Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month

Re:Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:43PM (#19374213)

I hate to break it to you, but I don't think many people can afford to live without a paying job, and if they can, I doubt they're willing to exchange their time for $2k a month.

I don't think people not looking for a job is a problem you need to heavily consider. Especially if there's a selection process for admission -- which the founder says there is.

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Re:Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month by jseliger on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @12:18AM (#19375696)

I cannot speak for Allred or Lambda School, but I suspect they, like all people and institutions, cannot solve all conceivable problems for everyone, anywhere, in every circumstance. But they are working to expand the range of possibilities and open up frontiers that were closed just a few years ago.

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Re:Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month by sunjieming on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @09:41PM (#19374950)

We also have a part-time program that's for people who need to keep their 9-5 job while going to school.

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Re:Lambda School (YC S17) now pays eligible students $2k/month by incompatible on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @07:49PM (#19374247)

I suppose you can optimise by only taking candidates who can't survive without a job. There are certainly people who can, e.g., people who have partners with well-paying jobs, people from wealthy families, or people with investments. Some of them may still find an extra 2k/month attractive.

Edit: I my case, I'd find an extra 2k/month attractive, and there are always new things to learn about software.

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