I'm curious what you're working on and what general competencies you're aiming to have, say, when you graduate. Not sure if you've picked a major or whatnot yet - I think optimal strategies are going to diverge a bit depending on what you want to do, both on a macro scale (what results do you want) and how you're going to go about making that thing or things happen. I'm a bit dubious of the whole "delay school by a year to learn" thing because it may also delay job related skill acquisition (and cash flow.)

On a related note, I think it might help for you to have a lens for your learning: link