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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the 375k poster. There are financial issues. DH is non equity partner at Big Law. I'm SAH with 1year old. We both have big debt from undergrad and law school and bigger mortgage than we should - I am former associate at Big Law and we got house when out HHI was $500-$525.  [/quote]

I'm not blaming you, I blame the warped philosophy of an admissions/FA staff who thinks that your family is more deserving of aid than the "literally" thousands and thousands of families who make less than $80k a year and would love to offer their child the opportunities afforded to your child.  Your kid would probably be fine in any school, those kids....they desperately need an opportunity, any opportunity.  Your law school debt that you aren't even using somehow makes you a good candidate
For aid is truly laughable. [/quote]

Your understand of how it works is warped. Where are all of these families making less than $80K year who are not getting any aid because of the poster??? These people are figments of your imagination. Trust me, if that family applied and was admitted they would essentially get a full ride. A school's FA awards range anywhere from 3% to 97%...there is a large range of aid awards. No one is being denied aid based on someone else getting 10% -- especially not a school with a large endowment and fund raising power.[/quote]

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