Meet Kaylee Rosie: The Nursing Student Funding Her Entire Degree on Passes
Kaylee Rosie was working two serving jobs and 80-hour weeks to stay in nursing school. Now she funds her entire degree on Passes, hasn't worked a restaurant shift in over a year, and is on track to graduate debt-free. Here's how she did it.
The 23-year-old future ER nurse traded two restaurant jobs and 80-hour weeks for a creator business that pays for school, and got her life back in the process.
A couple of years ago, Kaylee Rosie was working two serving jobs and pulling all-nighters to stay in nursing school. The first in her family to go to college, she was paying for everything herself, right up to the semester she came up short on a $7,000 tuition payment and nearly lost her spot. Today she funds her entire degree on Passes, hasn't worked a restaurant shift in over a year, and is on her way to graduating debt-free. Here's how she did it.
From Two Jobs and 80-Hour Weeks to One Creator Business
Before Passes, Kaylee's schedule was brutal. A morning serving shift started at 6 a.m., a night shift ran past midnight, and at her busiest she clocked nearly 80 hours in a single week, all while keeping up in a program where anything below an 80% is a failing grade. "There was a point where I could not afford the $7000 down payment to keep my place in my classes," she says, after a full summer of saving.
She found Passes through her management, and it clicked fast. "It clicked right away, and grew more over time," she says. Within months she was earning enough to quit her night job, then the morning one too. "Financially, it was the best decision I've made."
What Kaylee's Passes Content Is Really About
Here's the thing most people get wrong about Passes: it isn't what they assume. "That it's simply an explicit content site, when it's really a site to get to know people on a deeper level and show behind the scenes of my life," Kaylee says. Her subscribers follow her for the honest, unfiltered reality of nursing school, the exam stress, the clinical lessons, the wins and the hard days.
"Whether I just woke up, no makeup, and in pajamas, or I'm all dolled up, I still like to post." Her classmates and instructors found out about her Passes when a clip popped up on Snapchat Spotlight. Their reaction was total support. One longtime UK subscriber even tracked down a snowboard she'd been wanting and, when it couldn't ship to the States, bought her a different one. "I never expected a gift for simply giving another human kindness."
Why Passes Works for Student Creators Like Kaylee
Passes is built for the long game, not the viral spike. The platform runs on recurring subscriptions, real fans paying to follow the creators they actually care about, which turns an audience into steady income instead of a one-time hit. Add a 10% fee (about half what comparable platforms take), instant payouts, and a full toolkit of subscriptions, paid DMs, livestreams, and merch, and you get something a student can genuinely build a life on. For Kaylee, that meant covering tuition, rent, supplies, and her first-ever vacation to Cabo.
Getting Her Time and Her Grades Back
The money is the headline, but the time is the real story. "So much changed. I learned a proper sleep schedule for once, and I was able to see my friends so much more." Her grades climbed once she could actually study, and she hasn't pulled an all-nighter since starting on Passes. Even her weekends look different now: "prioritizing personal time and time with friends for my mental health, which Passes has given me the privilege of doing."
It's also let her go deeper into the work she loves. She's drawn to the pace of the ER, but it's the quiet moments that stick. Sitting with elderly patients in memory care: "They might not even know where they are, but they can still remember and tell you some of their favorite childhood memories." Or the older patient whose family, on his last day, brought her a gift to thank her for the time she'd spent keeping him company. She still keeps it on her keychain. Her story recently caught the eye of OK Magazine, which featured her as part of a bigger shift in how this generation is paying for college.
What's Next for Kaylee
Kaylee isn't trading nursing for content. Passes is what makes the nursing dream possible. After graduation she plans to do both, with a far-off dream of becoming a doctor someday after watching a knee surgery on rotation. Her advice for anyone grinding through school on no sleep is simple: "There's light at the end of the tunnel and it will all be so rewarding to do something you truly love." And what would she tell herself the day before she signed up? "Join Passes sooner."
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Passes? Passes is a creator accelerator where fans pay recurring subscriptions to follow the creators they care about. Creators can also earn through paid DMs, livestreams, and merch, with instant payouts.
How much does Passes take? Passes charges a 10% fee, roughly half of what many comparable creator platforms take.
Is Passes only for explicit content? No. As Kaylee explains, Passes is a place to connect with your audience on a deeper level and share behind-the-scenes moments of your life, not an explicit content site.
Want to grow your business like Kaylee? Start your Passes today.