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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all of you who are appalled by the middle class needinf FA please do tell exactly who is deserving in your mind? I find it utterly hilarious that you actually believe really poor people are the ones applying for FA. Really poor people are worried about meeting their basic needs, not private school.

Y'all are really delusional about who FA goes to. LMAO[/quote]

As someone who is by no means wealthy but pays full freight for two kids, through saving, working hard and doing without, I'm happy to answer this.

"Really poor people" are never going to be recipients of FA at these schools, because there are too many other barriers to them going. But I would be MUCH more excited about my FA "donations" (that I am required to make) if I thought they were going to kids whose families would support them but otherwise truly would not have a chance to be there. Where are the kids of firefighters, police officers, and other first responders? Where are the kids of the new immigrant family whose parents work more than one job to support the family, but want the best for their kids in education?

No, "y'all" are not delusional at all about who FA goes to. Too many times it goes to families like OPs, who are doing nothing to diversify our schools or add help any child who would not otherwise have a perfectly fine if not brand-name education. That is why many of us are resentful of it.[/quote]

This is a fair response and in my experience (or rather speaking for myself) our $220K includes a teacher salary (a teacher who has $100K in student loans between undergrad and grad school). Sometimes just looking at a families HHI does not paint the full picture.[/quote]

What does a teacher's salary have to do with it?  Teachers can make a lot more than many other professions and $220 is a really good income.  And, student loans are your choice and responsibility.  If you want your kid in private, reduce expenses or go to an affordable one like we did which was under $12K a year.  (eventually we went public).  Its offensive to see people overspending living in grand houses when some of us live in tiny houses and make good choices.  FA should be for people who truly need it, not a teacher's child where the teacher can send their kid to public and supplement at home given they have the skills.  You are far from poor.[/quote]

I never said I was poor. LOL. Since we are getting FA, guess what? The school seems to agree we NEED it. I'm not interested in public school. So thanks for the suggestion, but no thanks. [/quote]

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