(long time user, anon for obvious reasons) I say you should drop out for a sufficiently interesting project. Even if it doesn't work out, by the time you're do

(long time user, anon for obvious reasons) I say you should drop out for a sufficiently interesting project. Even if it doesn't work out, by the time you're done you'll have enough experience to be far ahead of your peers. Personally, I dropped out of a top-tier school to found a startup (we closed our Series A ~3 weeks after I decided not to sign up for classes. Scariest 3 weeks of my life ;-)). After I left the startup, I was worried about my options w/o a degree - but it's really not a problem. Within 2 weeks of leaving I had 6-figure offers in NYC, Chicago, and SF. I'm now 24 yrs old, making ~$200K/year, doing work I really enjoy, and still no degree. The important thing is to prove you can do stuff. And the best proof of that is actually having done stuff.