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Looking at Admissions/Deposits/Fees for the private English boarding school that Low went to (Harrow School), I was surprised at how "affordable" it actually is
by jermaustin1 8y ago
Looking at Admissions/Deposits/Fees for the private English boarding school that Low went to (Harrow School), I was surprised at how "affordable" it actually is. /I/ couldn't afford it, but for the level of access you are giving your child to the world of the elite, £30k doesn't seem like its all THAT much money.
- acct1771 8y agoNow think about how good the buy looks to the people who are rich enough not to even consider the swipe! Also remember: admissions...
- dagw 8y agoI suspect its one of these cases where having the money is a necessary but far from sufficient criterion for getting you kids in.
- toyg 8y agoThat sort of school then has all sorts of “optional but really compulsory” extra fees for things like trips abroad etc. If the sticker price is 30k per year, the actual one is probably around 40k. For comparison, the average salary in UK is 28k before taxes.
- opportune 8y ago40k gbp still isn't that much. That's around what the top boarding schools cost in the US. My main concern wouldn't be the sticker price but whether you need to come from the right "background" (e.g. not nouveau-riche) for your child to get accepted. To my understanding the top US boarding schools are less concerned with your financial pedigree, which makes sense given that most rich people in the US are nouveau-riche by British standards
- circlefavshape 8y agoI knew someone (from a proper upper-class English background) who went to Harrow, and hated every minute of it. I wouldn't subject my kids to that, even if I had the money
- softawre 8y agoAnd how is that person doing now?
- circlefavshape 8y agoMarried a gold-digger, difficult divorce, estranged from his children. Works in the medical field (though not as a doctor). Can't see that his time in Harrow conferred any advantages