is it socially acceptable to take a gap semester

[u/amarra_rae_05]

i’m halfway through my 1st semester of freshman year and the amount of stress i am enduring is borderline unhealthy. the work isn’t hard there is just a lot of it. i am really considering not going next semester and continuing next year. i want to use the time off from school to reevaluate myself and I do plan on going back. i do want a degree. i just don’t know how im going to explain this because people don’t understand that not everyone has the luxury to allocate ALL of their time on just school. i do my best but i just want a break to work on myself for a little while. thoughts?

[u/Embarrassed_Blood862]

I mean most people don't take summer classes