DD was accepted by a private school, but they didn't offer her any financial aid probably because we have savings...as I am not working...
Will it help if I were to call their financial aid office?
I understand I won't know until I call..but am wondering whether anyone was offered a financial aid when it was initially denied by the school.
I have to prepare my kid for not attending the private school. Yes, it is NJ, a good private school charges private colleges $$$. I have been unemployed for nearly two years and have another child with learning disabilities.
We have been living below our means but we have to dip into our savings. I think it would be easier for us to be qaulified.
We haven't saved for college, DH told me I should use those $$$ for college instead of middle school. I have talked to my kid, while she likes the private school, she really prefers her current public school. We are not in a bad school district.
what i don't like about grant aid is that that means that students like me, who are paying in full, are essentially just giving other kids a cushion to come and then that money isn't going towards better resources, more research, more on-campus housing, activities, events, etc. so i'm paying all this money, but i'm not getting anything extra compared to the students who aren't paying and who aren't contributing money towards the things i just mentioned. that said, dbf is here on full aid and will graduate with only about 6k in debt. while i'm happy for him, i still think the system could be better. for example, lower tuition to say, 20k and just have everyone across the board pay the same amount but then it won't be ridiculously high and then it wouldn't be a huge deal. but i guess it doesn't matter what i think, because my opinion won't be changing how the aid system works. i suppose i can look on the bright side and figure if dbf has very little debt, then when we get married, he/we won't be in a ton of debt.
i consider myself very lucky and try to show my mom that her money is well spent by keeping my grades up and finding lots of positions and doing extracurriculars. it's a mix of good planning and her job. she saved for each of us starting with the year we were born. we had an agreement that we could only go away to school if it was within a certain rank, otherwise we had to go to local publics, which is what one of my brothers is choosing to do. she's my favorite person in the entire world, not just because of how she's letting me grow on my own, but just because she's truly a wonderful person i love my mommy
Whenever someone picks out grammar or spelling or racism, that definitely means he has lost the argument.Eh, whenever someone pulls out grammar or spelling it usually just shows they haven't a better comeback.
It's middle school rather than high school, so I skewed a bit cheaper because that usually is a little less, but you're absolutely correct; $30K is not at all outside the realm of possibility.
The private school that I went to in northern NJ is now 36k a year. I know at least 10 private schools in NJ with virtually the same pricing structure.
Ok are you really talking middle school here?
Does anyone else think thats just crazy?
When a years tuition at a good college is $30K-$36K?
Geez, that stinks! I have one son who may be more of a trade kind of guy. We will see. But even a good trade takes education. It is merely a different form of education.
My niece wanted to be a marine biologist, but has wound up training zoo animals! Good luck to your middle.
Ok are you really talking middle school here?
Does anyone else think thats just crazy?
When a years tuition at a good college is $30K-$36K?
Ok are you really talking middle school here?
Does anyone else think thats just crazy?
When a years tuition at a good college is $30K-$36K?
Ok are you really talking middle school here?
Does anyone else think thats just crazy?
When a years tuition at a good college is $30K-$36K?
I am at University of California Irvine and tuition, books, room, board, etc comes out to $27,000 at the most....and $10,000 of that is rent. Tuition and fees were about $10,000 or $11,000 this year.
Lol, if being hateful means I tell it like it is, without worrying about offending the board police here, then guilty as charged. Life comes down to choices, simple as that. Any parent is going to want the best for their child and the best doesn't include working at Walmart.I'm not defensive but you certainly make rude posts.
Whether or not it is wanted for a child, it happens. Look at some of the people that were oncce making 100,000 or more a year that are now getting food stamps or working low paying jobs just to get by because their company closed or they were laid off and can't find jobs in their job field.
Maybe you should watch being so hateful because Karma is a witch.
Middle school vs. a year at the Univ. of California....
hmmm, lets see...
The latter sounds like a great ROI for $27,000!
(return on investment)
And while there are likely many who can afford 27K for a middle school, IMO there aren't any middle schools that are truly *worth it*. There are only so many kinds of available curriculum, text books, classes and extra curricular events. Even after all that ... are they professionally decorated classrooms? Do the teachers get uber high salaries? And there are FABULOUS teachers in all socio-economic areas.
Just wonderin'
My cousin is in 7th grade and goes to a private school that is about $18,000/year. But $18,000 is just a drop in the bucket for her parents. This is also in SoCal. Th emajority of the students at this school live in multi-million dollar houses (including my cousin) except for the few that do go there on financial aid. Her 7th grade class has like 30 kids in it. They also go on trips to DC, Boston, etc. that are all included in tuition.
This, plus many other points. The schools I am familiar with have a multiday trip every school year for each grade starting in 4th grade - various notable US cities, Colonial Williamsburg, outward bound-type trips, each tying in to an overall curriculum theme for that year. Fully realized and integrated language, art, music curriculums (not "art on a cart" or Spanish for half an hour a week). Theatre and orchestra. Multiple sports teams, including golf, ski, sailing, riding, along with the usual soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, etc. AP everything. Class sizes usually between 75-100 kids per grade with only 10 or so kids in each classroom. Connected guidance offices - the year I graduated (admittedly 25+ years ago) 3-4 kids from my class went to each Ivy - that's 25% of a class getting into Ivies, with most of the reminder getting into big East Coast schools, like Williams, Colgate, UVa, etc.
Every parent wants what's best for their kids. Does everyone have a different view of "the best," and can "the best" be achieved in different ways? Sure, but these schools are one route and plenty of people take it.
Jane
And IMO, unless the school district is really really bad OR you have that money sitting around, it's not worth it. I went to public shcool and I just got a 4.0 at UCI this quarter in all upper division psychology classes. I'd say that public school is just fine.
So true on the trade education. Our community college system is inclusive with Technical degrees as well. It is nice to see that they have decided that good training for all job areas is better to have.
Thank you. My youngest wants to be a Dolphin trainer. She is 8 and big into Science and Math as well. I still love the looks we get when people ask her what her favorite subjects are and seh says Science and Math. Many expect it to be reading and some forget that girls can be good at and enjoy science.