A recent topic of conversation at Yale as to the burgeoning percentage of the class coming in on day 1 with Yale Law on the brain. A tough issue that is difficult to completely unpack. Part of it is also that there is a very large “early mover” advantage to getting good grades early, starting EC’s early, positioning for the “next step” early, and as with everything, all that stuff has gotten more competitive.
For many college students, a shorter (in years), more occupationally driven education - especially one that can be guided by companies and employers who know what skills are most valuable - may be a road to more affordable and more economically efficient education as a whole. Also the topic of a fairly convincing Freakonomics podcast featuring thoughtful people working toward this type of educational strategy. No one channeling Trump U.
At Yale, I could see it getting in the way of the free flow of vodka, rum, Sally’s, Modern and snowball fights / streaking on Old Campus. And that would be a shame.