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> I think this is a bad idea. The author is clearly self motivated, so why does he want to start a full-time dev career so early? College is basically the best time in most people's lives to explore ideas that they have. College students are smart enough to build something significant, and have enough time to do so.

What does this have to do with actually going to college? If the degree and courses don't matter, it sounds like OP would be better off just not working for a couple years in a sort of "pre career sabbatical". If you're going to dedicate your time to exploring ideas without an income, you might as well not waste your time on useless classes and accrue unnecessary debt.