Exactly. 50% - compared to what? Weren't all these people accepted to prestigious colleges and ~100% likely to go to college? Or, was there some reason to think in advance that 50% shows the program is a failure while if 40% would vindicate it?
The more interesting question is, what are the 50% who don't want to go back doing now? Those are the ones whose circumstances would tell us something meaningful about how well the Thiel thing is working.
The more interesting question is, what are the 50% who don't want to go back doing now? Those are the ones whose circumstances would tell us something meaningful about how well the Thiel thing is working.