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<p>You’re not alone. I find Pacheight’s comments unhelpful as well as hostile. I’d rather hear an unbiased recitation of a school’s pluses and minuses than a diatribe.</p>
<p>Zoos; try shorter comments. The big monologues are boring. </p>
<p>Who do you know at ACT, Yale. NYU (other than your daughter )and USC or UCLA in performance training leadership?</p>
<p>I don’t believe in specialized college counciling when the counselor doesn’t know the people they are recommending students to. For all I know you just read their websites. For instance, was Earl easy to please or did he make my comments look like softball?. You should know your "profession " before you take other peoples money for advice</p>
<p>Earle Gister (if that is who you mean by “Earl”) is retired from Yale’s MFA program. Again, I counsel students applying to undergraduate school, not MFA programs. </p>
<p>I also do not need to personally know anyone at ACT which is a graduate acting program, not for undergraduates. I work with students who are in the young conservatory there (HS age). </p>
<p>I know plenty of people at NYU/Tisch and do not need to provide you with all their names. My D also has been employed by Tisch to work with their students, as well as to be a musical director for their students, in a professional capacity. I know many faculty there. </p>
<p>I don’t want to get specific in my own daughter’s work with Yale (as mentioning one of these things would identify her by name) but suffice it to say she was involved at Yale a year ago in a professional capacity and unrelated to that, is involved in something this very week affiliated with Yale. Both of these professional involvements are in the field of theater. </p>
<p>In terms of college counseling (that’s “counseling” and not “counciling”), a counselor doesn’t need to personally know the faculty at every college in the field, but must be well versed on the programs and faculty in the field, which I am. But I don’t need to verify my credentials with you. Your attacks of me personally and professionally and the undermining, etc. are not in keeping with the expectations of courteous discussion that CC is known for. </p>
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<p>PS, my daughter has worked closely and professionally with one of the same people your acting teacher has worked with. I know more than you think but will not spell it out here on CC.</p>
<p>Pacheight, I notice you didn’t reply to my follow up question asking you about Berkeley graduates who are working in musicals on Broadway as you claimed. I would love to see a list of some examples, thanks.</p>
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<p>As of 2005, about 20% or a little less of the California state prison population is drug offenders. It is the federal prison population that is more than 50% drug offenders.</p>
<p>Some information on the costs of the “three strikes” law in California:
[California</a> State Auditor - Report 2009-107.2 Summary - May 2010](<a href=“http://www.bsa.ca.gov/reports/summary/2009-107.2]California”>California State Auditor - Report 2009-107.2 Summary - May 2010)</p>
<p>I’m sure to regret dipping my toes into this one.
Quoting post #133
“I am a Californian. This discussion has been breathtaking.
We are in a very weird day and age when certain persons choose to bash UC Berkeley. </p>
<p>I will back up everything Soozievt has posted, incidentally.” </p>
<p>Yup.</p>
<p>BTW, welcome to California, OP…</p>
<p>sooz: we can respectfully disagree. </p>
<p>we differ on getting a bfa/mt vs going pro after high school. I believe half or more of the kids advised to go to college for acting/mt should instead get private training and start working in the field…it’s a trade! I think we send too many kids to college who would benefit more by going directly to work learning a trade, such as acting/mt, in their chosen industry.</p>
<p>As far as Cal goes, it is a dramatically lesser undergraduate school today than it use to be. Cal graduate schools as your daughter attends are often very good, no argument.</p>
<p>college advising is a highly controversial industry, so please understand if I think there are ethical issues and conflicts of interest when you have colleges paying for advertising on CC and CC employees (or indirect employees) advising parents/students.</p>
<p>as far as your angles are concerned:) Angels! I wish the best for them, how accidental our existences are, you never know how helpful someone can be, best to be kind.</p>
<p>pacheight, just so you understand, I am not an employee of CC. </p>
<p>However, you may not realize it, but CC is more than its message boards. The site was started and run by independent college counselors (who advise parents/students) for years before it was sold to Hobsons.</p>
<p>I do agree about best to be kind on these message boards. You never know whose paths may cross.</p>
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<p>If you see this…I went to send the second half of my message to you but your box is full. Not that it was earth shattering, but I will try to check back and resend when there is space!</p>
<p>Here’s an article from today’s LA Times about UC’s concern over its brain drain. Note that, according to this article at least, there appears to be less of a brain drain from UCLA and Cal. But, overall for the UCs, there is a lot of worry about this issue. Also note that the recently approved State budget cuts another $150 million from the UCs. It is not a happy time for California public education.</p>
<p>[California</a> universities: UC officials fear departure of scholars for well-funded schools - latimes.com](<a href=“UC fears talent loss to deeper pockets”>UC fears talent loss to deeper pockets)</p>
<p>sooze, you have more patience than I! I gave up on this thread when it took such a ridiculous turn. Kudos to you for sticking with it. (And now back to my wine!)</p>
<p>See new thread on this topic:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1170435-deep-budget-cuts-uc-csu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1170435-deep-budget-cuts-uc-csu.html</a></p>