Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 18:35     Subject: Re:The realities of being lower middle class
I guess we would be the nearly destitute people you mention OP (at least in this area we are). My DS was accepted to some independent schools but since we required too much FA, he couldn’t accept. How many really “poor” students attend these schools?
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 18:31     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
I would save and move to a lower COLA area.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 18:29     Subject: Re:The realities of being lower middle class
Lower middle class? You can't do private for under $300k HHI, and $150-299k is hardly "lower middle class".
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 18:19     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Anonymous wrote:How would too few seats help OP?


It doesn't help her get in, but it may help her realize that it isn't about her SES; the truth is that there are so few seats that lots of qualified kids from all demographics also get left standing when the music stops, not just hers. The schools are limited by zoning agreements as to how many students they may have on campus. The population is growing, but the number of seats isn't.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 18:05     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
How would too few seats help OP?
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:53     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It isn't all about money. I know great full pay (as in trust fund) kids who didn't get into some schools. There are just more kids than seats.


I hope you’re right.


About this, I am.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:52     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
What about a religiously affiliated school?
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:48     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Anonymous wrote:Asking for financial aid if a student is not a straight A and did not have 90 percentile on the entrance exams puts the student at odds for admission.

Meeting get that now. But thought some schools might be interested in more than just grades. It’s on us. We were stupid.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:47     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Anonymous wrote:Most people would NEVER think they could afford private school. Move somewhere you where you can afford a decent public school, like the rest of us.


It’s just not always that easy.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:37     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Most people would NEVER think they could afford private school. Move somewhere you where you can afford a decent public school, like the rest of us.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:36     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Asking for financial aid if a student is not a straight A and did not have 90 percentile on the entrance exams puts the student at odds for admission.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:35     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Anonymous wrote:It isn't all about money. I know great full pay (as in trust fund) kids who didn't get into some schools. There are just more kids than seats.


I hope you’re right.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:32     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
It isn't all about money. I know great full pay (as in trust fund) kids who didn't get into some schools. There are just more kids than seats.
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:29     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
That part
Anonymous
Post 02/14/2019 17:02     Subject: The realities of being lower middle class
Seems like unless you are destitute or rich, you aren’t getting your kid into private school unless s/ he is utterly amazing, right? My DD was a strong candidate but I’m sure there were better. And I think our SES worked against us. This happens to us everywhere. Had to pull out from rec soccer because we can’t afford it but don’t qualify on paper for any financial aid. Yet some months I have to severely limit
Grocery shopping and can barely make bills. There’s no way to get ahead for the middle class.