Taking Time off Before Graduate School?

[LttleMsPrEp]

Thanks for your responses so far. The only reason that taking a year off appeals to me is because of the ability to use my senior year grades to boost my GPA. While my grades aren't terrible they aren't exactly 75th percentile tier 1 worthy either. The aspect of taking a year off that is bothersome are the numerous people that initially start to take a year off but never go back. It was always my opinion that if a person is serious about school they would go back no matter what distractions they faced. It's such a tough decision to make, I've gone back and forth about it numerous times. Perhaps I'll look into whether or not the law schools I'm interested in applying to allow applicants to defer their admission for a year?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

It was always my opinion that if a person is serious about school they would go back no matter what distractions they faced.

That sounds good in theory. In practice, you don't know until it happens...or doesn't.