I think only you actually have all the context to be able to make that decision. Don’t let it be decided by a vote from people who don’t know you based on five sentences of limited information.
Ask HN: Should I Quit College?
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#13Find out how long it takes for your credits to expire first. Many schools allow you to finish by taking classes online. See if you can take a single class online at a time for the next few years. Either way, your grades don't matter now, so just do the bare minimum to get the degree (now or someday in the future).
To be honest I tried to find multiple ways to get it done but I am still getting lack of communication from university (they just don't care) and honestly at this point neither do I. I was a 4/4 GPA student prior to working with the startups and it now dropped to 3.6/4 with 1 semester left. Really contemplating what to do since there is a lot of stuff that needs to get done.
Drop out now and make whatever money you can. Finish the degree later because it will be useful (socially, romantically, and in business) and because there's no reason to waste your existing credits.
Fair or not, having no college degree can cause people to dismiss you.
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#14Ask your university about how to register as a part-time student. Instead of viewing it as one semester left with risk of failing all your courses, you can recast it as 4-6 semesters left where you only need to take one class per semester, and have a high chance of passing every class (but really, you should aim for straight A's; hire tutors if necessary so you really understand the material).
It's useful to get the degree even if you think you won't need it, esp. since you're so close to finishing. Ten to fifteen years later, you might decide to go to medical school, or to law school to become a human-rights lawyer, or to get a master's degree in astronomy. It'd be a much bigger hassle to have to go back and finish the B.S. at that point.
Re: Ask HN: Should I Quit College?
#15If it's an online degree, pay someone else to complete it.
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#16" at multiple startups around 650K USD/annum " fo sho fo sho