I go to Babson College and run into similar situations to this everyday here. For those running something techie (which I assume considering we're on HN), I don't understand why people cannot balance school and work. Not to toot my own horn but I've been running a web design firm (pulling mid 5 figures this quarter for me), gotten a 3.3 GPA and built out a new product http://upout.com.
You don't need to drop out to do well. You just need to sacrifice some of your social life and television (and Facebook).
You don't need to drop out to do well. You just need to sacrifice some of your social life and television (and Facebook).