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"I don't see college kids being encouraged to drop out and make a fortune in tech. In fact what I do see are people being encouraged to graduate at the top of t

"I don't see college kids being encouraged to drop out and make a fortune in tech. In fact what I do see are people being encouraged to graduate at the top of their class so they can get jobs at highly profitable FAANG companies." Except for those encouraged to skip college entirely...

quaquaqua1 7y ago
Which in fairness is probably less than 1% of the 2-3 million US college students out there! Thiel and co. don't have the resources to fund that dream for so many individuals.
- mcguire 7y ago
  Have you seen any of the discussions here on HN?
at-fates-hands 7y ago
I would say that's a less than 1% of the college aged population. My alma mater, a small midwestern college in the last five years has had record enrollment. My two nieces just graduated and had to apply to close to a dozen schools. On all of their visits, the tour guide consistently reported enrollment numbers were at all time highs and how competitive it had become to get accepted. These were not huge Big 10 or Ivy League schools. Most of them were small liberal arts colleges on the west coast and a handful of smaller midwestern state universities. Despite the narrative that kids should opt out of college, it would appear the trend is more than likely kids are continuing to go to college and in record numbers.
- vkou 7y ago
  > Despite the narrative that kids should opt out of college, it would appear the trend is more than likely kids are continuing to go to college and in record numbers. It's very difficult to drag yourself out of the 'no credentials, no good job' hole, if you are 18 years old, don't have useful connections, luck, an incredible work ethic, or all of the above. Most people don't have one or all of the above, and college solves this problem for the vast majority of enrolling students.
- tootahe45 7y ago
  >consistently reported enrollment numbers were at all time highs and how competitive it had become to get accepted. Sounds like a Ponzi scheme, but I don't deny it is true. Whoever can differentiate from the 99% i.e plumbers will be able to name their price when dealing with these sheeples, there will simply be too much demand and nearly no supply.
- asdff 7y ago
  That's no surprise. More people are going on to college than ever before. Educating our population is a good thing, and you can easily angle your college experience to shake out opportunities that would have otherwise been impossible given your circumstances in life.
Jamwinner 7y ago
Dropping out was by far the best decision I ever made. Maybe consider college is not a universal good.
- calvinmorrison 7y ago
  Or start to consider education and college not being more related than field work and education.
invalidOrTaken 7y ago
That's not companies being overvalued, that's the education bubble showing cracks.
oarabbus_ 7y ago
I mean shit, that's not a bad idea for non-CS majors (like myself), considering the ROI of those majors

quaquaqua1 7y ago

Which in fairness is probably less than 1% of the 2-3 million US college students out there! Thiel and co. don't have the resources to fund that dream for so many individuals.

mcguire 7y ago
Have you seen any of the discussions here on HN?

at-fates-hands 7y ago

I would say that's a less than 1% of the college aged population. My alma mater, a small midwestern college in the last five years has had record enrollment. My two nieces just graduated and had to apply to close to a dozen schools. On all of their visits, the tour guide consistently reported enrollment numbers were at all time highs and how competitive it had become to get accepted. These were not huge Big 10 or Ivy League schools. Most of them were small liberal arts colleges on the west coast and a handful of smaller midwestern state universities. Despite the narrative that kids should opt out of college, it would appear the trend is more than likely kids are continuing to go to college and in record numbers.

vkou 7y ago
> Despite the narrative that kids should opt out of college, it would appear the trend is more than likely kids are continuing to go to college and in record numbers. It's very difficult to drag yourself out of the 'no credentials, no good job' hole, if you are 18 years old, don't have useful connections, luck, an incredible work ethic, or all of the above. Most people don't have one or all of the above, and college solves this problem for the vast majority of enrolling students.
tootahe45 7y ago
>consistently reported enrollment numbers were at all time highs and how competitive it had become to get accepted. Sounds like a Ponzi scheme, but I don't deny it is true. Whoever can differentiate from the 99% i.e plumbers will be able to name their price when dealing with these sheeples, there will simply be too much demand and nearly no supply.
asdff 7y ago
That's no surprise. More people are going on to college than ever before. Educating our population is a good thing, and you can easily angle your college experience to shake out opportunities that would have otherwise been impossible given your circumstances in life.

Jamwinner 7y ago

Dropping out was by far the best decision I ever made. Maybe consider college is not a universal good.

calvinmorrison 7y ago
Or start to consider education and college not being more related than field work and education.

invalidOrTaken 7y ago

That's not companies being overvalued, that's the education bubble showing cracks.

oarabbus_ 7y ago

I mean shit, that's not a bad idea for non-CS majors (like myself), considering the ROI of those majors