<p>If you take a gap year, pursue the modeling and it doesn’t pan out, what do you plan to do if your parents have cut you off and refuse to complete the FAFSA? Many schools will require the FAFSA even for merit aid, and certainly for any loans that you night need. Since school is starting SOON, you should talk to them about a compromise-gap year, travel and looking for a school that would please you both.</p>