Expert: Kitty Kavey - 2/7/2011

Question
Hi I'm 17 years old and I just got accepted to Barbizon and I need to raise money to pay the tuition what can I do??

Answer
You could start working as a model to earn money.  No schooling is required or necessary to begin modeling, and most types of models do not use a resume, so attending training classes or courses is not necessarily even helpful for modeling.

However, if attending a school is important to you, and you need to do so right away, you could borrow the money (from friends, family or a bank) assuming you have either collateral, and/or the means/a plan to pay it back.

Another option would be to ask someone (a company, charitable organization or person) to grant you the money, perhaps in the form of a scholarship.  Presumably there are certain guidelines or qualifications you would need to show, but it varies from program to program, and may also depend on your income (or your family's income) your location, and so forth.

You can look at "The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2011: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes" by Gen Tanabe & Kelly Tanabe, and "Scholarships, Grants and Prizes 2011 (Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes)" by Peterson's.  Check your local library, bookstore or you can get them online.

Good luck to you,
~Kitty