The Secret Most Expensive Schools Only Billionaires Can Afford

[@ABeautfulMess]

I attended the oldest Boarding School in America. Opened in 1746 in Lititz Pa. This all girl school was the most amazing place. I still hold all my LH sisters very close..i was blessed..

[@julianneheindorf5757]

The premise of this video is wrong. There aren’t enough billionaires in the world with enough kids to fill these schools. Therefore, one must assume that non-billionaires, but still very affluent people are the ones sending their kids to these schools.

[@funkg]

My son attends a 'free' school in London, which is similar to what Americans would understand as a charter school. This particular school borrows its ethos from traditional public schools - the elite private ones in the UK, not to be confused with the publicly funded ones!!! The school hosts a diverse blend of families. Some are wealthy, while others come from lower income homes. This financial diversity is reflected in how families contribute to the school community. Those who are financially well-off often donate money on a regular basis. Meanwhile, families with limited financial means can still participate by volunteering their time and skills. One of the highlights of my son's school experience has been his participation in the cricket and rugby A teams. These teams often find themselves competing against some of the top private schools in London. When we visit these schools, I'm always struck by the sheer grand opulence of their facilities. From state-of-the-art cricket pavilions and nets to tennis courts and concert halls (a facility my son, an aspiring pianist, appreciates), these schools are a spectacle!!! I'll admit, if I had the money, I'd be tempted to enroll my son in one of these fee-paying schools. Especially since he's developed a passion for skiing, fencing, and swimming. However, I've observed a trend in the UK education landscape: these elite schools seem to be accessible mostly to the very wealthy or those from lower income backgrounds. The middle-income brackets like my family, often finds itself edged out. Despite this, I take comfort in the fact that my son enjoys his school. The quality of his education and the experiences he's gaining are invaluable.

[@tabithan2978]

This pattern is also Prevalent in the US, poor get scholarship money, rich pay exorbitant fees, middle class squeezed out. Long time happening.

[@tobarragl]

Eton College, UK Harrow School, UK Lawrenceville School, USA The American School, Switzerland Hurtwood House School, UK Collège du Léman, Switzerland St George’s International School, Switzerland Le Regent International School, Switzerland Leysin American School, Switzerland Shortridge Academy, USA Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, Switzerland Aiglon College, Switzerland Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Switzerland Institut le Rosey, Switzerland

[@siamcharm7904]

when it comes to academics, exeter beats them all.

[@Noname-cn4ly]

Wouldn’t it be a dream……if every student across the globe, had access to this top notch education that is only afforded to the children of the top richest, 10%! 🤦‍♀️😞

[@cct7558]

On another note, if everything should be equal, why don’t you give all your possessions away to the poor and provide for their children instead? Everybody in the right mind would want to provide the best for the children. Whether it be education or anything else.

[@m.goodengumman3941]

If everyone gets elite education then who is going to sweep the streets, empty our bins, milk round, bake bread or serve you coffee? 😅 The politicians are aware of this.

[@devdroid9606]

No it wouldn't. It is very wasteful and top thinkers are problem solvers. They don't live a life in luxury like Donald Trump and his children did. Clinton, Obama, Carter and other Americans got to the highest office in America without any expensive private school. They all did not have money has children and teens.

[@nathaliedufour3891]

Billionaires, no. Wealthy people, yes.

[@WomenInPoliticschannel]

At the very least mostly people who are in the decamillionaire wealth category.

[@kamunurkamunur3468]

@@WomenInPoliticschannel No, tuition at the best of them - Eton is $55000 a year. Certainly not cheap but far from "decamillionaire wealth category".

[@WomenInPoliticschannel]

Try sending 2 kids to Eton consistently over the course of 10 years + (it all adds up) unless the kids are on scholarship.@@kamunurkamunur3468

[@sjelucten7150]

Billionaires send their kids to elite schools in Switzerland.

