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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Niece is applying and has done work in NY for two agencies. She does not work hard at it, but it paid well. 
She wants to put that work experience on a college application. I say no.
What do you think?
Also, my dd also models and is about 4 years younger. [b]I have told dd that it is nothing to be "proud" of as an accomplishment[/b], it is just a fun way to go to the city. [/quote]

This is a pretty demeaning comment.  Legitimate modeling is nothing to be ashamed of and in fact something to be proud of.  If they shouldn't be proud of it, why are  you allowing them to do it?  That doesn't make sense to me.[/quote]

OP here, you need to see the scene. It was cute when they were younger, but now it is a sort of random choice in terms of who gets work. It is more work for the parents ferrying the kids back and forth. And yes, it is all about looks. That's why they do it. We can laugh at it in our home or inner circle, but I can't see them pulling it off convincing anyone that it was a professional pursuit. [/quote]

Is your niece starving herself to maintain her looks? Is she self-absorbed?  These are the issues, not being a model generally.  If she does have body issues around being a model then that is something that can be discussed in an essay or if she doesn't have the issue, she can talk about how hard it was to resist constantly dieting.  If she has spent a significant part of her life being a model and doesn't include it, that also says something.   Colleges like to see commitment to things over time and growth and I would think modeling is a great example of that. [/quote]

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