all i know is the grand kids will be prepared. we're covering the k-12 and 2/wife are digging malvern prep.
College- will anyone go in ten years?
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We don’t have to get sucked into the laka-self-indulgence-death-spiral.
For the 2026–2027 school year, annual tuition at Malvern Preparatory School is $45,335 for the Upper School (grades 9–12) and $38,430 for the Middle School (grades 6–8).
And then you need to add in the ancillary fees…textbooks, uniforms, specialized field trips, and certain extracurricular activities. Oh, and don’t forget the expected contribution (per child) during the annual fundraiser.
Dude, you’re looking at $60,000 per year per child on the light side.
If that’s how you and moms want to burn through your $25 million net worth, go for it.
If you work for a company, particularly larger public corporations then it helps tremendously to get a good boss or bosses who can mentor you and support you. Bad bosses are the death knell in a lot of cases. Also, you have to be politically savvy which unfortunately means talking a good game not necessarily a dedicated worker who gets things done. These are things no college class will teach you or prepare you for.
If your net worth is $25 million then the $50,000 annual cost per student at Malvern Prep is not a concern.For the 2026–2027 school year, annual tuition at Malvern Preparatory School is $45,335 for the Upper School (grades 9–12) and $38,430 for the Middle School (grades 6–8).
And then you need to add in the ancillary fees…textbooks, uniforms, specialized field trips, and certain extracurricular activities. Oh, and don’t forget the expected contribution (per child) during the annual fundraiser.
Dude, you’re looking at $60,000 per year per child on the light side.
If that’s how you and moms want to burn through your $25 million net worth, go for it.
Come to NEPA for prep - you'll receive a good reduction in tuition.
NEPA -
The median household income in Northeast, PA in 2024 was $68,793, which was 12.7% less than the median annual income of $77,545 across the entire state of Pennsylvania
Lower School Tuition (2026–27)
- Toddler (5 mornings): $10,200
- Toddler (5 full days): $13,075
- Preschool (5 mornings): $10,200
- Preschool (5 full days): $13,075
- Pre-K (5 mornings): $11,730
- Pre-K (5 full days): $14,605
- Kindergarten: $18,100
- Grades 1–4: $21,500
- Grades 5–7: $25,500
- Grade 8: $26,000
Upper School Tuition (2026–27)
- Day student: $34,500
- Boarding student: $73,800 I believe the majority of students are boarding
- Books: $500 (estimated)
- Medical insurance (international students only): $1,752
- Alternative Learners Program: $1,000/day
- Application fee: $55 (U.S.) or $80 (international)
Send them to Manheim Township. Free to the bee. Very good education and lacrosse is pretty strong as are most sports .
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Move to Malvern and send them through the Great Valley School District. Highly ranked.
or girl. we are so pumped. moms is taking care of it m-f
I believe there are many who attend universities for reasons other than improving their position in the job market. Therefore I’m optimistic that most of these institutions will exist well beyond the next decade.
I would bet that if the gubment should ever bring back the military draft, we could expect to see record college enrollment across the board.
I would bet that if the gubment should ever bring back the military draft, we could expect to see record college enrollment across the board.
Ah, okay! I am happy we have one of each. You'd love 'Girl Pop Pop' statuts.
Can you see it? Can you picture it? Can you envision such a thing?
Potentially Epic.
The most epic part is we’ll be living in Philly full time the next 2 summers.
That's Manheim Central. Right church, wrong pew. Getting back to a college degree. The wealthiest guy I know well has only a HS degree. Worked his way from the bottom up to 1/2 owner of 14 car dealerships, and more importantly the real estate on which they sit. Has since sold the dealerships, and now just sits back eats a gummy, golfs, and collects his checks.And they can learn to become auto auctioneers
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I told mine the same. Business no longer cuts it as it limits ones options. They'll take a chance on an engineer if the grades are good in business or other fields.
My Uncle Ben was a professor of History at Vassar as well.I have a second cousin who is a professor at Vassar.
'Pop Pop can you take me to Rita's fer a wooter ice?'
Root beer and vanilla or wild cherry and vanilla gelatos are dope
One of the parents at our kids' school is a Silicon Valley tech billionaire (if you go by net worth) who, when they host events at their home, asks for your email address and birthday. They are a very nice family and are very generous with their time and money (philanthropically speaking). So, in addition to a nice birthday note, you also receive sort of a monthly substack with their musings on whatever topics they're thinking about. The most recent one was titled 'It does not matter where your kids go to school.' The gist of this was if you are 'decently' well off (the threshhold they had for this was laughably low, but still - $100k or more per household) and if you have books around the home, read to your kids, have good public schools, etc., then your school of choice (at any level - K-12, college, grad) doesn't matter. You will likely be fine. The one caveat was that if you are poor, your school choice matters immensely. Seemed like a lot of this was anecdotal, but I found it especially funny since at the end they say realize they're hypocrites because they send their kids to a top private school that they love. I don't know if this is just billionaire tone deafness, a 'it's for me not for thee' tactic, or absolutely spot on. What I do know is rich people are not chancing it noting they acknowledge rich kids going to elite schools is more for the parent's vanity than anything else...
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PSU had cred.
* Note University of Pittsburgh is #11 when employment as a pizza delivery driver is included.
* Note University of Pittsburgh is #11 when employment as a pizza delivery driver is included.
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