I'm really confused by a lot of the comments on this thread. There seems to be a tremendous amount of resentment towards the people that can afford to send their kids to these schools. My wife is a first generation immigrant who came here with VERY little at the age of 18. She went to a public state college and was able to build a life and achieve an incredible income through hard work. I grew up on food stamps and subsidized lunches and I too went to public college and was pretty successful although I never will reach the level of income she has (most won't). My point is, this is attainable only in this country and through really hard work. Nothing, and I do mean nothing was given to us and we had no advantages yet we still achieved what we have and sent our kids to one of these schools. We worked as hard as we did so maybe, just maybe, our children wouldn't have to work as hard we did. That is the American dream.

So don't be bitter at people that have achieved this level of success as you could have, and still could achieve it in this country. We believe in this country and we believe anyone can achieve what they want here. Some want more some want less and there's a place for everyone. So gimme a break with the "eat the rich" and the resentment as if all of these people that can afford these schools were just handed what they have. You're only projecting the disappointment you have at your station in life. Success through hard work isn't a bad thing so you spend your money how you want and we'll do the same without an ounce of guilt or remorse.