Gen Z coder rejected by the Ivy League despite founding a $30 million app says college is 'not worth it for most people'

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Gen Z coder rejected by the Ivy League despite founding a $30 million app says college is 'not worth it for most people'

fortune.com/2025/10/12/zach-yadegari-entrepreneur-gen-z-coder-rejected-by-the-ivy-league-despite-founding-a-30-million-app-you-dont-need-college-to-find-success-millionaire-co-founder

Zach Yadegari, 18, never wanted to go to college.
After all, why would he need to? Cal AI, the calorie-tracking app he co-founded, blossomed into a $30 million empire before he could even submit applications, so it’s safe to say he was doing just fine.
“After Cal AI started taking off, it…

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