[@sjelucten7150]

Yes at least a decamillionaire.@@WomenInPoliticschannel

[@amitlegare7]

I worked at a private school before and if you can afford it, its worth it...alumnis usually kept in touch and visited the school for events. Majority of the kids that gradute from these schools were successful in their chosen field or occupation.

[@lulukazhila6309]

Videos like these just reinforce the fact that life is not as much of a meritocracy as we're told. Some people are already starting out with far more superior advantages than most people could ever have & they will be the same people in a couple of years lecturing other people about working hard & they're amazing Ivy League Education. It reminds me of the current saturation of nepo babies in the fashion world. Or Prince Harry receiving multi-million dollar contracts yet complaining about his Eton education. Or that scandal where celebrities were paying colleges admission for their kids. I It's like these schools are a 'nepotism' or preferential treatment pipeline to whatever choice of career they want. I think it's important to have this kind of awareness because some people are way too hard on themselves.

[@WomenInPoliticschannel]

Exactly this, this world operates very differently from how most people think it does and status/wealth/privileges are very much ascribed rather than attained (the world is definitely not a level playing field).

[@MsLinda165]

Meritocracy is based on earning your right to be there. Scholarships are available, if you have the brains. That is a meritocracy. Also, check your spelling. It appears you may not be a candidate for the Ivy League. ('they're [sic] amazing Ivy League', just one example). What's stopping you from studying and learning?

[@WomenInPoliticschannel]

True, but sometimes people who earn those scholarships are ultimately told that they have to join the right networks/fraternities/secret societies in order to advance their careers after graduating from college. @@MsLinda165

[@fortunes_youtube]

@@MsLinda165 OP is not expressing a desire to be admitted there. Their point is about a level of upbringing that will open doors light-years ahead of people doing backbreaking work that supposedly "earns the right to be there." Therefore, people need to stop holding themselves to impossible standards and mental anguish. Meritocracy at a global level is just not real when we have celebrity billionaire presidents clearly being incompetent. Improvement is always attainable but the improvement should not validate their worth or ability. Even prodigies are not always able to access programs such as these. I'm far more inclined to believe status overshadows scholarship when it comes to admittance. OP gave recent examples referring to this.

[@lulukazhila6309]

@@MsLinda165 Your correction has been noted. Thnx. So what is your point? Because my point was that life is inherently not fair even though there are things in place to ensure that everyone has an equal chance of success (like scholarships & not everyone gets them or has access to them). The path to success is not an equal playing field. It doesn't mean that one should hate or resent or feel inferior to those who have advantages in life over others. It also doesn't mean that one can't succeed without an Ivy school education or a private school education either. It is what it is. Even the OECD recognizes this when trying to improve their education systems by addressing equity & quality in education. There was a late French sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu, that introduced the concepts of cultural capital, habitus, & field. That's what I'm referring to. That this video is a perfect example of these concepts that he developed. I currently don't care to go to an Ivy League School. It's not an aspiration that's aligned to my future goals & desires. I don't see how it will help me now to achieve those goals. I wanted to when I was younger but things didn't work out in my favour the way I would have desired them to. We get older. We learn. We move on. Our desires & perspectives change too. It's all about motive. We may want things for the wrong reasons.

[@Africanbloke]

You don't have to be a billionaire to attend Eton College.

[@paisana9378]

they didn't say anyone had to be a billionaire

[@Noname-cn4ly]

Nobody said you had to be a billionaire……but my uncle, who was a “little” rich, …..sent my cousin to Eaton, and he said it was a huge financial sacrifice for the family!

[@iainsanders4775]

@@paisana9378 'The Secret Most Expensive Schools Only Billionaires Can Afford.' Give that a shufti. None of them are secret, either.

[@jason4275]

Expensive yes, but historically the most successful people usually always attend regular schools.

