While I do think you should focus on school for when you're ready, I'd like to say that you may be better off just taking the lower grade for the earlier graduation. School is never as convenient as it is in your youth. Difficulty may vary, but convenience is a big thing (for me at least) That being said, I went to college with a kid that dropped out sophmore year and now works as IBM for 6 figures and recently published a book. So everyone's got their own path, you just gotta find what's right for you