Tips For Passing Your Esthetics State Boards

This blog is primarily for passing the written exam vs. the clinical portion, due to the fact that every state has different requirements for the clinical portion of the exam.

The best way to study for your state boards, in my opinion, is to study throughout the time you are in school instead of just trying to get by. Nothing is better than learning in small increments over a course of time, if you try to cram everything in at the last minute you will have a lower chance of success. Take it one day at a time, and read and review as much as you can, and I assume if you enrolled in esthetics you did so because you are passionate and excited about it. "I'm always studying my craft because I want to be the best at what I do (Aaron Carter)."

The best resource throughout your schooling is the "Milady's Exam Review" book that accompanies the textbook and the practice book. Some schools do not require this exam book, but it has many of the test questions in it. They might not be word for word, but these questions are excellent preparation for passing both your in class exams and your written state board. Another resource, one that I would spend the money on is "Milady's U Online Licensing Preparation." For around $30.00 you can get a one-year access to a test bank of 1000 questions, it reviews everything you've done in your textbooks and drills & tests you as much as you want or need. This is the bank of questions where your state test will come from, and it is an ideal way to get a lot of practice and build your confidence and abilities prior to taking your written state boards.

Another great place to spend some time studying, and even copying and putting these details on note cards are from the blocks of information on the pages of your Milady textbook. A lot of test questions on both your in-class exams and the written state board exams come from these blocks. I remember when I was in school many students huffing and puffing because they got test questions wrong, and they would argue up and down to China that that piece of information was no where to be found in the chapter, but it was right there in that side block that they failed to read.

Grace Riley author of JumpStart Your Esthetics Career: A Guide For Newly Licensed Estheticians