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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people were trying to point out that people who drive luxury vehicles and own houses bigger than is necessary (3,000 sq ft is excessive) shouldn't be proud about turning around and putting a hand out to other parents at their kids' schools for help paying tuition. We're an FA family and we also are not poor. I would say we're lower middle class, highly educated. Typical of Washingtonians who don't have the higher paying jobs, but have deeply rewarding jobs that do a lot for others for mediocre pay. We live in a house that's well within our means, have a VERY old car and a newer modest car that replaced a very old car. Take driving vacations to grandparents. Have a happy life.

We have some other financial constraints that make us especially qualified for aid and we receive almost 50%. It's a stretch to afford the other portion, but we live pretty frugally and enjoy modest treats as we can. I think we're a great example of what we can bring to a private school -- education, a great kid, a supportive family -- and try to volunteer and be active members of the community as a show of appreciation for the FA and all they do for our DC.

Admissions people absolutely can and should do outreach to find families who think private schools would be well outside their means as a way to increase the economic diversity of the school. This includes people who can pay something but not all. It's true that it's not usually hard to find kids who need a full ride. It's also true that families who can pay some but not all are important as well.

I think a family at $250K with outsized houses and fancy cars is a stretch. I wouldn't normally state such a thing, but it's the way you brag about it that's is unseemly. [/quote]

PP -- your family is the kind of family that any school would be lucky to have![/quote]

Because she is proud to drive a beat up old car? Oh please, you people are crazy. LOL. There are numerous families at my DC school on FA in a very similar situation as us and none are driving old beat up cars or living in the ghetto. The reason you like families like hers is because it makes the rich feel superior.
I, on the other hand, refuse to walk around making others feel superior or more entitled.[/quote]

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