[@ivylucy1214]

Exactly my thought

[@paisana9378]

how do u know that? These ppl are automatically successful due to family money and businesses already establishef

[@tabithan2978]

This is why I moved to a suburb and sent my daughter to a good public school. She just got a job offer at one of the tippy top most prestigious firms in the world. And neither did she attend an Ivy, just a small liberal arts school, albeit a very good one.

[@SirCardogan]

Sadly those people who are called “succesful“. Work for those kids.

[@Windrain321]

@@tabithan2978I just graduated from an Ivy League school with no job offer, honestly all I got from that school is debt, it’s the worst decision I took so far

[@kkgoth]

Why not mention that Eton and Harrow are still exclusively for men? And not for billionaires but for wealthy families. (Some cost as much as many US universities)

[@TruthHighway]

I went to Choate. Many were certainly from rich families, but some weren't, including me.

[@maggiemae7539]

Choate was trying their best to recruit my eldest son. He started the Duke Tip program when he was in 4th grade. 6th grade Choate came knocking. They offered him this and that. He stayed with Duke because he loved the program and it was only through the summer.

[@TruthHighway]

@@maggiemae7539 That's interesting. I had to look up what Duke Tip is and was pleasantly surprised to see it began in 1980, which was the very year I left Choate. I hate dating myself like that, but I'm still Gen X and not a boomer, so there's that. Choate was always for grades 9 - 12, i.e. third to sixth "form" as they called it then, and I had never heard anything about scouting talent while younger than that, so that's kind of interesting to learn. They were real keen on athletics too, so I guess they probably scout both academic talent and for sports.

[@Jim1971a]

What about Hogwart’s?

[@lis819]

Makes you wonder if Prince George really had to sit for an entrance exam for Eton…as the future King of England they were hardly going to deny him entry….

[@echoecho1913]

William ?

[@ginawiggles918]

@@echoecho1913: Prince George has been preparing for entrance exams for Eton. I've heard there are three. He will enter when he is 13, three years from now. Of course he will be accepted. Royals aren't rejected. They even admitted Harry with all his emotional and intellectual "limitations." He probably would have been better off at Gordonstoun with its emphasis on physical rigors & character building....but Charles detested the school.

[@echoecho1913]

@@ginawiggles918 WOW 13 !

[@funkg]

*King of the United Kingdom (and commonwealth realms) not 'England'.

[@alananthony7053]

Rather than just mindlessly regurgitating each school's prospectus, how about some attempt at an objective analysis of the pros and cons of sending your kids to one, mentioning e.g. the appalling incidence of sexual molestation of pupils at the hands of staff, particularly at some of the British schools? (an aspect of their "tradition" that they would no doubt like to keep very secret!!)

[@courtneyalva]

If all kids in the world had access to even a fraction of this experience, the world would be such a magnificent place.

[@StiXx593]

Shortridge looks like my local retirement centre😂

[@ABirdWoman]

Short ridge seems to suggest it deals with children who have ‘issues’ that need to be re-directed and encouraged to put those issues aside to grow in to more normal individuals.😊

[@fritula6200]

Just imagine the bullying that goes on....

[@cynthiajones4332]

Billionaires cant buy eternal salvation. Don't set your hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17 For God so loved the world that He gave His son Jesus (unto death on the cross) that whoever believes in Him will not die but have eternal life. John 3:16 Love y'all

[@gbcxroz3258]

If only such a thing called salvation exists

[@historiqueafricaine]

It does ❤​@@gbcxroz3258

[@shebamaree9026]

It does. every knee shall bend and every tongue shall confess that Jesus is Lord

[@latishahorsford344]

Yep, speak the truth

[@Matthew633-bible-way]

Amen.

[@patriciafeehan7732]

Eton 56,000 is not a Billionaire price.

[@annnnnn3245]

Yes, but with its rich history and selective process, make it worthy to be on this list. And way back this school was the school chosen by nobility and royalties around the world.

[@ChloeFletcher-gk1fo]

still nothing to sneeze at.

