# Mark Cuban is worth $10 billion—but in college, he paid for junior year with a dorm-room chain letter he admits was ‘basically a scam’

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-17T13:26:21+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/article/what-is-mark-cuban-net-worth-college-junior-year-dorm-room-chain-letter-scam-pay-for-tuition/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/mark-cuban-is-worth-10-billion-but-in-college-he-paid-for-junior-year--a35373/

Cuban, who grew up in a working-class family, says his early hustles laid the groundwork for a career that took him from a crowded Dallas apartment to billionaire status.

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