| no, fishbowl, i don't think you are a mom...i think you are a 'freshman'
i was replying directly to your comment, but addressing all of the comments from people who's screennames would lead me to believe that they ARE mothers.
i have put this issue to rest as far as i am concerned. obviously there is a school of thought that cuts are detrimental to an educational system. you must realize that there is another school of thought that not having cuts makes it impossible for a student to know if he or she is growing and learning at a reasonable level. for me...and many others...cuts are not only a reality...but a POSITIVE reality. Of course i knew that other schools didn't do cuts...i never considered a school that didn't because, frankly, i didn't want classmates who never graduated from high school level talent. at a no-cut school...even if you accept an extremely talented kid of 18...if he never gets better....four years later is just a 22 year old with 18 year old talent. at UA that doesnt happen.
and i am not insinuating that big schools like NYU and Stracuse dont churn out talent...they graduate 80-100 kids per year where UA graduates 15. it would take 6-7 years for UA to put out an equivalent number of students...and UA's BFA program is still a baby. there are very few UA BFA grads out in the work force at this point.
I am concluding by saying that i COMPLETELY see the other side. i agree that for some people (even for MOST people) cuts are a bad thing. but you all should really understand that just because a majority agrees on something doesn't mean that EVERYONE agrees. there are still a healthy number of folks who WANT a cut program because it continues being selective even after you are accepted.
i wanted one. i got one. and i am happy. i hope everyone else on here is happy where they went/are or happy where their kids are going/went. i really mean that. |