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>> if you are looking for young tech savants, you can check out the latest hack-a-thon and drop by an accelerator program or visit a controversial new learning institution in downtown san francisco. this is make school a radical alternative to college, a two-year program with 33 students. some of them have turned out of places like mitt and harvard to be here. who would create an institution like this? eye twa-year-old college dropout of course. >> they are passionate about building apps and we are giving them a shortened focused university experience that will let them pursue a career. >> he ...

The first oklahoma hack-a-thon. and ironically he's been invited to teach at a local school. >> i'm excited to see where it goes. >> i finished making this video. >> jackson is nothing if not resilient. >> my dad's about to come get me. >> when you can think for yourself as a teenager you can be free to explore anything you want. >> are these the same as yours? >> i don't know. are they? >> you're 19 years old. where will we see jackson at 25? >> oh, my god. i don't know. i don't know where i will be tomorrow. i have so many things i want to do. i would love to be a millionaire before i'm 20. ...

>> this connects refugees to volunteers to help with food, water and housing. >> what do you do with this after? this app could help people. >> yeah. i mean, really. do you have an idea where to take it? >> honestly, as college students we have to worry about school and stuff. >> it's crazy. this could be so useful right now. you created this in 36 hours and you will go back to school on monday. >> yeah. that's the hack-a-thon. >> i can't believe in just a couple of hours the kids will go back to school and their amazing ideas will just disappear. >> seriously? you built this? >> it's got me w...

Choice? republicans tend to support him, that higher ceiling or at least potential could benefit him if other candidates stumble. >> nbc's mark murray in washington. thanks. we're going to give you an update on the results of the hack-a-thon you saw last friday. along with ford yes, we code 100 teams took part in the competition to build an app in 24 hours. the winner patrick henry middle school in woodhaven, michigan. the five team members each won 2,500 bucks in scholarship money and the school took back $15,000. they designed an app called second school that helps bridge the school/home g...