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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]every school is different so you should ask around about specifics. For instance, Burke will accept you and then tell you how much aid they can give you. It would be up to you whether to take the offer or not. Field school will reject you if they can’t give you the aid you say you need. Or at least they used to[/quote]

Exactly our experience.

I’ll add that Lowell partially bases their decisions on FA needs and only admits if they can meet your need. They are very open about it, which I appreciated.[/quote]

False.  Our kid got into Lowell but we weren’t offered enough aid to meet our need.  [/quote]

Yeah we got accepted as well but weren’t offered aid. We make under 85k a year/family of 4. lol why even admit us. Sure let me just magically make $40k appear! [/quote]

Frankly it's kind of nuts to be looking at private schools on a $85K income.  [/quote]

You’re right. Only the privileged children of lawyers and private sector finance professionals deserve a quality education. Those of us in blue cooler and/or non-profit work should be grateful for our scraps. [/quote]

The government already provides free K-12 school.  If you want your kid to attend a $40k/year private school, you should pay for it yourself.[/quote]

Why are you so angry about this? People donate to these schools so that they can offer financial aid. A lot of private school families believe socioeconomic diversity is important. [/quote]

There is wanted diversity and unwanted diversity.  The full-pay kids are diverse already.[/quote]

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