Appreciate your thoughts not_paul_graham, and totally agree with the logic behind your arguments. But for me, this course is more than just a coding experience.

Appreciate your thoughts not_paul_graham, and totally agree with the logic behind your arguments. But for me, this course is more than just a coding experience. Living a valley experience so closely, among the kind of people attending the program has a value beyond what can be explained, at least for me. It is just like quesitoning the value of an elite MBA (that breaks-even after 3-4 years on average), which a lot of gurus are questioning these days. I might learn equally sitting in Bangalore, in one tenth the cost, but I really believe that there can be stark differences in terms of nuances, personality traits, friendships and work opportunities, if I don't attend this course.