Anonymous
10/10/2025 11:24
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
On $200K? No they aren't. Not for 2 kids.
Yes they are. They find schools that have lower tuition such as catholics. They dip into savings or find higher paying jobs. They ask for help from the grandparents. They figure it out. Don’t be so lazy.
Catholic ADW schools, sure. But they aren't the same thing as independent schools. If you consider them to be in the same category, then I suppose sure.
But changing jobs - to get a higher salary - is not, then, making $200K a year. Nor is using someone else, say, grandparents, the same as paying tuition on $200K a year.
Presumably both parents are working if you want to be considered for aid, since no additional info was given. Assuming each is working full time, the possibility of one being able to find a better job is reasonably in your control.
Then it's not making $200k a year, it's making $250 or whatever (to the point that there are not families paying full fare for 2 kids at private school making 200.)
There certainly are. Feel free to read through this thread again to understand. Salary and ability to pay are not the same thing.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 11:20
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
On $200K? No they aren't. Not for 2 kids.
Yes they are. They find schools that have lower tuition such as catholics. They dip into savings or find higher paying jobs. They ask for help from the grandparents. They figure it out. Don’t be so lazy.
Catholic ADW schools, sure. But they aren't the same thing as independent schools. If you consider them to be in the same category, then I suppose sure.
But changing jobs - to get a higher salary - is not, then, making $200K a year. Nor is using someone else, say, grandparents, the same as paying tuition on $200K a year.
Presumably both parents are working if you want to be considered for aid, since no additional info was given. Assuming each is working full time, the possibility of one being able to find a better job is reasonably in your control.
Then it's not making $200k a year, it's making $250 or whatever (to the point that there are not families paying full fare for 2 kids at private school making 200.)
Anonymous
10/10/2025 11:18
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
On $200K? No they aren't. Not for 2 kids.
Yes they are. They find schools that have lower tuition such as catholics. They dip into savings or find higher paying jobs. They ask for help from the grandparents. They figure it out. Don’t be so lazy.
Catholic ADW schools, sure. But they aren't the same thing as independent schools. If you consider them to be in the same category, then I suppose sure.
But changing jobs - to get a higher salary - is not, then, making $200K a year. Nor is using someone else, say, grandparents, the same as paying tuition on $200K a year.
Presumably both parents are working if you want to be considered for aid, since no additional info was given. Assuming each is working full time, the possibility of one being able to find a better job is reasonably in your control.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 11:10
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
On $200K? No they aren't. Not for 2 kids.
Yes they are. They find schools that have lower tuition such as catholics. They dip into savings or find higher paying jobs. They ask for help from the grandparents. They figure it out. Don’t be so lazy.
Catholic ADW schools, sure. But they aren't the same thing as independent schools. If you consider them to be in the same category, then I suppose sure.
But changing jobs - to get a higher salary - is not, then, making $200K a year. Nor is using someone else, say, grandparents, the same as paying tuition on $200K a year.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 11:06
Subject: Financial Aid
These questions come up a lot, and the realistic answer is there is no way of knowing if you will qualify or how much you qualify for. You just need to apply and hope for the best.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 09:49
Subject: Financial Aid
It is possible you would get aid, however what you think you need and what the financial aid office calculates may be very different.
You don’t know until you try. Consider other options too though like increasing salary or applying to a range of schools.
You don’t know until you try. Consider other options too though like increasing salary or applying to a range of schools.
Anonymous
10/09/2025 19:20
Subject: Financial Aid
It’s tough to find good financial aid info here because people are really rude towards financial aid families. It all comes down to circumstance so no one can give you a straight answer anyways. Just apply and see!
Anonymous
10/09/2025 17:54
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
On $200K? No they aren't. Not for 2 kids.
Yes they are. They find schools that have lower tuition such as catholics. They dip into savings or find higher paying jobs. They ask for help from the grandparents. They figure it out. Don’t be so lazy.
Anonymous
10/09/2025 15:37
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
On $200K? No they aren't. Not for 2 kids.
Anonymous
10/09/2025 15:31
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Lots of people make it work.
Anonymous
10/09/2025 13:28
Subject: Financial Aid
All I can say is you would not qualify at the schools I have familiarity with.
Anonymous
10/09/2025 13:22
Subject: Financial Aid
Anonymous wrote:Hi,
I'm interested in sending my boys to private school in Northern VA. We currently live in Arlington. If we make 200K, what is the likelihood of getting financial aid? Which schools will give the most financial aid? They are 6 and 3 years.
Yes, if you can give something in exchange to school, like being a minority or a protected class. If you are white heterosexual couple, that’s too boring for school. No financial aid for you.
Anonymous
10/09/2025 13:16
Subject: Financial Aid
Not OP, but because private school tuition is crazy expensive and the cost of living in this area is high and just keeps going up?
Anonymous
10/09/2025 11:58
Subject: Financial Aid
Why do you need financial aid?
Anonymous
10/09/2025 11:47
Subject: Financial Aid
Hi,
I'm interested in sending my boys to private school in Northern VA. We currently live in Arlington. If we make 200K, what is the likelihood of getting financial aid? Which schools will give the most financial aid? They are 6 and 3 years.
I'm interested in sending my boys to private school in Northern VA. We currently live in Arlington. If we make 200K, what is the likelihood of getting financial aid? Which schools will give the most financial aid? They are 6 and 3 years.