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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those parents who are full pay, what type of family are you OK subsidizing? I've been following the comments and I'm trying to understand what you all believe is deserving? Is it a family on government assistance who want better for their children? Or do you think how dare someone on public assistance feel their children should be able to go to a wealthy school? Is it someone who works for McDonads or Walmart? Is it someone who is a single parent and is an Administrative Assistance?

I too find it odd that a lawyer would qualify for any financial aid, I thought all of them
even government ones made a nice big salary. But if you don't think someone deserves financial aid just because of the title of their job, then who are you OK subsidizing? I've been researching schools for middle school and now I feel awkward even thinking this is a possibility because maybe my kids won't be judged but a rich parent or one who finds a way to pay the full price and struggle resents that I didn't find a way to make enough money to send my kid to the same school as theirs.

Also, isn't most of the school's focused on diversity in social class, race, religion, etc. If so, how do they accomplish that if you only think kids who parents can scrap up the money to afford it or the very wealthy should be able to go.[/quote]

We can barely afford to pay full freight for our two kids, but we do.  I am fine with part of my tuition dollars going toward FA for families with lower incomes (especially those without the education to have high-paying jobs.)  I just object to people with degrees from fancier colleges and grad schools than I attended getting FA.  It also really burns me that[b] some families with a SAHM get FA.  I would love to be a SAHM[/b]![/quote]

At my school, families with a SAH parent only get FA if there is a child who is preschool-aged or younger and/or there is a child with severe special needs that requires a parent at home.

I don't understand why you'd object to people with fancier degrees and grad school who qualify for FA. I'm the PP who posted about the research scientist example who works at NIH ($100K) with a spouse who works for legal aid and makes $50K. Are you really going to begrudge them for their career choices? I don't understand the mindset of people who think that people should only get graduate degrees to earn a lot of money. If anything, you should direct your anger at school administrators who keep raising tuition and cave into uninformed parents who demand the latest technology for their 4 year olds.[/quote]

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