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This is almost certainly bad, over optimistic advice.

If the idea of being a member of the professional class depresses you try shooting for the stars before going to college because that's what college is preparing you for. If you want to do the startup thing, surely the thing to do would be move to the Valley, do open source stuff, and just keep trying.

Others below have mentioned taking AP and SAT-2 tests to place out of requirements. Also worth looking up, DSST, CLEP and Excelsior College Exams.

After living in GA for some period of time, you could be an in-state resident and transfer to GA tech. Atlanta is a great city and GA tech is a great school.