Mystic,
I can't comment for Jody, but I don't think there is anything wrong with that!

Taking a year off is OK. The only danger I have seen from people in the past is that once you get out of high school and start making money, it is sometimes difficult to give up making money to go back to college.

Even though going to college is what I would recommend as soon as you can, taking a year off is OK too in my opinion...

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