OKOC, It is a lot better now, I can assure you. The days of being blacked-balled as you walked from the car park with return rail warrents being filled out by mid morning are long since passed.
I think you'll find there are a lot of good guy's at SARTU now (yes, and some old f@rts too!!), but there is far more satisfaction taken by by nurturing someone through the course than chopping them!