Negative reactions regarding child attending BS

CaliCash
Sun, 06 Mar 2016 21:26:58 +0000

@doschicos I don’t doubt that happens. My middle class middle school had a program where some student were nominated for a program that gave them an opportunity to attend a boarding school for free. A few went to Choate, Loomis Chaffee, and Lawerenceville. They turned out really well. But of course, those students were just particularly driven. They would’ve been successful at any high school.

But for most people, when you hear “boarding school”, you don’t think “Low income and middle class kids on scholarship.” You think “wealthy, entitled rich kids.” It’s about perception. Looking at my college again, 40% of kids are on some sort of financial aid, but seeing that 60% are not, we have a reputation that says we are for rich people.