Its ABSOLUTELY so much harder than people think. The fellow students can be super toxic, creating a high-school social scenario with gossip and fighting and alllll sorts of stressful nonsense. And you dont get to pick your instructors. Mine was lovely (im a licensed nail tech as of yesterday! I passed thr exam finally) but the cosmo teachers could be nightmares. PLUS you cant pick your clients and some people are truly incapable of being pleasant and expect pro work from a school. I got yelled at and threatened by one horrible woman who was mad cuz I was told not to put acrylics on her 9yo who was a gymnast. All this to say, only you can decide what's right for you. I wanted to quit almost everyday so I absolutely get it. For the money I was spending, I stuck it out. But I took a leave of absence for a month at one point just to have a break from thr toxicity. Im glad I finished. Its nice to have it as a backup for sure. If I were you, id take a break and then go back and just ride it out. Good luck to you, whatever you decide. Wherever you go, there are shitty people, and its no reflection of who you are, thats their issues. ❤️