What evidence do you need to see to eliminate that skepticism?
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Eliminate skepticism that universities add value? My bet is that I'm enormously biased in their favor; they probably wouldn't have to rigorously prove they were worth the money, even conspicuously trying to educate undergrads effectively would likely be enough.
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I went from skeptical about Lambda School to a huge proponent after one conversation with their cofounder. Fortunately the conversation was recorded: https://www.screaminginthecloud.com/episodes/https/episodescastoscom/screaminginthecloud/episode-32-lambda-school-a-new-approach-to-hire-edmp3 …
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Soon it will be *crazy* to go to university when you could go to Lambda.
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At least in the UK I think the path to mainstream will be gap years - take a year off like everyone does, travel for 3 months, do Lambda for 9. Then if you don't get a job, go to university as planned, if you do, you just saved 3 years of your life.
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For somebody like myself that came from a very small town with a school under serious budget constraints and lacking after hours activities I needed the social aspect of a large state university. Living on my own in a just padded enough environment, etc. ...
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Going straight to even an average sized city and into a real tech job would have been a lot to take. That is my best argument for universities. As far as the academics/skills, I’d prefer Lambda.
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We have that same system in Canada, we called it “income tax” and “low tuition” (though it’s been creeping up
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We have the same in the UK, but honestly I think the ROI is a lot higher on Lambda. The government should allow us to invest our subsidy in better schools and grant these new challenger options a level playing field.
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I'm at the point where 34 year old me wouldn't change my choice of University, but 18 year old me might pick Lambda over the full tuition scholarship. 9 months instead of 4 years is compelling.
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