Jacqueline Skinner

I've been a hairdresser by trade for like 40 years. I've worked in many salons throughout my career, and at one point I had my own salon for 24 years. The salon was called Second to None - I chose that name because I felt that the type of services I wanted to give the clients was gonna be second to none, not gonna be second to anything. You're gonna get number one service here. I've dedicated 40 years of my life to this business, but my passion has always been psychology. In 2010, I started a new journey when Wayne State reached out to me with their Warrior Back program. I only needed 4 classes to get my bachelor's degree - they allowed me to take three classes at Wayne Community and one at Wayne State. I worked diligently and completed it in one year. During that time, I had a lot going on in my life - my mother passed and there were a lot of family dynamics with my brothers - but I persevered through it and stayed focused and kept my eye on the prize. Two of my classes were in sign language, and at my age I wondered if I could learn another language, but I found that sign language was very interesting - how the deaf community communicates is so awesome. Now I'm still doing hair for a living, but I haven't come from behind the chair until I'm transitioning to my new career. That's my only goal - to transition from behind the chair. My goal is to become a clinical psychologist and to be licensed. I'm looking for a university that's affordable because I have to pay out of pocket, and I'm trying to find something more affordable for me to pay. I've spoken with a lot of different universities, but to obtain that master's degree is a little costly. I'm even taking a grant writing course to help find a way to get through school.