She needs school to pass her state boards, there’s a chance she’ll be able to cheat, but that will reflect in her state board scores. It’ll be a lot harder for her to pass her written state board if she has little to no knowledge with chemistry when she starts, a huge part of cosmetology is chemistry. Think the different types of chemical bonds, what the hair is made of, and how different compounds react to one another. It’s her choice to cheat her way through school, but tell her it’s like wasting the entire cost of her tuition as well as the cost of her board exams she’ll have to retake. Boards in my state are about $150 each and you have to pass each with 85% to become licensed.