I took one year of university right out of HS and bombed because I just wasn't ready for it. I took what I thought was going to be a semester off, and assorted situations turned that into a little under four years (and moving out of state), but other assorted situations made me realize that I needed to go back to school (and moving back here), where I lept back in at juco and had a great time and finally got my bachelors degree last year.
So I absolutely cannot fault anyone for taking time off between HS and university.