The first 18 years of some student’s lives are centered around getting into a prestigious university. Because of this, the emphasis is on gaming the system. Of getting into clubs. Organising events. Winning medals. Studying to get marks, not to learn.
But some students are different. They learn what they want after school is over. They push themselves beyond what is required. They pursue curiosity, not status.
And yet, there’s no easy way for these people to find and interact with each other. Many rely on twitter and social networks, but these are too random and aren’t high bandwidth. You could pay $70,000 a year to meet these people in an Ivy League school. But for some, the price is restrictive. For others, the location is.
In the 21st century, you shouldn’t need to pay so much or relocate to meet interesting people. You shouldn’t need to be constrained to learning what people tell you to in a classroom. You should be able to pursue learning without the status games, without the signalling, and without the shallow learning that makes school such a nightmare for so many extraordinary young people.
Which is why we’re making Enlite. It’s a place for the self-motivated learners of the world to meet and learn things. You get access to a global network of extraordinary individuals and stay accountable to your goals, without any exorbitant price tag, no matter where you live.
Want to work on biomolecular science? Great. Applying machine learning to physics? Go for it. Working at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, and tech? Perfect. We don’t constrain what you learn or how you learn it.