if getting funded on demo day is like getting drafted to the NBA, applying to startup school was like trying out for JV team. is being told we got accepted to

if getting funded on demo day is like getting drafted to the NBA, applying to startup school was like trying out for JV team. is being told we got accepted to audit something like being invited to watch the game from outside the stadium using binoculars as long as we promise to keep the cheering to a quiet roar?