Alternative Business SchoolsAs every entrepreneur knows, there are many routes to success beyond the traditional classroom.
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The School of Hard Knocks
Concentrations:Finance, social policy, entrepreneurship
Total enrollment:The entire U.S. lower and middle classes
Annual tuition:Your dignity
Teacher-student ratio:1 to 300 million
Students who graduate within four years:Very few
Rolling admission:Yes
Acceptance rate:100 percent
Students receiving financial aid:0 percent
Average starting salary after graduation:$7.25 an hour
Notable alumnus:Oprah Winfrey
Dropout U
Concentration:Information technology
Annual tuition:$0
Students who graduate within four years:0
Students who graduate within six years:0
Students who graduate, ever:0
Degrees offered:0
Extracurricular activities:Devising something world-changing in your basement
Notable alumni:Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates
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