Hi
My son will turn 3 this November and he is eligible to apply for admission into nursery schools at the high schools this time around. By nursery school at high school I mean that while he would be getting admitted into the nursery class, the school itself is upto 12th standard, so he would be in the same school till he takes his Senior Secondary Board exams.
The problem is that there are some supposedly 'better' schools which have the reputation, the history and everything associated with it. It is also considered important from a social point of view that your child goes to the right school. However, it is near impossible to gain admission into one of these schools through the regular admission process.
Let's say I know a person who can organize my son's admission into one of the most prestigious schools. The fee/ bribe is Rs. 10,00,000.00 (around 22000 USD) in cash. I must point out that this is a very large sum for India where I pay my son's maid Rs.4000 (85 uSD) per month and my wife who is at a reasonable mid level position in a multi-national earns around 38000 USD a year. The amount of bribe is roughly equal to the total amount of school fees to be paid over the next 12 years.
So the question is whether it is worth it to spend the money for the stamp of having studied at the supposedly better schools or should I send him to the neighbourhood school where I have studied and I consider a perfectly good school. Even admission into this school is not assured though I am quite hopeful since neighbourhood criterion has a lot of weightage here.
Yours thoughts, please.
Thanks
My son will turn 3 this November and he is eligible to apply for admission into nursery schools at the high schools this time around. By nursery school at high school I mean that while he would be getting admitted into the nursery class, the school itself is upto 12th standard, so he would be in the same school till he takes his Senior Secondary Board exams.
The problem is that there are some supposedly 'better' schools which have the reputation, the history and everything associated with it. It is also considered important from a social point of view that your child goes to the right school. However, it is near impossible to gain admission into one of these schools through the regular admission process.
Let's say I know a person who can organize my son's admission into one of the most prestigious schools. The fee/ bribe is Rs. 10,00,000.00 (around 22000 USD) in cash. I must point out that this is a very large sum for India where I pay my son's maid Rs.4000 (85 uSD) per month and my wife who is at a reasonable mid level position in a multi-national earns around 38000 USD a year. The amount of bribe is roughly equal to the total amount of school fees to be paid over the next 12 years.
So the question is whether it is worth it to spend the money for the stamp of having studied at the supposedly better schools or should I send him to the neighbourhood school where I have studied and I consider a perfectly good school. Even admission into this school is not assured though I am quite hopeful since neighbourhood criterion has a lot of weightage here.
Yours thoughts, please.
Thanks