<p>I just finished my sophomore year of college. I am at a top-20 school and i love it. but part of me would like to travel europe or explore something new. does it look bad to employers/grad schools if you take a year off?</p>
<p>First, how would they even know you took a year off since your resume would just give your graduation year? I think most employers, not all, would see this as a good thing. Risk taker and all that, while others might worry its a sign you'll leave their employment too soon. Where you travel and what you do during that year could be a plus or minus depending on the situation. So who can say. .</p>
<p>Personally, I would see it as a strength. I see many young adults who go straight from college to grad school and by their mid 20s are feeling like they missed something so a slow train on a track with a few interesting detours can be a better road to travel.</p>
<p>"I see many young adults who go straight from college to grad school and by their mid 20s are feeling like they missed something so a slow train on a track with a few interesting detours can be a better road to travel."</p>
<p>This is kinda how I feel. I just don't want to rush through things and have a 9-5 waiting for me (at least not right away). There seems to be so much out there, if I can just somehow explore it. But I worked hard to get into Vandy, so I don't want to do anything foolish.</p>
<p>That is an awesome mentality. I was thinking about how much more there is to life also. I watched this thing on MTV..haha..where this guy just graduated college and had a job lined up for a few months after. A month before starting his new job he took a few backpacking trip around Europe with his best frined. That's a similar concept, and i think i might do something like that to get all my partying out of me before starting a standard way of living.</p>
<p>Taking a year oof is not a good idea. Just take a summer off.</p>