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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you mean "are they any???"  The DMV is full of public school families who could easily afford private and chose not to.  Especially in a county like Montgomery.

I was a Big Law partner making close to seven figures years ago and we never even considered private.  It made zero financial, educational, or social sense to do it.  I was convinced then and continue to believe now that many go the private school route solely because of peer pressure or guilt.

We took the same approach with college.  Had our kids gotten into Harvard or Yale, say, then yeah we would have probably paid for that.  But that was never in the cards -- as it isn't for the vast majority, even the top private school kids -- and we weren't about to pay for a kid to go to an NYU, a Northeastern, or a WashU when we had in state UVA.

Needlessly throwing away hundreds of thousands of dollars on schooling just to keep up with the Joneses was one game we were never interested in playing, and we have no regrets.[/quote]

This is us.  Like it or not, MCPS still has one of the best school systems in the country. Fight me.  The ROI for private school is not really worth it.  Although UMD is not UVA caliber, it is still a top university.

We are where we are financially because we make smart  financial choices. 
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