TO POTENTIAL STUDENTS:…read more
DO NOT EVEN BOTHER LOOKING HERE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING BEAUTY SCHOOL!
Stuff the school does not mention to you at the time of enrollment:
- they PREFER you have at least SOME experience in what you are there to learn, in other words, newbies not apply
- Staff does not care who you are after you are enrolled, so do not expect any special treatment and/or caring staff members for any concerns you may have
- that kit that you pay for out of pocket, items will be used for practice and on customers if the school just simply cannot supply what is needed
- nail techs always run out of paper towels and acrylic, always
- its irritating and inconvenient to them if you have no one at home to practice on
- if its busy, you will run out of the proper equipment needed and be given a stool and a box to place your ass and supplies on while doing a pedicure
-while being taught how to do something, you will not be given any pointers on what you should work on to improve and the only response given to you by so called PROFESSIONAL and LICENSED cosmetologists / manicurists is pretty much, 'good enough.'
-unless you are enrolling with a friend, don't expect fellow students to try and help you out or BECOME your friend. SNOBBY SNOBBY SNOBBY!
-If you mess something up, or do not do it properly, both your fellow students AND staff, will make fun of you behind your back not bothering to give you pointers or any sort of helpful advice
- if you want someone to take any complaint you may have seriously, you have to threaten to drop out and get your money back. But even then, they go back to ignoring you as soon as they know you've given them a second chance
- Even if class picture day is 2 days after you enroll, You are expected to participate no matter how uncomfortable you are
- If the next competition is scheduled within the first week of you starting, you are expected to participate and be judged on your work. No matter how advanced or inexperienced you are.
- Nail techs, cosmos and estheticians do not intermingle. They all talk poorly about each other.
- NO student actually LIKES attending here
- The only time you are noticed is when you don't show up for class, since that can be held against you
- Miss Tana is not a very well liked person, she has the mentality of a popular girl in high school and needs to knock it off with the 6 inch heels and low cut tops
- if you pay tuition in full you get less attention from the school. Only because they do not have to come after you at any point to get the rest of their money
-they do student appreciation day, and some foods served will be prepared in the sinks dirty foot water, acetone and other chemicals are poured into
- Miss idontknowhowtospellhername, the staff member you should be dealing with most, the staff member in charge of keeping you updated about your status, the staff member keeping track of your attendance and hours, is very unprofessional. Shes rude, often pisses students off, doesn't go out of her way to try and help you and VERY much should not be working with people
- you are expected to start working with the public after 100 hours (at least as a nail technician) no matter if you've practiced 1 mani / pedi or 5
- if you refuse to participate in required competions for any reason, you will be threatened suspension. Even if the reason is that you don't feel comfortable because you just started
I cannot stress to you how terrible this place was.
It was like being in high school again,
but everyone was over 18, some even over 50.
Staff often recommends to prospective students that the best way to get an idea of whether or not they should attend is to get a service done and talk to a current student about it. Don't bother. I can tell you right now that not one student was happy or excited to be there. If any of the students said otherwise, Its because an instructor or staff member was nearby.
The quality of work done by students was pathetic. For practicing state board so often, I was expecting some impressive work by at least SOME students. The only student I would have let do any practice on me was self taught for years and was only attending school to be licensed. Marinello was not responsible for teaching her any skills she had.
I think as a cosmetology school, they should ALWAYS be supplied with needed materials, especially since they are used on a daily basis. Constantly being out of Mortimer, Acrylic, Paper towels, pedicure chairs, and acetone is ridiculous. Its even MORE ridiculous that they expect you to use supplies in your kit which YOU pay for out of pocket.
On top of that, the Orkin man that sprays both at the school and at my work asked me why I wasn't attending, I told him I didn't like the program and the school itself was nasty and he replied 'well I could of told you that.'
Even the guy who sprays for bugs thinks this schools gross?
eww.