Senior Project 1-1

After graduating in June 2011, I plan to attend VVC for two years and then transfer to a four-year college to complete my Bachelor's Degree in business. While attending VVC, I also plan to attend beauty school and earn my cosmetology license. With my degree and cosmetology license, I hope to work in high fashion industries (with runway models, photoshoots, etc.). The ammount of money needed to attend beauty school and college is quite immense, therefore I have looked into numerous scholarships and grants that I will be and have applied for, in order to fund this schooling.



In order to pay for classes at VVC, I will be applying for FAFSA in January(applications for the 2011-2012 school year aren't being accepted until January). I used the FAFSA estimator online, and found that the ammount I will be supplied is greater than what is needed for two years at VVC, including classes and books. Once my application for FAFSA is complete, I will also be able to apply for numerous grants in efforts of funding beauty school. These grants include Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplement Educational Oppurtunity Grant, as well as financial aid programs from the beauty school I choose to attend. I have also applied for the Military Order of the Purple Heart Scholarship, the National Italian American Foundation Scholarship, and the Sally Beauty Scholarship to put towards the cost of beauty school.



While doing research for this project, I realized just how many scholarships, grants, and financial aid programs there are available for people beginning to attend college right now. This project was very useful in growing my knowlegde of different scholariships and grants that I am eligable for, in funding my future education. Once I am able to officailly apply for FAFSA in January, I will have a better idea of more grants I am eligible for, and how much money they will be supplying me with. The goal of this project was to find a way to fund my college education/beauty school without having my parents pay for it or taking out student loans. I believe that between financial aid, scholarships, and grants that I have applied for, I will have most if not all of these expenses covered.