I was an assistant for about a year and a half at 2 different salons and I had a chair for about a year or so. The first one I hated because I was literally just a shampoo girl. I could braid, but they wouldn't even give me those clients, and I wasn't learning anything. The second was a good salon that actually let me do stuff, and I got offered a chair at another salon. So, I started working there and had so much trouble building a book because the other chicks would take a lot of the walk-ins. Nor would they let the shampoo girls assist me. I hated that salon and I think that put a serious bad taste in my mouth about doing hair. Oh-I also didn't like giving somebody 50% of what I made (I'm in NJ and we can't rent chairs here)

I don't think I did any asian hair, but I had a lot of white and spanish girls come in at the school. I was always requested by the black ladies and ALL of the weave clients (white, black or spanish) 

Pedicures  I hate feet. Nobody really came in requesting them so I never did one in school. I can't remember what I did for boards, but I think they cut my test short because of time.
 

What field did you graduate in? Don't worry about messing up someone's hair lol. They should teach you everything you should know. I just want to work on my own schedule. 

Samone, I am afraid I'll hate it and be an old lady still looking for a career 

Styling Arabella, I was hoping that you'd chime in. Lol@ Jherri Curls. Have you ever done hair from your home? I certainly will pay attention to the business portion! I always said I wanted to be a part business owner because I have my strengths, but doing it all isn't one of them. Kudos to you! Did you study using pivot point?

Tasty, aww why not? How long did you style hair after school? My goal, is to really learn how to deal with hair of other races because it can be quite baffling to deal with all those fly aways. I've never touched Asian hair, but I imagine that would be difficult as well. I love quirky people! (Maybe I am biased because I am quirky too) The professor sounds cool. I hope I have cool professors.

But my experience in cosmetology school-it's cool. If the majority of your clients are of color you probably won't learn much in regards to that-and that goes for women's hair and barbering. Do look up the amount of hours you need to become an assistant become one when eligible. My favorite section was color theory. My teacher was an AWESOME colorist and had green, blue, and pink hair (each at a different time). 

I can tell the ones that are REALLY into hair, when they are not doing their own client they will come an watch someone else....especially if they are of a different ethnicity. Other students will just chill and do whatever to get by. 

if you are good at what you do, everyone will come. I have a friend who's white hairdresser convinced her to go natural.... go figure! lol... 

eta: you're not in NY?

dudley's or something concentrated on black hair or are you thinking like Paul Mitchell, Vidal Sassoon, Aveda