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Hacker School is free.
by Jayschwa 13y ago
Hacker School is free.
- charlescearl 13y ago...but room and board in NYC isn't...
- milkshakes 13y agoThis fact is not lost upon them. It's why they offer financial aid and scholarships.
- pyvek 13y agoThey do provide financial aid but it is only for females. :(
- jckt 13y agoThat's Etsy. They are by no means prohibiting financial aid for men.
- Jayschwa 13y agoSo? The Universe does not provide us free food and housing simply by virtue of existing. It's going to cost money to live anywhere. I don't see how this is Hacker School's problem though. Part of the experience is having a physical space to work in together. Right now, that space happens to be in NYC. The service Hacker School provides is free.
- danielna 13y agoI'm in the summer batch. I put in my notice yesterday at work and saved for many months to have enough money to live in NYC and not starve. Attending hackerschool is not solely a matter of circumstance but intention. If you want something enough you'll do what you need to do in order to get it.
- revx 13y agoSeconding this. It's because I've been saving up for the past few years that I have the money to attend the summer batch. I didn't know that I was saving up for hacker school, but I'm glad I was saving :)
- Jayschwa 13y agoI'm finishing up the current winter batch, having started in a position similar to yours. I think you'll find that it's time and money well spent. I've been invited back for this summer's batch and will likely be back. If I am, see you in a month or so :-)
- revx 13y agoAwesome! I hear from Nick that there's a mailing list starting soon so that we can coordinate housing and stuff before we arrive.