I didn't go through it, but you should almost certainly apply. You can always decline later.
I'm too old for it, but it's basically free money. You can always return to college later if you really want to.
I'm too old for it, but it's basically free money. You can always return to college later if you really want to.
Also, need to remember it adds up - YC, 500Startups, tech stars, etc. and then pondering about the results and then the sorrow phase after not being accepted.
Weigh your trade offs.
If it takes a few rejected applications to learn that, it is time well spent.
You can deal with rejections, but that doesn't mean you have to deal with rejections.
You can use the time to make your product better. Someone famously said "Be so good, they can't ignore you", being mediocre and spending time in those activities is not very fruitful.