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Just because you can get into Princeton doesn't mean it's a good idea to pay to go. Full scholarship? Go Parents paying for everything? Go Otherwise, you rea
by elchief 14y ago
Just because you can get into Princeton doesn't mean it's a good idea to pay to go.
Full scholarship? Go
Parents paying for everything? Go
Otherwise, you really need to consider an in-state school, and living at home. You work your ass off to be in the top percentile of students (obviously not a global solution), finish in 3 years, and get a full fellowship for grad school to a place like Princeton.
That's how we did it back in the day anyways.
Startup Idea
You only sell the University Certification, no courses, no teachers, no buildings, no Office of Strategic Management.
You only have incredibly hard tests that only 5% of the population can pass. They learn on their own. You guarantee that they are amazingly smart, or will pay their severance.
- porter 14y agoInteresting idea. Similar to what the CFA designation does in the world of finance. A lot of college programs actually tailor their coursework to prepare you for the exams, which have a high failure rate.
- itg 14y agoI would say Princeton is one of the few schools worth paying for. It will make it much easier to enter certain careers/companies and don't forget about the alumni network that it brings along.
- gyardley 14y agoWhile elite schools like Princeton have very attractive financial aid packages, even if they didn't, the connections you'll make as an undergrad there are well worth the price of admission. It's not just the education you're paying for. If you replace Princeton with another expensive private school that's not a feeder system for America's upper class, I completely agree with your point.
- Nutella2 14y agoAccording to the article, one of the main advantages of Thiel's program is the contacts they make. So how different is it from the Ivy League?
- gyardley 14y agoThe comment I replied to suggested that an in-state school followed by grad school at Princeton would be a better alternative than paying for an undergrad degree at Princeton. I was responding to that.