Yes - a romantic notion that doesn't involve 200K in debt. :-) When schools cost this much money, they cease to become a cherished place for the free mind to

Yes - a romantic notion that doesn't involve 200K in debt. :-) When schools cost this much money, they cease to become a cherished place for the free mind to roam for 4 years. Stanford is a world class research institution. If it accelerates people creating companies by a few years, what's so bad about that? Even if 100 people a year dropped out of school to create startups, Stanford would still have a much higher graduation rate than most US universities. Especially ones with nationally ranked football teams. This is a false problem. The only downside I see in the article is perhaps the professors and administration are taking their eye off the ball on other topics while they act like VCs.