Short on tuition money?
A new company is offering college students a chance to make a little cash on the side -- by betting on their own performances.
Undergraduate students at 36 universities around the country -- including the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University -- can wager on their own grades though a New York-based company called Ultrinsic.
"What this does is that it encourages students to focus their energy on school," said company co-founder Jeremy Gelbart. "If they're as passionate about getting a grade in their class as they are about playing poker with their friends, I'm thrilled."
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