tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post6730540637952666178..comments2024-03-24T05:22:27.179-04:00Comments on Orthonomics: Financial Aid: What School Goes First?Orthonomicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-26514516739595247262011-02-23T19:37:22.254-05:002011-02-23T19:37:22.254-05:00My kids are split among 3 schools.
Tuition commit...My kids are split among 3 schools.<br /><br />Tuition committees have my tax returns.<br /><br />I have x dollars for tuition for 4 kids in school. I suggested that each school gets a prorated amount (50%, 25% and 25%) and that asking for a greater percent is fine... if the other tuition committees agree that that's fair. I state that asking for more $ from me means my turning off a utility. Haven't had a vacation in years. I drive ancient cars.<br /><br />Committee is welcome to visit my house where things are in need of repair.<br /><br />I kick my kids' rears to be the kind of kids that needs-based scholarship committees adore. My wife and I volunteer... a LOT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-16547497086996987132011-02-21T19:18:14.633-05:002011-02-21T19:18:14.633-05:00I don't believe that most of the schools here ...I don't believe that most of the schools here in Bergen County have published their tuition schedules yet.Avi Greengarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267040237664555562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-39955470172362420962011-02-21T09:37:27.199-05:002011-02-21T09:37:27.199-05:00From what I heard here in the midwest, Elementary ...From what I heard here in the midwest, Elementary schools and high schools always take priority over beis medrash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-47198346654577778972011-02-20T12:34:16.855-05:002011-02-20T12:34:16.855-05:00Someone posted on the Chump blog that Kushner (JKH...Someone posted on the Chump blog that Kushner (JKHA/RKYHS) increased 3.5% across the board. Lower than usual considering before the recession the annual increases were double that, roughly.<br /><br />I would imagine in the more RW yeshivas that boys' yeshivas are given tuition priority over girls' yeshivas. If I'm wrong, I wish someone would correct me, but I've seen plenty of articles talking about how boys' yeshiva education is more important. So, I imagine the girls' yeshivas are pressed to take the income hit.<br /><br />I've posed a similar question on the Chump blog. The people on that blog seem to have 2-3 kids in elementary school and another 1-2 kids not yet in school. What will happen in, say, 3-5 years when the oldest hit high school. If they have 4 kids, all will presumably be in yeshiva by that point. In the prior year, their tuition was $60k ($15k/kid). Now, the oldest is going to be in 9th grade and tuition for that kid is $22k. The couple could barely swing $60k, they can't swing $67k (note this is all current prices, in 3-5 years the actual amounts will likely be $17-18k for elementary and $252-$26k for high school).<br /><br />So, who takes the hit? The elementary school? The high school? Should the high school take the hit since it's more expensive? Then again, they have no relationship with the family to warrant special treatment. Should the elementary school take the hit since they're overall getting more money? Then again, why should they suddenly allow long-time full payers to go on scholarship?<br /><br />It's all going to come to a head. The "big earners" on the Chump blog, for all their money, don't earn enough to keep paying full tuition for much longer. It's kind of surprising that issue hasn't been addressed more fully over there.JSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976303.post-21825174550685616822011-02-20T11:38:55.807-05:002011-02-20T11:38:55.807-05:00I'm eagerly waiting to read comments on this i...I'm eagerly waiting to read comments on this interesting post. Where is everyone?Shoshana Z.noreply@blogger.com