I’m think about taking a year off b/t undergrad and graduate school. Should I still take the GRE now??

The only way to know whether you should take it now is based off your personality. If you are one that slacks and is laid back, I would say take it soon–while your knowledge base is still fresh in your mind. If you are an overachiever and can work alone, I would say, don’t take it now, then take a short break to clear your thoughts of school. Then, study like crazy for the GRE.

Another possibility is to take it now as a practice with a chance of “fixing” your score in the future. If you put it off, then do poorly, you will have no net. But, if you keep scores, I believe they are averaged at many places.

As far as taking time off, it is okay I think as long as you stay focused. I took time off between my second and third year of my first Bachelor degree. Then, took a two year hiatus before getting my Master degree. Finally, I took a year off before working on my PhD (which I’m still doing). What matters is that you do not give up, and you stay committed to your goal.

My GRE scores were still good 8 years later when I decided to go to grad school the second time. Take the test now because you aren’t going to learn any more about psychology during the year off. (Never take it again–that will make you look desperate. For this time, study nothing but psychology. If you can’t read and do math by now, it’s too late.)

If you’re burnt out, absolutely take time off. Therapy can be draining, and, unless you counsel adolescents and want them to relate to you, there’s no advantage to being a young therapist. People will likely trust you more when you seem to have some life experience. One of my friends (now a PHD) spent 4 or 5 years working in a bank in her 20’s before going back to counseling.

If you are ready for the GRE take them now. And if you do bad you can study and re-take them later on. The good thing of taking them now is that you knowledge is more fresh. Grad schools don’t care when you took them, as long as you have a good score. If you take a year off try to do something related to psychology, that way you have some experience when you apply to grad school. They will like that a lot.

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