With a HHI of 175k and 3 kids, should we apply for private for all 3 with FA? The school is 20% FA and not in NYC. All have great grades and teacher reccs, half Hispanic of it matters . Public is tough, one son has already been injured by another student with issues
yikes on your child being injured. That's horrible. can't hurt to try with private, but might you have better luck moving to a better public school district?
Why wouldn't you apply?
I fear the kids will get in and I won’t be able to afford it. I‘d feel awful
Do your kids have top grades? Would they score well on the ISEE?
If you need FA, your children needs to be really good in most areas for the schools to take you.
I'd suggest you try anyway - since otherwise there's no way to know.
Good luck.
PS at $175K HHI, if your child / children are accepted, you'd have a really good chance for FA, even for one kid. However, taking all 3 in one admissions cycle at the same school may be really challenging - many schools don't have openings in the non-entry grades. But then, this is Covid year, so many things could be different.