Taking a year off of college after junior year

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior (rising senior) at Georgetown University.
I'm an international student, and I live in a country other than my home country (so, double international).</p>

<p>Anyways, I've always wanted to go to law school right after i graduate from college. I hope to be able to (with my GPA and future LSAT score) apply to and be hopeful about getting into HYSC and other top law schools.</p>

<p>My current GPA is a 3.8, and hopefully I can raise my GPA a bit more my senior year.</p>

<p>My major question is the following:</p>

<p>I am planning on taking a year off after this semester. What will this look like to law schools? Is this a negative point? I never thought this would be a negative factor, but I think I've seen a thread earlier about gap year being a not-so-good sign. If so, why?</p>

<p>I'm not taking a year off because I'm sick or because I have an awsome internship opportunity. It's more a personal reason that might not seem so important to others.</p>

<p>Please let me know what you think!! Thank you.</p>

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<p>[Law</a> School Admissions Officers Minimize Risk in making decisions, Deloggio](<a href=“http://www.deloggio.com/admproc/risks.html]Law”>http://www.deloggio.com/admproc/risks.html)</p>

<p>Basically you should write an addendum of why you took a year off. With your GPA at a top UGrad institution it’s unlikely that the year off will hurt you.</p>

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<p>thank you for your answer! i really appreciate it :)</p>