Originally Posted by vector801
discounting student solo pilots on this arguement
But this is precisely what we're discussing and what the originator asked - whether controllers should all be made aware of a pilot's experience and treat them accordingly.
If a turn to the north on final is an uncommon and unusual request, then I'm not sure that the student's instructor could have reasonably been able to foresee that as a circumstance which the student could face and therefore have been able to brief him. I'm sure a go-around would have been within his capabilities.
I can see right through that piece of Emmental
Cheers
Whirls