Its interesting to note that even a ton of the Thiel fellows, while dropped out of college, came from prestigious colleges before they accepted the fellowship.

Its interesting to note that even a ton of the Thiel fellows, while dropped out of college, came from prestigious colleges before they accepted the fellowship. I have a friend here at MIT who accepted the Thiel fellowship, and I dont see how she would've ended up getting access to cutting edge biological research if she wasnt here, and being at MIT was certainly a plus for the fellowship application, a pure signalling effect.