my DD (16) had wanted to study textiles at uni for maybe 4 years or so. She’s into cosplay and she does OK with her costumes, but as someone who was part of that culture in my youth I know she’s ok to good but not excellent. (My childhood BFF was a cosplayer too and she was amazing).
I’m against her getting into debt for this type of career (her auntie studied something similar and barely scrapes by) and I’ve said that she should look into doing it as an apprenticeship, but apparently they don’t exist.
We went for an open day at the local college, and now she’s fallen in love with hairdressing, but the biggest problem is that she wouldn’t be able to go to uni if she takes that route (or would have to study 2 extra years to get a levels).
i genuinely don’t mind if she does that TBH but she’s obviously turn. Her dad think it’s a “subpar career” and he isn’t super happy about textiles either, but we can’t stop her.
So what would you recommend I tell her or she does? Ty!