The Minutes of Bill Gurley on education https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/education/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on education: 12 verbatim quotes between June 2024 and July 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:21:59 +0000 Gurley notes colleges previously prohibited major selection until end of sophomore year to allow exploration. https://minutesof.com/q/65ebe77e-dc98-41b5-9aac-5a4c02541bd5/ https://minutesof.com/q/65ebe77e-dc98-41b5-9aac-5a4c02541bd5/ “when I was young, when you went to college, they would not allow you to pick a major until the end of your sophomore year.” — Bill Gurley Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:02:49 +0000 education Gurley criticizes modern colleges requiring 17-year-olds to commit to majors when applying. https://minutesof.com/q/e9681d04-f478-49b1-99e4-87ad4cff1278/ https://minutesof.com/q/e9681d04-f478-49b1-99e4-87ad4cff1278/ “Today, at many schools, you have to apply to the major. So you're talking to a 17 year old saying, what do you wanna do the rest of your life?” — Bill Gurley Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:02:49 +0000 education Gurley says college prep system evolved so everyone feels forced to play resume-building game starting in sixt https://minutesof.com/q/a19056f4-8769-4380-88d2-bf2614514060/ https://minutesof.com/q/a19056f4-8769-4380-88d2-bf2614514060/ “I don't think there's anybody that's intentionally making wrong decisions, but the system has evolved to a place where everyone feels like they have to play the game.” — Metis Strategy Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 education Gurley says competitive parents start building resumes by sixth grade with programmed activities, citing Haidt https://minutesof.com/q/e0d4c139-af50-4dfc-ae2a-a14faa0b1352/ https://minutesof.com/q/e0d4c139-af50-4dfc-ae2a-a14faa0b1352/ “by the time you're in sixth grade, if you're a kid, you know, in a in a competitive environment with competitive parents, they're like, you know, okay, we gotta start pound building that resume.” — Metis Strategy Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 education Gurley cites data showing over 50% of people work outside their college major ten years after graduation. https://minutesof.com/q/bc259110-1a0c-4217-8fc7-1f501c90cc5b/ https://minutesof.com/q/bc259110-1a0c-4217-8fc7-1f501c90cc5b/ “Like over 50% of people are no longer working in the career that was was stated by their major. And I bet that number's getting worse.” — Metis Strategy Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 education Gurley's research found seven out of ten college graduates would do it differently if starting over. https://minutesof.com/q/d3d60c89-be75-4a3e-a8c7-628aa3941ec5/ https://minutesof.com/q/d3d60c89-be75-4a3e-a8c7-628aa3941ec5/ “And seven out of 10 said yes. Wow. And we redid this study with Wharton to make sure we had done it scientifically” — Mighty Pursuit Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:49:15 +0000 education Gurley says colleges now require major applications at high school junior year, three years earlier than befor https://minutesof.com/q/01790d49-0498-400b-b831-5e203c25da04/ https://minutesof.com/q/01790d49-0498-400b-b831-5e203c25da04/ “Today at many colleges, you have to apply to the major as a junior in high school. So that mindset has been lost.” — Mighty Pursuit Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:49:15 +0000 education Gurley notes forty percent of people shift away from college major within five years. https://minutesof.com/q/fa9bb3f8-096e-4679-b578-5b2b75dd7562/ https://minutesof.com/q/fa9bb3f8-096e-4679-b578-5b2b75dd7562/ “I invested all of this to get to this college, to get to this degree. And if I move away from that, did I just waste all that time?” — Chris Williamson Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0000 education Gurley says colleges now require major selection at high school junior year, three years earlier than before. https://minutesof.com/q/ce184f43-3bed-4ef0-a66f-daea247e4ef6/ https://minutesof.com/q/ce184f43-3bed-4ef0-a66f-daea247e4ef6/ “So we've moved the decision of what major are you gonna pick from the end of your sophomore year to the end of your junior year in high school.” — Chris Williamson Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0000 education Gurley criticizes schools requiring major declaration as high school juniors when students cannot know their p https://minutesof.com/q/a2dba08f-0a1e-4723-8102-9998e709eb3a/ https://minutesof.com/q/a2dba08f-0a1e-4723-8102-9998e709eb3a/ “Now at many schools, you have to apply to your major, like, as you're applying to college. So you're a junior in high school and people are like, what's your passion?” — Afford Anything Podcast Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:04 +0000 education Gurley cites Stanford research showing 40% of people shift away from their college major within four to five y https://minutesof.com/q/51f60a5f-e143-48db-a3f9-387baff3fcf9/ https://minutesof.com/q/51f60a5f-e143-48db-a3f9-387baff3fcf9/ “But a lot of people do. There's Dave Evans at Stanford who does the Designing Your Life class and book, you know, they highlight that like four years, five years out, 40% of people are no longer doing the work that was in their major.” — Afford Anything Podcast Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:04 +0000 education Gurley reports Trump proposed automatic green cards for anyone completing a four-year US degree. https://minutesof.com/q/5328b159-6807-43ad-af58-33fcb6eb4356/ https://minutesof.com/q/5328b159-6807-43ad-af58-33fcb6eb4356/ “And he proposed something apparently at the roundtable. He said, anybody who comes here for a four year education completes their degree in The United States, we're gonna give them a green card.” — BG2 Pod Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:50:33 +0000 education