Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It’s Hiring High-School Grads.

Tech Giant Palantir Tests 'College Is Broken' Idea

Palantir Technologies is wrapping up the first stage of an experiment that puts a controversial thesis to the test: Skip college, go straight to work, and see if the old higher-ed path still matters. As the Wall Street Journal explains, the first class of 22 recent high school graduates are...

Palantir Launches Meritocracy Fellowship Offering High School Grads an Alternative to College

Palantir Technologies, the data-analytics company founded by Peter Thiel, has launched an unconventional fellowship program that offers high school graduates a chance to skip college and work directly for the company.

Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It’s Hiring High-School Grads.

Palantir’s Meritocracy Fellowship: Free Tech Training as College Alternative

In a bold move that underscores growing skepticism toward higher education, Palantir Technologies Inc. has launched a pilot fellowship program aimed at high school graduates, positioning it as a viable alternative to the traditional college route. The initiative, dubbed the Meritocracy Fellowship, seeks to recruit top-performing students directly from secondary education, offering them intensive training in software engineering, artificial intel…

Palantir thinks college might be a waste. So it’s hiring high-school grads

Tech company offers 22 teens a chance to skip college for its fellowship, which includes a four-week seminar on Western civilization