<p>It wouldn’t be worth it for me, I don’t think…without FA, we’d have found something else. ( We did find something else for our second kid, in fact.) Same for Ivies. Without FA, I’d go the state school honors college/merit scholarship schools route with my kids without a second thought.</p>
<p>Jersey: If the Ivy/prestigious college plan doesn’t work out, I do think that boarding school connections have real dollar value in the long run in terms of career connections–as chemchimney points out. Not my reason for enrolling my kid, but I do think that it’s there.</p>