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When you say you want Cornell when you are 12 its a lot more impressive that saying I took online classes when I was 12. Go look at the SV companies. They are f

When you say you want Cornell when you are 12 its a lot more impressive that saying I took online classes when I was 12. Go look at the SV companies. They are filled with people from the IVY leagues or at least good schools. airbnb CTO harvard dropbox ceo harvard facebook ceo harvard If you read through the whole article he is so so smart I don't think college will really challenge him. He is probably smarter than all the professors there. He seems like he is good at reading so he can probably teach himself most of the stuff. He already has a lot of AP credits. He can probably finish college in 2 or 3 years. Being 15 and having a degree from an ivy league school is pretty good.

arcanus 10y ago
> He is probably smarter than all the professors there. That is not a good perspective to go into a learning experience with. I hope he does not arrive with that expectation. While I agree that Ivy league is a nice signalling indicator, it is also a very strong networking environment. I've been offered jobs from former school-mates, received funding from another, and started my first company with yet another. I think that it will be difficult to socialize when you are just 12. A great deal of networking is at parties and events that 12 year olds might feel out of place in. But I wish him luck.