Chefs????????????!

Chefs????????????

All of a sudden my friend has decided that she wants to be a chef. Now my question is: Can a person with no previous experience, who can't really cook (that I know of) become a really good chef??? í mean, I know that people study culinary arts and whatever, but can you learn how to become a good chef by studying??? don't you have to have some sort of like talent or, I don't know, a "calling" or something???
Don't most chefs start taking an interest in cooking since they are little???

1 day ago
she hasn't started college yet, she starts next fall.

A lot of chefs take an interest in cooking when they are young but that doesn't mean that a person who has no experience couldn't be a chef. Going to culinary school gives a person who hasn't had any experience cooking, a good way to start. At culinary school everything is taught. It's not all about studying in books. Basically all of it is hands on. Even if she may not be a good cook now she can become a great chef later on. It does take a lot of time and effort so if she wants to be a chef she needs a lot of dedication and passion. For all you know, she could be awesome. Give her a little credit for doing something that she wants to do and definitely support her!