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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FA is an exercise in cross subsidization.  Not every child can be on FA.  The model simply doesn't work unless full pay families subsidize the FA.  From an economic viability perspective full pay families are more important to independent schools.[/quote]
From a big picture standpoint, yes. But once a family has been given FA, as an individual, that child is no less (or more) important than any given full-pay (or at least full-pay non-VIP) child. The school does not treat students on FA differently than full-pay students. [/quote]

This was our experience. We were on FA for seven years and have been off it for two years. Absolutely no difference on an individual level. I don’t think individual teachers know or care about how tuition is getting paid, whether it be via financial aid, earned income, or inherited wealth. That’s just not their focus. [/quote]

Do you think your experience would be the same if things were reversed?  Full pay for seven then FA for two?[/quote]

Sure. I don’t think teachers and administrators care at all. They’re not enmeshed with the school’s finances or cash flow. [/quote]

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