<p>Hello everyone, I'm a soon to be junior in high school. </p>
<p>My dream is to become a hairstylist/make-up artist and open up places that help homeless woman or woman in need, get their hair and make up done every two weeks, because I know what it feels like not to feel pretty, and with being a woman; when you're hair is pretty, you feel pretty, and that little thing can make a big difference in someone's life. I basically want to open up my own salon someday! I just hate to see 9 year old's, with micro breads in their hair and weave. Every woman has GOOD hair, and I want to show them that.</p>
<p>So my question is, what's the best and most affordable beauty school in Philadelphia?</p>
<p>I ALSO want to be a sports agent. Big difference between the two, huh?</p>
<p>Well, I want to go to Temple University to study Law & Business... but my question is, how many years will that take and what type of law and business must I major in? Also, I've heard I can also take sports management, but I'm not sure Temple has that.</p>
<p>I plan on paying for beauty school on my own, I will most likely take out a loan and pay it back. I also know which hair salon I'd like to work at when I finish beauty school; The Beauty Studio on Chelten ave. I've been going there since I was 13 years old and they are amazing.</p>
<p>PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Oh wait, I think Temple does have sports management. But is that better than getting a law degree?</p>
<p>If there is a particular beauty studio where you would like to work, the stylists there are your best source for recommendations for training in that profession. You do need to know though, that any student loans that you take out for your beauty school courses will be loans that you won’t be able to get for a four year college degree. Each year of study has a limit for the federal student loans, and there is a maximum that you are allowed to take out for your undergraduate studies. If your high school offers the option of spending part of your day taking beauty school classes at a Tech Ed campus, that might be the best way to start this career.</p>
<p>Law school is something you would go to after you finish your bachelor’s degree. You can major in whatever you feel like (even Sports Management) in college and then apply to law school. Law school is ridiculously expensive, so you need to keep your costs for your undergraduate degree as low as possible so that you have money left to pay for law school. Or, if you have a well-paid profession as a day job, you can study law part-time or at night. Lots of people do that. I’m sure that there even are hairstylists who do. But of course those are hairsylists who have a full bachelors degree in addition to their beauty school training.</p>
<p>Sports management is offered at a number of colleges and universities, so you can just run a search for it using any of the college-matching search engines. If you want to stay in Philly, Temple might be your best option. </p>
<p>You seem to be a very cheerful and motivated young person. That is terrific. You will need both of those traits in order to succeed in life. However, college isn’t free for most people. You need to sit down with whoever it is who will be helping you pay for your education and find out just exactly how much help they can give you. Then you have to learn more about the financial aid process in general, and the aid process for both career paths that you are investigating. One good place to start is at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org)</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>Aveda Institute is one of the top programs in Philly (via JeanMadeline school). It’s right near Drexel U. Here’s the link:</p>
<p>[Jean</a> Madeline Aveda Institute in Philadelphia (U of Penn campus), PA - Beauty Schools Directory in Philadelphia (U of Penn campus), PA - Beauty Schools Directory](<a href=“http://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/schools/jean_madeline_wp/]Jean”>http://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/schools/jean_madeline_wp/)</p>
<p>Maybe you should take a look at Drexel too. Keep dreaming big for yourself and remember to focus on short term goals until you reach your major goal. It’s a bit overwhelming to look at where you want to end up, so instead focus in on what you need to do right now. And what kind of money do you need right now to get to that place? Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Thanks so much happymomof1! I really appreciate you’re response to my post, and it helps out A LOT. But my parents plan on paying for my college tuition; no matter what the cost, it is covered - trust me. 
