Now there's nothing wrong with all that, but will any of those marketing devices really let you know the true quality of education you'll actually receive?

No, but people usually base their decision to enroll in a school based on the sales pitch they are given and if they "like" the "admissions advisor". Now some of you may know this already, but the titles; "admissions rep" or admissions advisor are simply fancy names for trained sales people that have big quotas to meet and in some schools you are simply a number to help them meet that quota! I should know, I used to train them!

Now even though your "admissions rep" may be a really wonderful person, how can you possibly know the quality of the education you'll receive from a person telling you what they want you to hear.

This brings us to the 3 powerful, secret questions you *must* ask to find the truly exceptional school:

#1. How many modalities will you be able to *practice* upon graduation? (A modality is a style of massage)

Why is it so important to learn multiple modalities? If you only learn one style of massage, you will be working in the same way every day. If you do anything repetitively, you risk injury or burnout and with only one style of massage, believe me, you will get burned out! If you learn multiple styles you will enjoy massaging your clients for years!

Imagine if you were a hair stylist but were only taught how to cut one style of hair. Let's say a bowl-cut. Two things would happen. One, you would get very bored and two, not all of your clients would want that particular style. One style does not fit all.

The same goes for your massage therapy clients. Each of them will need different styles depending on who they are and what they need from their massage therapy session. Some will need the energizing effects of Shiatsu. Some will need the deeper work of Neuro-muscular therapy. Some clients may need the clearing work of polarity. Make sure the school you select offers multiple modalities!

Now here's another secret! A slick marketing trick that a number of schools use. Most schools offer only one type of massage training and little teaser intros on some other types during your education. They usually include these teasers in their brochures and presentations. You will probably think you learn all of those styles during your training but in reality, they do *not* teach you the other styles. You will only be qualified to practice *one* type of massage upon your graduation.