More skills required

I realize there are issues. Growing pains, I get it. Change is hard and it can be difficult to come through unscathed. However, having arrived at your position in life I would have hoped that you would have acquired better ways of talking with people. Its about ownership of the truth, and facing realities and learning how to express those things in a mature manner that gets things accomplished.
You were blunt, hurtful and counter productive. You got your point across, to be sure, but those in your way were left completely deflated. Inadequate skill set? Inability to find work in the industry? With two sentences and you managed to make 2 years of someones life seem completely fruitless. You didn't even bother to listen and you certainly didn't look at her work. She is very talented and thank God she is strong enough in herself to continue of her path. I just hope that all of the others are also strong enough to continue on despite your poorly worded statements.
I'm also wondering how pleased your higher-ups would be to hear that you plainly stated that all the money and time we spent is a complete waste and that the admissions department is just there to openly lie to people to get them to blow their money on a useless program. Why don't you just go back to your home office and take a long hard look at your interpersonal communication skills.
Have a safe flight back to Texas and please, don't hurry back now, y'hear?