Show HN: Make School – College replacement for founders and developers

Re:Show HN: Make School – College replacement for founders a... by pitt1980 on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:38PM (#9172852)

it'd be interesting to read the fine print

it'd be interesting to know the tax implications of that 25% (is it pre tax/post tax)

it appears to be risk free, as in, what happens if you flake out and move to India, or develop a debillitation illness, or simply decide that programming isn't for you

which is substantially different than the non-dischargeable debt that you might take on to attend college

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Re:Show HN: Make School – College replacement for founders a... by nmrm2 on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:49PM (#9172965)

The fact that the educational institution takes on the risk of graduating students who cannot get jobs is a welcome change from the consumer's perspective.

But I fear at scale (and even now) it's paid for by higher prices. See my comment below -- at standard SV salaries, they're burdening students with much more "debt" in two years than typical four year institutions.

And it's not like the unemployment rates for CS majors are atmospheric... most CS majors with the social skills to make it through the non-technical portion of an interview will find a job somewhere.

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Re:Show HN: Make School – College replacement for founders a... by pitt1980 on Monday March 09, 2015 @02:57PM (#9173070)

fair

what's the going rate for a developer boot camp these days?

10K or so?

if their placement rates are as good as they advertise (I don't really have a way of know if they are or not), this seems hardpressed to compete with those, especially if you combine a bootcamp education with the available MOOC options

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