I think this is amazing. Having a third choice beyond "go to college" or "go to work" has been sorely needed for many people. When I was a teenager (late 1990s)

I think this is amazing. Having a third choice beyond "go to college" or "go to work" has been sorely needed for many people. When I was a teenager (late 1990s) I wasn't able to go to college (had no family support, did a trade school for 1 1/2 years, ended in several types of disaster), so I went straight to work. If I had something like this as an option, I probably would have jumped on it. A big plus is that even if they fail, many still have family support so they can just go back home and go to school a little later. Even if this is just another gold rush, this is a great opportunity for them with little to no downside risk. Edit: about the Thiel money: it'd be nice to see a lot more people with the means doing this. 20 people isn't exactly scaling.