I have a suggestion :) ask around to All of the nail techs in your area and see if you can get someone to let you sit with them while they work. There MUST be someone who would be willing to help you out that much! I can't imagine not one person hearing your story that would want to help you!
Denise On Feb 13, 2013, at 5:49 PM, CloserToMyDreams <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh wow, Katherine, that is exactly how my day goes at school. I'm located in > North Louisiana, specifically Monroe/West Monroe is where my school is > located. I live in Grambling, LA and commute 30 miles Tues - Sat for school. > If there is anyone in this area, I would greatly appreciate your help. I am > so happy that I received the responses to my request and I will definitely be > attending the Premier Show in Orlando. I recently relocated "home" from South > Florida so Orlando is a great trip for me. > > I've definitely thought of reporting the school to the State Board but AFTER > I graduate just so that I don't receive any retaliation. When I enrolled, the > owner and staff tried to convince me to get a cosmetology license so I "could > do everything." I told them that I wasn't interested and that nails was my > passion, not hair, which is what they generally focus on at the school. I > received the most confused looks. He also stated that they are thinking of > getting rid of their nail tech program and they really should do that. It's > not a quality program. I've attached a pic of my corner at school. The > client chair is part of a high dryer. The hair dryer was removed. My > pedicure basin, Homemedics, no longer works so to prevent a tripping hazard I > cut the cord. There is a tight rule that says students must complete 5 doll > heads and come to school for 5 hours on Saturday to receive services. I don't > see many clients and they don't offer L&P at the school to clients so the > only time I get to practice L&P is on another student but they have to meet > that criteria. I do have a student instructor who said I can practice on her > but the other day, I guess the head instructor wasn't too pleased with her so > I was unable to do an enhancement on her. C'est la vie. > > Thank you again and I will definitely follow up with Tammy Taylor and Young > Nails. I'm not giving up!!! > > DeVaria > > On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:39:49 PM UTC-6, CloserToMyDreams wrote: >> >> Hello everyone! >> I have been in nail tech school for 4 months. Sadly, the school is more >> geared towards cosmetology and just has a nail tech program in name only. I >> have accumulated 350 hours of the 600 needed for graduation. I was shown how >> to apply tips one time and left alone. I read chapters in my book then take >> a test. The school doesn't allow acrylics to be done on clients nor does it >> have supplies to teach me gel, etc. A lot of the things I have learned have >> been from youtube. I'm basically accruing hours just to be able to sit for >> boards. I've looked at the CND website to locate classes near me but the >> site doesn't list any courses in Louisiana or the surrounding areas. I >> really need a mentor but I'm unsure how to go about doing that, especially >> since I can't work outside the school without a license. Any suggestions as >> to how I can get better since my instructors aren't attentive? I purchased >> the more expensive nail kit hoping to get more supplies. It's a nail kit by >> OPI and includes the Absolute system and the odor-free system. It has tips >> from the perfection collection and I have found them to be difficult to work >> with because they are so high. I believe, from reading, that it is the >> c-curve that is giving me issues. I even asked the head instructor to >> review my kit with me and she said, "once you see one kit you see them all." >> There have been times when she was unable to refer to the eponychium or >> other nail anatomy correctly. I feel like I am in an independent course. :-( > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > <photo-8.JPG> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
