Is this really surprising? Thiel Fellows are by in large precisely the type of individuals who most belong on a university campus. Many of them, by virtue of th

Is this really surprising? Thiel Fellows are by in large precisely the type of individuals who most belong on a university campus. Many of them, by virtue of their interests in science, math and engineering, will find it difficult to advance those interests professionally outside of the university environment. The young folks who really need the encouragement and permission to take a path that doesn't involve a four year university are those who aren't prepared intellectually or socially and those whose aptitudes and interests point to vocational training. In my opinion the Thiel Fellowship program is a poor vehicle for questioning the necessity of a university education and calling attention to the higher education bubble. Unless the program starts serving future plumbers and electricians instead of future engineers and doctors, it has no business being promoted as such a vehicle.