[knobbytires]

I see very few people asking what jenny_2’s long term career goals are. If your desire is more entrepreneurial then take a year off and make a decision later as to whether you go back. Things change dramatically in a year (especially in a startup) so if you commit to founders now to stick it out and decide in a year to go back to school so be it. I guarantee you their commitment to you is just as loose given you make it big.

I see this as a much simpler question of whether you are going to take a year off. All the variables for which you base that decision will change over the course of the next year so start with the first step and if you choose to leave let the rest play out over time.

In my own experience leaving school is the right choice for some. I left school for startup in the original 90’s boom and although I’m not a Zuckerberg I have had great experiences with startups successes and failures. I’ve also had no issue growing into an executive role in the valley along with a “seat at the table” where colleagues went the more traditional college route. I will however fully admit I am not the norm.