Anonymous
03/25/2026 12:00
Subject: Financial Aid Question
Freaking rich people. . 200, 300, 400k a million a billion etc. never enough????? Y'all are loony.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 21:58
Subject: Financial Aid Question
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Financial aid is how these schools throw bread crumbs at the peasants. Unless you want your kid to be the token financial aid kid in the class, you might want to reconsider your options. Consider who their peers will be and what school will be like.
I thought we wanted peasants at private schools for diversity sakes. There’s a whole thread chiding private school parents and schools for not giving aid money to broaden access to the poor.
The issue is that $200k HHI with no mortgage isn't a peasant even by DCUM standards.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 12:28
Subject: Financial Aid Question
This reminds me when they just asked Trump if he still needs 200 Billion as the war is finished he said. Sure, I'll take 200 Billion. With rich people enough is never enough if they are not smashing helpless people into the dirt also. Greed is a shameful and destructive addiction.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 09:22
Subject: Financial Aid Question
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Financial aid is how these schools throw bread crumbs at the peasants. Unless you want your kid to be the token financial aid kid in the class, you might want to reconsider your options. Consider who their peers will be and what school will be like.
I thought we wanted peasants at private schools for diversity sakes. There’s a whole thread chiding private school parents and schools for not giving aid money to broaden access to the poor.
People want a handout. The truth is these schools are already too generous. They are running businesses and need to collect payment for their services.
People who own mansions complain that they don't qualify for financial aid.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 08:46
Subject: Financial Aid Question
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Financial aid is how these schools throw bread crumbs at the peasants. Unless you want your kid to be the token financial aid kid in the class, you might want to reconsider your options. Consider who their peers will be and what school will be like.
I thought we wanted peasants at private schools for diversity sakes. There’s a whole thread chiding private school parents and schools for not giving aid money to broaden access to the poor.
People want a handout. The truth is these schools are already too generous. They are running businesses and need to collect payment for their services.
Anonymous
03/24/2026 06:58
Subject: Financial Aid Question
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We didn’t qualify for aid with an HHI just under $200k. There’s a lot of variation between schools and a lot depends on the details of your assets. Go ahead and apply; as others have said, there is plenty of opportunity to explain the specifics of your situation. There’s no guarantee, however.
Did you also have no mortgage payments like this family?
To me, $200k with no mortgage seems more than enough to pay for private school tuition.
The house needs work though.