One thought I have is that we're possibly at the high point of the current tech boom and that I should take a job while the market is hot, then go back to school when there's a cooldown. There's also the fact that as a fresh CS grad, 4 years down the line, I would be making roughly the same, or maybe just slightly more, as I could make right now (100-120k).
But I wonder whether going back to school after being in the industry for 2-3 years will even make sense.
Ultimately, I don't know how to weigh the social and educational experience of college against starting my career 4 years early. I'm not particularly concerned that a lack of a degree itself will hold me back in the future. Any thoughts?
Update: no college debt, parents thankfully have enough to pay for it.
That being said, should I (ethically) take interviews just for 1) practice, 2) leverage with the companies I actually want, and/or 3) the possibility of being pleasantly surprised, or should I just decline and not waste their time?