I realize college is important and that getting a good education is paramount in life, but I just want to be a beutician. Im ranked 5th in my class, have never gotten below a B on a report card, and have gotten a total of 40,000 dollars in scholarships so I know she will be uber dissapointed. She has looked foreward to my attending the same college she did all my life. How can I do that to her? How can I break her heart?
2007-12-18 08:39:56 · 17 answers · asked by Mandy : ) 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Beauticians do go to college but it isn't like university
2007-12-18 08:47:41 · update #1
If your heart is set on becoming a beautician, then by all means, follow your heart. However, do not think that becoming a beautician (now referred to as cosmetologist) is easy. It is so much more than cutting hair. There is also a high rate of leaving the profession within 5 years of starting.
Getting a beautician's license requires at least one full year of college (usually at your local community college). That license requires a large amount of chemistry and anatomy & physiology courses - in addition to the cosmetology curriculum. I would also strongly encourage you to spend a second year completing the general education courses for your associate's degree - along with some accounting classes. It will make running a business a little easier.
Consider getting your nail technician's license along with the cosmetology degree. It will enhance your income and employability.
You should be able to use some of your scholarships to pay for this education - unless specifically granted for your mother's alma matre.
Good luck - and be happy!
2007-12-18 09:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by JM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
k I don't know how i can emphasize this enough, GO TO COLLEGE. You are given such a great opportunity that many people don't have you were granted $40,000, that is something you should seriously take advantage of. A beautician, is that what you want to be for the rest of your life? Maybe, you do... but that isn't a very stable job you should go to college get a bachelors degrees just for back up. Then after college, it's never too late for you to follow your dreams of being a beautician! Listen to your mother, they usually know best.
2007-12-18 12:04:02 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question. Believe me I have been there. I made the decision not to go to college and start in the work force to begin with thinking I would start and finish later, big mistake for me. Time never came I was always to busy to much living to do to much stuff for the right now. You see college is for the later investment, the part you may not see just yet. First I would try to do both if your can hold your grade level if not do the college and the beauty school later. All those other things you think seem so important that’s keeping you from wanting to go to college won’t mean a hill of beans later like in just a few months. Good luck I wish you the best.
2007-12-18 08:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by Pooky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just have to stand on your own two feet. How do you know that your mom's alma mater will be the place for you? How does she know? On the other hand, you do have 40 grand in scholarships. Why not take advantage of that money. Scholarships are hard to come by these days. You say that you realize college and getting a good education are important. Perhaps you should act on that while the thought is fresh in your mind. I think some conversation with your mother about all this would be very helpful. Talks about the pros and cons of things and try to come to a mutual understanding about what you want to do with your life and how you'd like to go about doing that. I think that if you do this gently, your mother's heart won't be broken.
2007-12-18 08:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thoroughly recommend going to university. It really doesnt have to be a long course or hard course, but just think about the future when people ask you, "oh what did you study in university?", and you are embarassed by saying that you didnt even go. What i would do is do a short course in university (or college even), and then as soon as your out, you train to become a beautician. By going to university people will give you automatic respect and credibility. You can be the best beautician but if you didn't go to university then there will always be people who look down on you.
2007-12-18 08:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by Hugh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to show her that you have carefully thought this through. Do an outline of: why you want to be a beautician, what is involved (education, training), what the job prospects are, where you would work and how much you might make, and opportunities for advancement. This will show that you are serious and that you know what you are doing. She may not pay for it, so you need to know where you will get the money.
I didn't start college until 23 and I did very well, so the door isn't completely closed except for the scholarships.
2007-12-18 08:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anna P 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Go to college and look at your scholarship money as payment for deferment. I know what it feels like to not be able to wait to do what you want. But when you look back you will realize it is only 4 years...and you will have gained an education.
Besides, there is alot of networking going on in college. Do all the girls (and guys) hair. Since you are ranked 5th, school is not all that tough for you. Just go!
If you really don't want to go to her alma mater then negotiate with her. Compromise, go to a different school. Just tell her what you are thinking. In the end it is your life and you will be held accountable.
2007-12-18 09:33:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's always the words "I don't want to go to college". My question is, (And this will probably be hers as well) Why DON'T you want to go to college and take advantage of that intellectual capability you apparently have? as a matter of personal opinion, I have always considered beauticians and hairdressers to be not the brightest stars in the intellectual firmament, and that they are where they are because they don't have any intellectual capacity FOR college-level work. don't worry so much about how you can "Do that to her", ask yourself how you can do it to YOURSELF. You have a golden oportunity to move ahead in your life, to learn things that will help you secure a MUCH better life for yourself, and possibly even to improve the world. The world will never lack for beauticians, hairdressers, manicurists, and the like, what it DOES lack are those that manage to better the world. Lecture over. Please think before acting.
2007-12-18 08:55:12 · answer #8 · answered by Stephen H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I could beg you I would please go to college..become a beautician over the summer and use that skill to get through college. You will never understand at 18 or 19... I am now 31 trying to go to college and work full time while taking care of a family and it SUCKS. Get your degree and style hair for 10 years but at least set up your foundation..Id like to beg you some more but I have to get dinner ready while I study for my finals
2007-12-18 08:45:18 · answer #9 · answered by jesika1132 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you go to college and try. Perhaps maybe in business and you can run your own salon some day? Even trying for a semester, you may change your mind. Then you could tell her that you are having doubts, but are willing to try it out for a semester. You won't miss that much if you do- and then you will have at least tried. I thought I knew what I wanted to do at 18, as did all of my friends. And we are all doing something very different because we changed while in school and found out that we have different interests as we found out more about things. Don't close yourself off to the opportunity. You will have at least a year paid for- give it a try at least.
2007-12-18 08:49:08 · answer #10 · answered by KD 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