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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well for example, my family works for international organizations, we speak 3 languages at home and I believe we would bring quite a bit of diversity. Our kids are still young, but when the time comes we will probably apply for FA. Our HHI is around 200-250 k. I am not sure we would get much (or anything at all). We are not below the 100k-150k threshold, but we still bring diversity on my opinion...[/quote]
But the diversity that you offer has nothing to do with the fact that your HHI is in the low $200K range.  Are you seriously claiming that those with lower HHIs cannot also provide the same kind of diversity that your family offers?  If not, then what's your point?  Because I'm saying that there are plenty of other families that offer the same kind of "international" diversity as yours, but also provide the additional diversity of a more financially modest background.  These are the families that private schools should be targeting with FA.  Not yours.[/quote]

Plus it sounds like PP works for an international organization, but is American.  I am not sure working for an international organization itself really adds much to the diversity, even if you are teaching your kids foreign languages.[/quote]

Oh my! What is your problem? What has been denied to you that you are so angry and make such assumptions. We are NOT American and we speak at least 3 languages at home (4 if you count the nanny speaking Spanish). My DD is learning English at school in PK3. I am aware that DC if full of people like us; all (or most) of our friends have three nationalities at home; that is one big reason why we live here. My point was that we bring diversity even if we are not "poor" or "black, Asian, Hispanic". Diversity goes beyond HHI and skin color. As of now, we would not be able to afford 80k for private school (we can do 40k, but not 80k) so if the school wants our kids they will need to give us Some FA. We might move out to Bethesda like many of our friends did.
I don't even know if we will apply to one of "those" private schools if they are full of parents like you.[/quote]

WTF?  Your hostility is absurd considering my post.  You highlighted your work for an international organization- not that you were an international family - in arguing you brought diversity.  I reasonably, but perhaps mistakenly, assumed that meant you were American because I would have otherwise expected you to highlight your national origin, rather than your work for an international organization, in arguing you brought diversity.

All I said was that I didn't think working for an international organization really added to diversity, something I still believe.

And I live in Bethesda, so please stay in the district and collect your Nobel Prize for teaching your kids multiple languages.[/quote]

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