Should I let my extremely academic/motivated Junior daughter model part time?

[socowonder]

@Mom22039

A friend’s daughter (in the mid Atlantic) was discovered and worked with an agency in NYC. I think it started junior year of high school. She modeled and submitted her college apps. Very bright, accepted by a notable school, deferred enrollment for one year, and then a second year.

After living in NYC and also having shoots overseas, she decided it was time to enroll in college.

I’m not sure how it worked out financially, but I assume her parents are paying for college. It seems the only downside is she was a freshman when her HS friends were juniors in college. I think they look on it as a positive life experience.

Yes, I have wondered about the three year contract thing, in that it would allow her to defer college for a year if she was successful. She has always talked about a gap year, but I never envisaged her using it for something like this

Thanks for the data point, it’s much appreciated.