Hello aspirant

Hope you are doing great there . Taking a drop is not a bad option , indeed it is good since at the drop year you don't have the burden of boards and at the time of class 12th you have already covered your syllabus. But the only thing is that you have to maintain the momentum that is your determination to reach your dream college should be constant . Otherwise within a time of 1 year , you will forget the concepts and once you leave studying , you will not be able to gain that determination back .

I hope you got your answer

Wish you all the very best!