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2. Was there a change in location towards the end? When Idris and his mother drove outside the city, it seemed they were in a different house. It's too bad that wasn't explained. (Or were they at home but I missed something.) Like, did they go to a vacation home? Was it necessary for them to go to a different location to get the college admissions results? Was the family living separately? I mean, who knows?[/quote]

They were at their country house in Woodstock, NY.[/quote]

If the family owned two houses, why did they need financial aid?[/quote]

How do you know they got financial aid?  There was no mention of it in the film.  [/quote]

When Idris got tutoring with Seun and the parents questioned why Idris was getting tutoring. They said that they were told that all the students on financial aide were offered tutoring. [/quote]

Oh, I missed that.

Country houses in Woodstock are inexpensive or they were a few yrs ago.  I have several friends from NYC who own country houses there.  They all send their kids to private schools like Dalton, too.  Makes me wonder if they get financial aid.  But honestly, living in NYC is very expensive and it's doubtful owning a vacation home in Woodstock, NY will make much difference in receiving aid.  It's not like they own a pied de terre in Paris or a second home in Aspen.[/quote]

Even if it was $150,000-250,000, that should not qualify you for aid.  I think it was more race based aid and I just don't get why a parent would want to send those boys to a school like that.  It seemed like a pure set up for failure.  They seemed like great kids that were probably smart in their own way but the parents were missing other factors that if caught early on would have helped (along with the right school setting).  I would have preferred my child (regardless of race) to go to the high school the one child transferred to that seemed much more down to earth and ultimately providing a better education.[/quote]

Everyone is playing to win the education game these days. It's like the law school lottery where every player thinks he can beat the odds and win big.[/quote]

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