[@bl1429]

Don't forget, those kids always get out of trouble. No consequences if they do.....

[@areguapiri]

Very few of the graduates of these schools have basic human intelligence. 2020-2021 proved that.

[@iainsanders4775]

Certainly in the case of Boris Johnson.

[@richardshiggins704]

St. Peter's College , Wexford Ireland . The most exclusive and discrete of all . The Old Petrussian .

[@MikeA15206]

I find it pathetic that the one or two boys of color are exploited in the promo materials.

[@walterking85]

After graduating from Culinary School, I decided to work with a Food Consultant Company catering to Up Scale Prep Schools. I worked at The Collegiate School, Riverdale Country School, St Thomas Choir School and a Jewish School Called Ramaz.

[@emilymuthamia4110]

I will invest in my children academics so that I can secure for their future

[@bl1429]

I'm not to hopeful for the future of today's children............

[@tabithan2978]

You are their first teacher, it’s an intensive job. Good luck.

[@emilymuthamia4110]

@@tabithan2978 I normally teach my kids when they are in their infant stage before I enroll them to school

[@emilymuthamia4110]

@@bl1429 you have to as parent

[@bl1429]

@@emilymuthamia4110I am referring to society, as it is today.

[@ChloeFletcher-gk1fo]

So many bad things can and do happen at boarding schools. It's so sad. Lots of top boarding schools in the U.S. Choate, Deerfield, Hotchkiss, etc. and many around the world. I'm all for private school education, but boarding school? No way Jose!

[@French-Kiss24]

It appears that Elton and Harrow don’t believe females are worthy of their esteemed reputations.

[@adriandunne4382]

They are legally restricted from admitting girls by the Royal Charters which established them and by subsequent Acts of Parliament. This is also the reason they are called public schools. Any change is a matter for the government not the school.

[@lisabelle7553]

There are women only prestigious schools and universities as well.

[@MK-iy7im]

Still can't beat the 'get rich quick' online schools

[@tanthiennguyen9308]

Wie schönen Schulen gehen kann........! Vielen Dank allen Mitarbeitern an Kompetenz Arbeitsplätzen Zufrieden haben können bitteschön

[@sha1658]

Yes. They run in the best circles. I feel sorry for them.

[@rosegomez203]

I'm sure, manners or empathy is not on the curriculum!😢

[@MahmoudKhaled-u4w]

Umm, yeah! Because humans are the one that need to have them, not the curriculum.

[@jamesru1]

St George school has nothing special with there white board my school that had 150 students max had IWB (interactive whiteboards) 20 years ago and it's also the 10th worst school in the state

[@Pinkkermit17]

Just because it cost more doesnt make it better.

[@vueme805]

Just interested to know who of note graduated from any of these schools and what have they done for society of note? I think the video mentioned a few from was it LeRoy? One being the Prince of Monaco? Just trying to figure out the real benefit from attending these schools except the elite status it promotes. All sounds good but I wonder about the hidden drawbacks of attending these schools? Someone in the comments mentioned the abuse that may go on, on so many levels. Are they really producing scholars that contribute to the betterment of society?

[@iainsanders4775]

Winston Churchill went to Harrow. Several British PMs to Eton - however the amount of good they did for the country might be debatable..

[@pwilliams2531]

Real education

[@lwills8609]

Do they have anything else in Switzerland besides schools?

[@gj9933]

Many of the schools are in Switzerland

[@ChloeFletcher-gk1fo]

What's with the cheap looking furniture at many of these places? They look like they came from Ikea. With high tuition and endowment, and serving things like filet mignon and fancy fish in the dining halls, you'd think they'd have better quality furnishings to go with their state of the art technology and science lab stuff, etc.

[@BESTOFTHEBEST123]

Any job vacancies available

[@iainsanders4775]

Untrue that 'only' billionaires can afford these schools. Some hope left for the merely well-orf!

