I dunno. Unless you seriously know what you want to do, I feel like it'll be a waste of time. If you don't already have a very good idea about what you want to

I dunno. Unless you seriously know what you want to do, I feel like it'll be a waste of time. If you don't already have a very good idea about what you want to do, college is the place where you should discover that. Looking back, I had no clue what was important to me when I was first starting college (I mean, at the time I thought I knew). I'd say the best time to take a year off would be between your 3rd and 4th years, when you've tried a lot of different classes and actually done some coursework in your major. You should definitely study abroad, and if your school is as cool as it sounds, they'll provide help and direction on a great place to go (I had a paid-for year in Japan. That was the most educational of all my years of college).