| I am pretty sure that those who are hardworking and who attend class and do what they are supposed to but are still cut feel that all *is* completely lost.
Also, and forgive me for being blunt, but one would hope that, in an exit interview, the faculty would do more than give "some clues" as to why a person was cut: they should tell that person directly.
In addition, there is a vast difference between facing rejection in the real world (going to an audition and not being cast) and paying tens of thousands of dollars for an education and suddenly finding oneself out of a program. I am puzzled why people on this board continue to use that analogy. It doesn't work/is not apt/is meaningless. Not being cast in an audition and losing an ongoing educational relationship are not in any way commensurate. I am puzzled why the folks here defending Arizona continue to insist they are!
To me the big question here is: what does U of Arizona offer in its MT BFA that is so wonderful and amazing (and that is not offered at other schools that doesn't cut) that makes it worth a student taking the chance? I wish someone would answer that question. I think the answer goes to the heart of the matter.
I also would love to have the Arizona faculty/administration answer defend the system by telling all of us here how it benefits the STUDENTS. It's clear how it benefits the program. But a college/university is supposed to be about education and the students.
Lastly, the fact that so many kids are cut makes me wonder what Arizona is doing wrong in their audition process. In other words, why is the faculty there so often wrong about the students they choose? |