<p>My point was simply that I didn’t leave the private school for financial reasons or because there were too many kids with much more means than I had.</p>
<p>I agree with Sybbie in that this OP already has significant financial obstacles…the reasons for choosing a less expensive alternative, in my opinion, have MORE to do with the lack of ability to easily pay for the college than the fact that there might be other students there who have more ready cash than she will have. This student will be facing an uphill climb to make ends meet…that needs to be addressed first.</p>