How could a 14 yEar old girl make enough money for her to go to a boarding school?

Question

my mom wont pay for it.

but i think it would be a great opertunety.

becausde it is a christian boarding school

and it is a way to get closer with God if anyone could help

me that would be much apppreiated

Answer 1

Rob a bank?!?

I don't know about where you live but here you'd easily have to pay $40,000 a year for a private boarding school. Even if it was a goverment boarding school, you'd still be paying $12,000 plus, per year. Then you've got all your other costs on top of that (clothes, equipment, travel, books, school trips, co-curricular activities, compulsory extras etc). Even if, in the unlikely event, you could get a 100% scholarship, it's unlikely to cover both your boarding fees and tuition fees *and* all the compulsory extras.

What does your Dad have to say about the idea?

Would your grandparents be willing to pay for you to go to this particular school?

Here our goverment offers a boarding school allowance, you could maybe check and see if anything similar is available where you live.

It might be that your mum just said 'no' because she doesn't want you to go away to school at the moment though, in which case, having all the money in the world won't help you get there as she would still have to agree to enrol you!

Answer 2

You're not going to be able to swing that kind of money without some major undertaking.

Your best bet would be to call the school yourself and get an appointment to talk to the person in charge. Go to your appointment with evidence of your work (a portfolio) and recommendation letters from your teachers.  Show all of this to the headmaster.  But, after that, put everything away, look into his/her eyes and tell them the real reason you want to come.  Explain why you feel that this is the place for you and explain that you are willing to work at the school or tutor others for an opportunity to get in.  And that you would need a full scholarship.

I find that adults are very impressed with young people who will go out on their own and talk intelligently about what's on their minds.  I got a scholarship in this way when I was 18.  

BE VERY CAREFUL TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS INTELLIGENT AND ARTICULATE.  YOU HAVE SOME MISSPELLINGS ABOVE AND SENTENCES THAT BEGIN WITH NO CAPITALS AND HAVE NO END MARKS (PERIODS).  These things are o.k. when writing to your friends, but make adults see you as unintelligent.

Answer 3

Well this is a difficult thing to do yourself. most of the time boarding schools are expensive, but there are lots of ways for kids to make money. Getting a scholarship could help in reducing the price you have to pay, but that is a difficult thing to do. Im 14 myself, and earning money for things my parents cant or wont pay for is somthing that is always around, so Ive given the topic quite a bit of thought myself. I just decided I would play on my stengths, for example, I love to write, so I thought Id write a book and send it into a publisher, see where that gets me. There is also a boarding school I really want to go to, and I thought Id try for a scholarship there. Little things build up, but I know as a little kid, I used to be in an agency, doing adds left me with quite a bit of money. But doing this on your own is going to be difficult. I would say your best bet would be to try and convince your parents to help. Do your research, ask your mum why she wont pay for it, maybe its because she cant afford it, that type of a thing has happened to me before, so things like finding out ways to reduce to price and coming to them prepared could help to convince them. Boarding school means that they wont have to pay for any of your extra caricular activities, nor would they have to pay for food, ect. No living costs, all they have to do is pay the fees, so you could point that out. Apart from that, all I can say is play on your strengths and good luck.

Answer 4

[-*Before I answer, I must first say that JenniferC's response to your question was outstanding. Heed her suggestions...if you want boarding school to be a real possibility, her advice could potentially be the most powerful advice anyone has given you.]

Considering the high costs of boarding schools, I would think that it would be very difficult for any teenager, especially a 14 yr. old, to earn enough money neccessary for the tuition and fees.  Nevertheless, don't be discouraged, you still have other options.  Read on:

Recently, boarding schools began reshaping their financial aid policies to allow more talented, middle-class students to attend their schools. Today, a large percentage of students at boarding schools receive some form of financial aid from grants, and in some cases that number is as high as 40%.

A small number of schools are 100% “need-blind,” and will not reject a student because of their inability to pay. Examples of such school are Phillips Andover, Phillips Exeter and St. Paul’s School. Thanks to a tremendous amount of fundraising, the financial aid budgets at these schools are large enough to ensure that all accepted students, regardless of income, will be able to attend without having to take out loans. These loans will be supplemented by grants, which families will not have to pay back. In fact, these schools have pledged to cover the entire cost of attendance for low-income families:

St. Paul will cover the full cost of tuition for any student whose family makes less than $80,000/year.

Phillips Exeter has done the same for families making less that $75,000/year, and families making up to $200,000/year will still receive significant aid.

Merit-based aid (synonymous in most schools with grants) examines the academic, artistic, athletic and/or potential of the student, regardless of their ability to pay. Usually the criteria are laid out by the school or the sponsor of the scholarship. These scholarships can range from a small award to a full ride. Some schools do not offer merit scholarships. They might, however, offer scholarship for strictly non-academic purposes: Milton Academy’s Korean War Memorial Scholarship, for instance, sponsors a student from a developing region to “further his or her education at Milton Academy while enriching the school by his or her presence.”



Students can also apply for non-affiliated scholarship programs, which will award outside grants based on certain criteria. The recipients of these scholarships usually undergo rigorous admissions tests that not only measure academic skills, but also leadership potential, diversity, or special achievement. Below are a few major programs:



  -A Better Chance (ABC) offers talented, urban students of color full scholarships into preparatory schools.

  -Davis United World Scholars (DUWCSP) is open to international and domestic students, and provides support at a small number of American boarding schools. They will also support students through college should they attend one of 89 DUWCSP-affiliated institutions.

  -Prep for Prep is a New York City-based program that nominates minority students for scholarships to independent schools nationwide. The talent search is highly selective, with 75 students admitted into the program out of a pool of 3,500.

  -The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) has a listing of specific scholarship programs by state, city, district, or other categories

*If you are interested in learning more about these options, click the link below and it will access you to the website where I retrieved this information.