Student visa to working visa-- changes since may?

According to a school director I interviewed with last week, foreign affairs police now require (or prefer) that foreigners living in taiwan on a 60-day extendable student visa first drop out of school before applying for an ARC or a work permit. Is this true?

I wanted to make this post short but I can provide more details about my visa situation if needed.

Wow nobody cares about this thread at all. It is completely destroying my self esteem.