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Coding bootcamps are a new trend but the biggest competition for universities is actually universities that partner to deliver programs via a legacy brand.

Newsweek has spoken to psychologists about the schools alleged "horrible" and "uncalled for" response to an 8-year-olds absence.

>> its 10:17 a.m. im about to make a coffee. >> from what i can see, jackson has no regrets. >> im actually really, really happy right now. im working with a group of friends, none of whom who have ever had any start-up experience whatsoever, you know? >> jackson goes on and on about his new projects, so let me summarize for you. hes creating a late-night food delivery app with some friends. he got $30,000 in funding to plan oklahomas first hackathon. hes doing freelance tech design for companie...

Theory without giving students the practical skills they need to build real projects. >> the trend that you can really watch is the collegiate hackathon scene, where youll have 1,000 students giving up their weekends, giving up their sleep, because they want to learn about new technologies. it feels very broken that they have to do this on the weekend. for us at make school, were saying, "hey, heres 2 years of a hackathon. build cool things." >> at uc berkeley, the sun is rising on the hackathon...

Been easy for me to forget that theyre still young and have lots to learn. >> so tell us about your hack. >> this is essentially shazam for vision. >> can i take a picture of you? >> not to mention, theyve got some stiff competition. >> so can we just see you control this car with your mind? a mind-controlled golf cart -- >> hi-ho, silver! and that usually works pretty well. >> a bicycle video game. >> so this could be good for lazy gamers, right? >> yes. >> to get off their butts? >> yeah. so t...

Business? >> oh yeah. i have a business. >> are you making money? >> yes, yes. >> what can a student or you? >> terrible. i filled almost all of my classes. >> what? >> yes. >> why is that? >> would not do homework murder would leave school go home and work on freelance web design for my clients. >> how did your peers feel about this? >> terrible for the longest time. what we do when you get a slight feeling out of school? consistently every year? my college counselor called my mom and dad toget...

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You were making while you were in high school? >> my company was worth almost a million dollars. >> before you sold it. >> yeah. >> after high school, abenezer planned to study computer science and business at the new jersey institute of technology. >> thank you. >> but then he discovered make school, and his plans changed overnight. >> was there always an expectation that you would go to university? >> of course. my parents and all my friends thought, "hey, this guy is crazy." but i think that ...

Like m.i.t. and harvard to be here. >> so who in silicon valley would create an institution like this? a 23-year-old college dropout, of course. >> were taking students who have already discovered theyre very passionate about building apps, and we are giving them a shortened, focused university experience thatll let them pursue a career as a software developer or a start-up founder. >> ashu desai cofounded make school. the program differs from traditional school in one major way. its a start-up ...

Now lets send it in to advisors. >> okay. >> so how are these people paid? >> so whenever you make a purchase, we get commission from people like amazon or h&m. and look, you got a response. >> oh, okay. "oh, nice outfit, but i would add a little color just to make it pop a bit more." she suggests i do something like that. so its kind of like the uber for advice. >> exactly, and any professional in any industry can come on and provide advice whenever they want to, wherever they want to. >> thats...