@SweetBoy1 Yeah, I actually share your concerns. In the original draft for this post, I included this excerpt, but I cut it out because I didn’t want the post to be way too long:
“Personally, I think that boarding schools will most likely not give us financial aid if my dad has the resources to go full pay. But I know how much boarding school costs, and I don’t know how to approach him about this, so for now, I’ll respect his wishes of applying for financial aid”.
Thinking over it again, I think he has the right to know if he is likely not to get any financial aid. I’ll think of a way to approach him about it.