I didn’t receive much advice; D1 is the oldest child on my side of the family, and I’m older than most of my coworkers, so their children are younger, too. I did get helpful advice from a few neighbors, particularly from one man who said that D1 would likely get good financial aid from private schools. This lit a lightbulb in my head, led me to be more interested in and less scared of the process, and proved to be true.