So I did this last summer and it was the best decision I've ever made. I was miserable at NYU and already had some work experience. I waited til the summer an

So I did this last summer and it was the best decision I've ever made. I was miserable at NYU and already had some work experience. I waited til the summer and sent my resume out a lot and ended up with two entry level offers at startups. I took the better of the two, and a year and two jobs later I'm at a really good company earning much more money, and much happier in general in life than I was in school. But an important consideration here is learning, and that too has substantially increased. When I was in school I felt held back: there were a ton of projects I wanted to work on that I simply didn't have the time to because I would have to take bullshit like Spanish. Now I'm surrounded all the time by programmers, and ones who are much much smarter than I am, and I get to absorb tons of knowledge much more quickly than I ever did in class. And instead of paying $100k over the next two years, I'm earning $160k with much more control and overall happiness in my life. It's pretty crucial you have a fair amount of experience "for your age", and definitely don't do this without an offer on the table. But if you get to that point, and you've got a decent offer, I say go for it. TLDR: Because I dropped out I get paid a lot instead of paying a lot, to live a life that's substantially better, and I'm learning a hell of a lot more. Win.