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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think you understand holistic admissions and its benefits for building a balanced community. I think want a school where people get admitted off of only strict quantitative instead of qualitative measures. That’s fine. You’re free to start a school for find one that suits your preferences. To demand private schools do x,y,z kind of reminds me of the communist style school system my family purposely moved to get away from.[/quote]

Holistic admission= get family that can be mega donors and some people of color so the school looks good in terms of racial diversity.

I wonder why do school not prioritize academic performance and inclusivity across income levels. [/quote]

Even people of color who are wealthy can still feel polarized socially in a white, rich environment. Look at country clubs who still for the most part maintain all white membership. Now think about students coming from extreme underprivileged backgrounds. This is in regards to the earlier argument about why there is not enough lower income Hispanic and Asian representation at DC private schools. Okay, so take a mom who works as a cleaner for and a dad who is a construction worker or landscaper. Or a parent who works in an Asian restaurant. Culturally, how will those parents relate to parents who are partners in law firms or go vacation in Italy or ski in Utah? These private school communities are small and they depend on the community to be cohesive so that a family feels connected and that they will continue to make their tuition payments. How is a family who is thinking about basic necessities like putting food on the table, even relating to hanging out having morning coffee with the moms or going to happy hour or attending fundraisers? Also, contrary to popular belief, FA is not 100% parents are still expected to contribute something.

Plus, playdates with friends how are you going to go to your friend's multimillion dollar house and then expect you "friend" to come to a small apartment or house in the wrong part of town. Not to say they won't, but it puts the financial disparity even more on display. It isn't fair to the child who may feel embarrassed or the hard working parents who can only afford so much.

They do give FA to all income levels, but from our experience, it tends to be parents who have good careers, but maybe can't afford the full $50,000+++ tuition. Maybe middle class but stable career folks who are university educated.

I personally think, if a student is extremely bright but from lower economic background, they should do public school until 8th grade and then do high school one of the monied boarding schools in the Northeast, where they would get way better financial aid (aid budgets are bigger) and their parents are far removed from the experience.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                [/quote]

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