<prompt> Human: Im a broke film student and my latest short film got accepted into a huge film festival. Theres only one catch: we the producer, director, and two lead actors are in Michigan and the festival is in Idaho. We badly want to go as this is a huge networking opportunity and a major milestone in our career, but we cannot afford to fly around 500 a ticket and our only option is to drive there, which is extremely impractical. A greyhound is not possible. We are considering getting a loan of 3,000 together to cover the costs, but being college students we have no credit history and one of us is unemployed. Im thinking of asking my father to co-sign on the loan, but he just took out a second mortgage from buying a vacation house. We really want to avoid driving the 26.5 hour trip there, but it seems like our only option. Would a personal loan be worth it? We plan on splitting the monthly payments 4-ways, which would make the monthly payments fairly reasonable. None of us have taken out a loan before besides student loans. The festival is on October 13th, so time is very limited.Thank you for your feedback!  <response>: It wouldnt hurt to ask the Film Department head to see if there are any ways they can help out sponsorship, grant, etc..I also would contact the film festival to see if there are any means by which they help support their student artists even by food vouchers, accomodations, etc. because every bit will help you out in that situation.If you plan on taking personal loans out, I would get the agreement in writing because if YOU take the personal loan and your partners walk out on you, you are SOL and responsible for the debt.Best of luck. 