[@kamunurkamunur3468]

While these schools are expensive it is not true that "only billionaires can afford" them.

[@imeldamogi]

yes, please...

[@missamericausa]

All in a perfect world! ✝️

[@v.l.7656]

So many haters in the comment. Y’all are green with envy and it’s not healthy.

[@jason4275]

This is so Bias, is an ok list, but what about schools not in Europe or America.

[@fortunes_youtube]

Are these not the stereotypical schools where foreign dignitaries send their children? A Western education and then returning to their home country presumably gives them a huge leg up.

[@ginawiggles918]

Oprah has a school in Africa.

[@tanthiennguyen9308]

Haben Sie die Stimmen gehört...........? Mit Geschwindigkeiten & Beschleunigen Erkennungsdienstliche............! Not Fall

[@imeldamogi]

i need this!

[@sugarcoatedcomment]

wow, have some pauses. i feel so breathless watching this video lol

[@jewelsable678]

The first 2 I noticed was a boys school? They seem alike they’re an all boys school, since we only see boys in their traditional uniforms (and values lol)

[@jodys5]

Lame, too Proper…those schools are offering nothing. Except babysitting for their parents! Would love to see these kids make it in an American University @ $85,000. Per year! LOL

[@cct7558]

Winchester College, Winchester, U.K. Opened in the 1300s.

[@etiennenobel5028]

Yeah, well, no, fine. What about the workers? 🙂

[@lolajl]

I'm left to wonder if these schools accept students with disabilities, such as deafness or lack of mobility in legs. These kids have brains that function just as well or better than some of these students at elite schools, but do need more resources such as interpreting, captions for videos, etc. Does anyone know? If not, what do these wealthy people do in terms of education for their offspring with disabilities?

[@marym.1567]

Of course they do.

[@ChloeFletcher-gk1fo]

a lot of these schools are not for disabled. but many elite schools will accommedate to an extent. There are really good private schools for disabled children, cheap, not so cheap, and really expensive, as in if you're not like a Musk, Gates, or a Jagger, or even close as far as wealth goes, you're out. Musk, who is on the spectrum himself has two sons on the spectrum and they go to a great school, that he has said "is not what most would call 'elite,' but it's top notch, and that no they are not bullied, nor given special treatmenet just for being his kids." He may not be the best guy in the world (or the worst), but he cares about education, a lot.

[@jimbarber9638]

Get real! You don't need to be a billionaire to afford these private secondary schools. Connected perhaps, but not a billionaire. These costs are on a par with most upper end private independent schools spread throughout the United States and the world.

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Get rid of those masks!

[@teleriferchnyfain]

Eton & Harrow are still men only 😞

[@idunnsapple9500]

i think this “ Billonaire Schools “ is highly over rated. and very beautifully edited. i have friends that their children went to Elton, Harrods and to Switzerland and are currently waitressing in country pubs or unemployed. they never qualify for top jobs, and the influential connections were never made. they were prepared for a world of fantasy. a world that doesn’t exist as we are not living in the 1800’s. Families influential or not don’t matter anymore. what it matters is what the boy/man can deliver when needed. sad but true.

[@hawlikd]

Upper Canada College?

[@jayaitch2194]

Not a good start to your piece, it's Eton not Eaton.

[@ChloeFletcher-gk1fo]

My phone always calls it Elton, damn autocorrect!

[@codylim1]

19:38

[@proudlycanadian3023]

LETS MAKE THIS CHANNEL GET OVER 100 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!

[@milenmetodiev9294]

School or club don't make me dummy, global elite membership or futures ruling elite of the world, did you get it.

[@larsonanne]

I want to upvote as I agree with some of the phrases. If you will edit to rephrase and use punctuation, I will know for sure if we agree.

[@benjaminnguyen554]

i would never want to attend a billionaires school D:

[@Manuqtix.Manuqtix]

Preppy schools

[@tanthiennguyen9308]

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