disclosure: i'm not american i dropped out because i started college when i was 22. i was already working as a developer for 4 years. when i got to college, i

disclosure: i'm not american i dropped out because i started college when i was 22. i was already working as a developer for 4 years. when i got to college, it was more of the same and i was basically learning a lot of things that i already knew -- so for me, it was better to focus on working than working + going to college. it worked quite well in my case.