Traci: I do not know what schools are doing these days. But if a student
has a choice, I would recommend not taking a year off. If they get too
used to "life on the outside" they might find it increasingly harder to
return. For those students who feel burnt-out I would suggest that
graduate school is sufficently different to cause "release from proactive
interference." If you want one of those "I walked to school 5 miles in 6
feet of snow stories": I survived graduate school with a Fellowship that
paid for a one room apartment, a few groceries, and nothing else. I had
one bicycle, one set of skiis, one _very_ old Volvo, and three sets of
clothes. The first time I got a large phone bill I had the phone removed.
It never occured to me to expect more. If I had waited a few years - or
had been married - I would have been misrable under those conditions. On
the other hand, I have been unsuccessful convincing our undergraduates to
jump right into graduate school. Most defer a a year - or more.
Traci Giuliano wrote:
> Hi Tipsters - Quick question: Is it common for students to get
> accepted into graduate school and then be able to defer for a year? I
> seem to recall that it used to be not that uncommon, but I haven't
> heard much about it lately. What do you think? If a student wants to
> take a year off, should they try to get accepted now and defer, or
> should they just wait?
> Thanks for your advice!
> Traci
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