Be ready to have no life no sick days and no family emergencys. I just moved here from montreal and this year happen to be the year where bad news just kept rolling in. My mother in law was diagnose with cancer so I had to go and help around the house. Then a couple months later my nephew 2yr old had brain cancer and had to leave for a couple more days. You are allow to miss 150 hour out 1500 hours. They don't care what your problem is they will just deduct hours. If you have kids, or ur sisters wedding. If you are 5 min late they count it as 15 and if your 17 min late they count it as 30. Some teachers lock out if ur 5 min late untill the next break. And your hours will also be deducted. If you miss 10% of that particular level. They will pull you out and make you go in the salon and do day sheets that doesn't count for anything and you then will have to take that course again on the opposite schedual while still going to school on your regualar schedual. They don't care if you have a job to miss. You will be in school at least 18 days straight. They also don't give you holidays. Easter thanksgiving long weekends you will still have to attend school. Even a hair show if you want to attend u are not allow to or hours will be deducted. You will get kicked out and no refund. The school takes out the fun in hair dressing and I have no motivation to even be in this industry anymore. You pay 17 grand to be here and its not worth it at all!! They don't treat you with respect and you feel like a child. Don't get me wrong there are a few really good teacher who will go out of they're way to help you pass and treat you like an adult but then also they have to follow rules as well. It will take you at least 2 years before you can make all that money back from school. If I knew how the school was I would have never ever attended!! They make it seem so amazing when you come to orientation. They tell you, you should apply because space is limited and then I ended up in a class of 23 student per teacher. I feel majorLy ripped off. We have to wait around because there wouldn't be enough sinks. Or when you have finals there wouldn't be enough chairs. I can ramble on and on about this school all I can say is biggest regret of my life. I rather pay half and went else where and feel happier have a life and not worry about not finishing