I only need loans to pay for beauty school, because they won’t pay for both.</p>
<p>But can you explain the law school part a little bit further? I’m not quite understanding.</p>
<p>Thank you jkiwmom! You really helped a lot with narrowing my choices down. I’m going to do some research on the school you recommended. </p>
<p>But Drexel? I’m not sure I have the grades for that right now, but I know I will next year! Drexel is expensive and I’ve never really thought about applying there. I will look into it though!! :)</p>
<p>I just finished reading a book written by a woman who was homeless in Minneapolis for 3 months during the winter. Haircuts for women AND men were something she mentioned that were very important (as you already know). The charity organizations would hand out certificates for a free haircut, presumably redeemable at a nearby shop that is in the general area of the organization, as most homeless do not have easy access to transportation. If you are working in a shop owned by someone else, that shop owner may not want the homeless/needy mixing with their clientele. You will either have to have your own shop or find a shop owner with the same charitable intentions that you have. I wish you well.</p>
<p>You can get a BA in Sports Management, then go to law school. Law school happens AFTER your 4 year degree.</p>
<p>@redbug119</p>
<p>Wow, that is amazing. I’d LOVE to do something like that. Thank you so much.</p>
<p>But my question is, do I HAVE to go to law school to become a sports agent? And what kind of law do I have to study? And how long is it going to take after my 4 years?</p>
<p>A good friend of mine is in law school at the moment and hopes to become a sports agent. Apparently it isn’t necessary to study law in order to break in the field though it is highly recommended. However, you need not specialize in sports management while in law school. It’s also important to have an understanding of various business principles-- going for a joint JD/MBA program, which most law schools offer, would be ideal. At the very least you’d need some sort of post-graduate degree. </p>
<p>I’m curious- are you narrowing down what to pursue or do you intend to attend go to beauty school, a traditional university for undergrad and law or business school? I mean those are really disparate career paths you mentioned…</p>
<p>My plan was to go to beauty school at night when I turn 18. Beauty school takes about a year, so when I’m finishing up with beauty school, I will be going into college for Sports Management and I’ll be minoring in business, I guess. Now that I’m pretty sure Temple has Sports Management, I’m not too sure about the whole Law school part.</p>
<p>I understood most of what you said, but what is a post-graduate degree and what is a joint JD/MBA? Sorry if these are dumb questions…</p>
<p>There are a lot of terms to learn aren’t there!</p>
<p>Both an Associates (two years) and a Bachelors (four years) degrees are types of “undergraduate” degrees. </p>
<p>Masters, and Doctorates are called “graduate” or “post-graduate” degrees because normally you have to complete a full Bachelor degree before enrolling in one of them. They are also called “advanced” degrees.</p>
<p>Some graduate programs will admit students who will enroll without finishing a Bachelor degree. This is most common when the college the student is studying at offers a joint BA/MA program. Some graduate programs (especially in health related fields) are “direct admit” which means that a student spends about two years doing basic coursework and then heads straight into a professional program such as medicine, veterinary school, physical therapy, etc.</p>
<p>Most good MBA programs will expect that you have two or more years of increasingly responsible work experience before enrolling. Law school tends to be something that people go into straight out of college. I don’t know what is typical for students who are admitted to the joint programs that award both a law degree (usually a JD) and an MBA. However, there are specialized forums here for both of those subjects where you should be able to find some answers. You can find them by going to the main page that lists all of the forums and then scrolling down. Here are direct links for you:
[Law</a> School - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/]Law”>Law School - College Confidential Forums)
[Business</a> School - MBA - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-school-mba/]Business”>Business School - MBA - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>In the College Majors Forum, I don’t see a sub-forum specifically for Sports Management. However there is one for Business Majors. There also is one for “Other” majors that may have some threads on that topic: [College</a> Majors - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-majors/]College”>College Majors - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Money is a big issue for many people when they choose their colleges. You should talk with your parents about their budget limits. That will help you determine whether or not you need to look for need-based and/or merit-based financial aid. You will find a lot of information about those in the Financial Aid forum: [Financial</a> Aid & Scholarships - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/]Financial”>Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Your own high school guidance counselor should be able to tell you which colleges and universities students with grades like yours have been admitted to in the past few years. That person also might have ideas about where you could look for Sports Management programs.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you so much, happymomof1! I really appreciate you informing me about all of this! But after doing a lot of research, I think I’m going to go to Temple University for Sports Management and a minor in Business. Then MAYBE after that, I will go to Law School - depending on how my career is going. I’m hoping to do a lot of networking with the Phillies and Eagles, so hopefully I’ll get a good opportunity after I get my BA in Sports Management. As far as Beauty School… I haven’t found one yet :(</p>