I dropped out of MIT and started a new college in San Francisco, AMA

Re:I dropped out of MIT and started a new college in San Fra... by alpha_squared on Thursday September 26, 2019 @11:47AM (#21082088)

These types of educational programs seem just as a way to tap into Americans' propensity for acquiring debt now with the hopes of a financial payout later. It still seems like the much better deal is with a traditional university, particularly in California where you're talking about the UC and CSU systems.

I'm from the very same demographic, to a T, you claim to be targeting. I've been working long enough in tech that, looking back, there's no way I -- in good conscience -- recommend your program over a traditional university's to others who come from a similar background.

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Re:I dropped out of MIT and started a new college in San Fra... by DesaiAshu on Thursday September 26, 2019 @12:11PM (#21082404)

But if you don't make the financial payout, you don't pay for your education or hold obligation to pay or take a hit to your credit. With our tuition model, downside protection is baked into the contract, unlike at the UC system.

I understand your gut reaction, most new colleges have not optimized for student welfare. But it's not fair to bucket us into those when the whole point of creating this college was to build a systemic solutions to exactly those problems.

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