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I have put my undergrad to the side for the moment and am pursuing a masters.
make Sure you don’t leave room for regret that you could not have done more!
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doing something I did not like until I realized what I actually wanted to do worked for me, currently in grad school, no regrets.
seriously tho theres no timeline, eliminate that mindset. your priority is finding what motivates you and what will give you joy and that doesn’t need to look like a career right away. take time to figure yourself out and find something to occupy yourself in the meantime. DO NOT be idle and fester, the worst thing you can do is get demotivated out here
Mar 26, 2024
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I took off an entire year before my first degree after high school and just took language classes for fun, and it was the best thing I could have done to settle into my undergrad degree when I eventually went. The truth is, people who discourage it tend to do so because they think you will need to play catch up but there is actually nothing to catch up to, its just arbitrary standards about what you should do and when. It will never be too late to do and become the things that you want. But when you are burnt out, and need a mental health break, especially when you have avenues to take a break, you should listen to your body and do it.
How you use your gap semester is up to you, whether its getting more sleep or taking some pottery classes for fun, but I found it fulfilling to have a break where I was not just running on a hamster wheel, worrying myself sick about my miles long to do list. And I was the better for it when I went to uni afterwards, I was more focused and I had a better understanding of what I wanted out of my academic career. So yeah, do it, the refresh is more likely to help than it is to harm, just be balanced in how you use it e.g. do some hobbies now that you aren't beholden to the school schedule, don't jam pack your time away and come back tired etc
Aug 12, 2024
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kind of regret not doing this myself, especially during my absolutely cooked COVID semesters during undergrad. now having completed undergrad and grad school, i am more convinced than ever of the truth that as much if not more learning happens outside the classroom, and certainly more personal growth. had i been of this mindset while i was still a student, i probably would have taken a gap semester at some point.
i think if you need it solely as a reprieve from academic burnout, then by all means get some much needed rest, but if you can take a gap semester that would be also personally edifying in another way, absolutely go for it! maybe take on an internship, maybe do some traveling, maybe do some reading on topics you're tangentially interested in but aren't the core focus of your studies, maybe take time and invest in relationships, or pour into your hobbies, grow yourself in ways that make you a more well rounded and fulfilled person. the school to career pipeline exists for convenience and isn't going anywhere. take your time.
Aug 9, 2024
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a cold crisp morning getting on the red bus to go to school. i remember the sun rising and filling the valley with glaring orange light and realising that life was going to happen like this- beautiful and transient
Mar 25, 2024
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you can drink it in the library
Mar 23, 2024
life changing. lightly toasted soft white bread, some purple cabbage thing, dill pickle mayonnaise and the peppery crispy crunchy chicken to die for.
for some reason i won a lottery i didn’t know i’d entered and they gave me my meal for free!
it’s a new spring menu there
Mar 19, 2024