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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our tuition costs keep rising and it appears more and more people are getting financial aid and most of them are going on nice spring breaks and we are staying in town to work. Something is wrong with this. And for those saying that annual fund doesn't go to financial aid - you are wrong. Attend the budget meetings and you can see that yes part of your donations to the annual fund and yes even your tuition payments DO in fact go to FA. I support FA but I truly believe families should pay their tuition in full first and any money that's left can go to vacations. If this means they don't go on vacation or spring break, then so be it. That is a choice they have to make. We are making that choice as a full paying family. Why is it wrong for us to expect others to make the same choices? [/quote]

Family on FA here. I see some families on FA having a lot more resources for vacations, cars, clothing, you name it .
I truly believe they have family help (grand parents, other relatives) who help paying for these things. 
It is odd that you might inherit a big estate but until you do you qualify for aid. 
We are out of luck in that department and truly need every dollar we get to make it work. Unfortunately, 
I don't see how a school can prohibit a wealthy grandparent to fund vacations and more. [/quote]

Exactly. My kids grandparents and godparents don't buy them gifts for birthdays and christmas. Instead they fund their vacations and after school activities. [/quote]

Wow. You must have really rich parents and friends!  A birthday gift from my parents is usually a $40 Lego set, piano lessons cost 25-35 a half hour session.   there is a huge financial difference between giving a toy as a birthday gift and funding after school activities.  [/quote]

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