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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As always, this board is very unhelpful when it comes to boarding schools. There is a very good, moderated boarding school board at college confidential that has been very helpful.[/quote]

Many are bitter they can’t afford the tuition and feel threatened by boarding school seniors taking their public and private day school children’s college slots. [/quote]

It can't be that...Exeter and Deerfield have some of the most generous FA of any school, including every college.  At Deerfield, you don't pay any more than 10% of your income.  I don't think any college as an example would give FA to a family making $500k, yet Deerfield caps you at $50k tuition.[/quote]

Even though they are generous with FA, it is still a large expense for upper middle class families. They’re not giving up an annual ski or beach vacation for boarding school unless they really prize education. They’d rather send them to MoCo schools. [/quote]

NP. Illogical conclusion. Does not boost your attempt to argue that you got a superior education at your boarding school. [/quote]

Parents making 250k in the DMV don’t send their children to boarding school. Students from the DMV have rich parents or are from the inner city and use pipeline programs. People making 250k don’t get enough aid to avoid making sacrifices they don’t view as worth it. Enjoy Walt Whitman![/quote]

We make $250 and send our kid full pay. We have a family educational trust so that is where we pull the funds from. I guess my point in sharing this is…. Statements like these are silly. Every single family has different circumstances and finances. [/quote]

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