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JustElleWoods

Would a Gap Year Be a Mistake?

I (23F) got accepted to a few law schools and had originally planned to attend this fall. However life dramatically changed for me as I recently got divorced from an unhealthy marriage and moved to a new city in the last 8 months. I was super isolated from friends and family in the marriage and I recently got connected again with my support group. I've been having second thoughts about doing law school as for the first time in 5 years I get another chance to just be a normal person in their early 20s and have fun with my friends and maybe travel a little. I've gotten feedback from my support system and they've said law school is always a good choice, but if anyone deserves a break it's me after what I've gone through. However, I want to be a lawyer so bad but would it be unwise to take a gap year?

Posted Jun 4, 2025, 3:33 PM UTC

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