goldyfiftyone

no cut as UA has EVER come without warning.

the faculty calls monthly 'company meetings' and advisor meetings where they tell all freshmen and sophomores to...and this is a quote..."prepare AS IF you will NOT be back next year."

EVERY ONE OF US knows that, in may, they could be cut. if you do not take it upon yourself to prepare for that scenario...that is your fault. not the university's.

i am speaking from FIRST HAND experience...none of this is heresay. and i am not a parent of a student.

i am a student.

samia525

Goldyfiftyone -

You know that every year there are surprises - people who nobody thought would be cut. You can't say that no cuts at U of A come without warning. It's not true at all, and I can't see why you would even say it on a public forum where the people who know the truth could so easily dispute such a statement.

goldyfiftyone

in four years at UA....ONE cut has surprised me. ONE. and after discussing it with the faculty...even the person who was cut understood why. ONE SURPRISE. and while those who were cut might despute it and say, 'i was a surprise' i believe that others would agree that there are VERY FEW surprises.

samia525

I can think of at least four surprising cuts from only two of my years there right off the top of my head. Maybe you were in the inner circle or something, Goldy.

I can also think of plenty of the most talented students who willingly left the program, or seriously considered it. One exceptionally talented graduate I know of was convinced not to drop out by a professor - they promised him a huge role in his senior year, and that made him stay when he was ready to drop out - in his sophomore year. This is straight from the horse's mouth.

goldyfiftyone

well, i do not know to whom you are referring...but in my four years...only two people left the program...one was extremely gifted and she left because she got a lot of bites at her junior showcase (an opportunity provided by UA). and if this sophomore was exceptionally talented...then telling him that he would have a huge role his senior year...pretty obvious

but i will reiterate...for those of us who discuss it regularly...there are PRECIOUS FEW surprises. ONE in four years.