takah: I’m pleased to hear that you have experienced success, and I was not demeaning that success. Halevai veiter bey alle yidden. I merely meant that before deciding to lower your tuition bills by moving to E.Y,, a U.S. family had better do their homework, research where they want to live, and which schools they want to send their kids to. The problem is more acute when moving here with teens or pre-teens. Those years are extremely difficult under the best of circumstances, and for many, a new life and environment in E.Y. makes it that much harder. I’ve heard so many horror stories about kids from really good families, families in which the parents were moser-nefesh for Torah and mitzvos, where their children were somehow considered “not suitable” for this or that institution, and ended up on the streets falling into the most horrifying and debased existence. I also agree that benefiting from lower tuition is surely a legitimate benefit. People should just make sure (as much as possible) what they are facing once they get here.
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