A professor at my current university heard that I got into another program elsewhere, and promptly told me that I should attend that program. To offer some background, I am hearing back from my current university's program in two weeks and very likely got in. At first I appreciated the advice. But when I asked what her reasoning was, she simply stated, "I just know" and "it's just my intuition." When I discussed it with classmates, I found that several other students were told to go to other universities by the same faculty member. These students and I agreed that the lack of explanation given is somewhat bothersome (given that many of us have been interested in attending our current school's program).
The feeling of my classmates and I is that we have worked very hard to be in a position to have graduate school options and to be good candidates. We did not feel it was appropriate for someone in a position of authority to tell us what to do without any reasons offered. Any opinions on this exchange, or just support? I know all this will blow over, but this kind of thing just makes you wonder why. Thank you for reading.