Unless you also have the choice of going to Stanford (which has better weather and startup scene), go to MIT if you got in. If you can't afford it, or decide to do something else, do a voluntary withdrawal, even without paying for the first semester.
In my experience, MIT dropout is about as good as MIT graduate for some purposes; better for a few and worse for more, but overall preferable to never having gone to college.
I would probably say finishing a STEM degree at a top university is worthwhile even now if it can be done without too much difficulty. The only argument against it, assuming you enjoy school and would like to attend, is if you have another time limited opportunity (a side project taking off, acting career, etc) which is incompatible with school. Otherwise, I'd do it.
The useless college programs are in soft majors at mediocre schools with unmotivated and marginal students, who have better options in skilled trades, or at least taking some time off rather than treating school as a mandatory step in a scripted life.
In my experience, MIT dropout is about as good as MIT graduate for some purposes; better for a few and worse for more, but overall preferable to never having gone to college.
I would probably say finishing a STEM degree at a top university is worthwhile even now if it can be done without too much difficulty. The only argument against it, assuming you enjoy school and would like to attend, is if you have another time limited opportunity (a side project taking off, acting career, etc) which is incompatible with school. Otherwise, I'd do it.
The useless college programs are in soft majors at mediocre schools with unmotivated and marginal students, who have better options in skilled trades, or at least taking some time off rather than treating school as a mandatory step in a scripted life.