“When I was a child, the yeshivos accepted any Jewish kid who wanted to learn, and never looked at the parents or siblings or even their ability to pay tuition. A child wanted to learn Torah-no questions asked!”
Once I came to the conclusion that yeshivos nowadays are run like a business, it made things much simpler and less hurtful.
There was a time (at least here in the US) where Yeshivas were begging for students and would take anyone as there were too many empty seats. Today Students are begging for yeshivas as there are more students than seats.
I remmeber a time (not too long ago, I am not even that old) a yeshiva would take a kid from a non-religious backround , Today how many yeshivas would take such a kid.