<p>I have done searches, and have not found a lot of information on this matter. I'm an engineering with the aspiration of gradschool. Lately, I have been feeling unusually depressed and stressed out, especially this early into the semester. I'm finding it hard to concentrate. I have things on my mind, and in my personal life that I feel are dragging me down. My sleep cycle is screwed up. I'm procrastinating like none other. I just want to do anything but engineering right now.</p>
<p>My thinking is to take a semester off, while still doing research with my professor and maybe find some other jobs to do. Meanwhile, I'll read books and get my personal life back on track. By summertime, I'll take 15 credit hours of electives to catch up with the amount of classes that I missed.</p>
<p>I just feel like I need a break, and take some things off my mind. Maybe I'll realize that engineering and grad school isn't for me. And that's something I'll look into if I decide to take some time off. I would love some advice from some experienced people.</p>