This comes up here with a saddening frequency. Here's the answer (from last time somebody in your shoes asked): Valid reasons for leaving college to go into s

This comes up here with a saddening frequency. Here's the answer (from last time somebody in your shoes asked): Valid reasons for leaving college to go into software development include having build an app/site/open-source-thing that's exploding to the point where you've demonstrated beyond a doubt that you're good at this stuff and therefore don't need a piece of paper from a 3rd party saying as much. It doesn't sound like you (original poster) have done that yet. The quick test is this: Has Twitter offered you six figures to come work for them? If not, then no, you don't get to skip college yet. Stick it out until that happens, then go. Otherwise all you're doing is stacking the deck against yourself. And in the meantime, try a bit harder to enjoy your time at university. Forty-year-old you will probably look back at it as one of the best parts of your life. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5025660 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5025660