One of Uni's unique characteristics is that some students may enter from the sixth grade. As a result, every grade level can have an age gap of almost three years. Are students who skip a grade expected to grow up too fast? What negative impact does this have on the student and the Uni community as a whole?

Should subfreshman year be turned into a formal trial period to see if students really belong at Uni? Should subbies be told they're not welcome back if they don't measure up? The school is about to look into that possibility. Things are still very much in the preliminary stage, and current subfreshmen would not be affected regardless of the outcome. When school resumes after winter break, the Gargoyle will take a closer look at this topic. In the meantime, reporter Maritza Mestre gets things started with this opinion column.