what others think about me needing FA to provide my children a good education. Despite being the parent who works and raises my kid, I will also be the parent who is active, volunteers time in the evenings and weekends, etc. I know the value my family will add to any IS, as well as the value of my child being a part of that school and that's really all that matters. All these uptight selfish people can be pissed all they want.

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NP here -- I don't think you get it.  If you and your husband have progressional degrees and work for the government, it is highly unlikely that you will qualify for financial aid for one child (if you are [u]very[/u] junior and have multiple kids, you might get a small award).  There is a huge difference between [u]wanting[/u] financial aid and [u]needing[/u] financial aid.  Financial aid is not available as some kind of "reward" because you chose to work at a public service job that pays less than others you could have taken.   Nor is it available because paying tuition would change your lifestyle. Check out the financial aid threads on this board, where folks are shocked by how much of their relatively small income they are expected to contribute.  The kids of government lawyers are a dime a dozen at these schools.  All of those "uptight selfish people" are pissed because they are scraping together tuition from their own public service jobs, or working at a lucrative job they don't really find rewarding, to earn enough money to pay full freight.

Signed, longtime government lawyer who pays full freight at a private school

PS -- I also hate to break it to you -- the bulk of the volunteer hours are during the school day.  If you're a prosecutor working "a hell of a lot more than 40 hours a week," you are not going to be close to one of the more active volunteers.  Those are the stay at home Moms/Dads.  Just the way it is.  [/quote]

Just curious.  What is your HHI?  I'm always wondering the big question -- what HHI qualifies you for FA?  (I'm guessing it differs at each school, depending on the endowment?)[/quote]

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