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After graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in music, the classical pianist enrolled in law school, took a gap year, worked on a cruise ship to see the world, got her law degree in Australia, articled in Toronto and worked in Vancouver before becoming a mom.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
This even extends to career breaks—once a red flag, they are now normalized, with gap years becoming acceptable in professional narratives.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Young American Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell, sparky with a touch of melancholy), is part of a small NSA unit disguised as students on a gap year, sharing a pad in lovely Cassis on the French Mediterranean.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
For traditional medical school applicants applying after undergrad, gap years are on the rise, with 73% of respondents taking at least one gap year after college before matriculating into medical school, according to the 2023 Matriculating Student Questionnaire.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
This even extends to career breaks—once a red flag, they are now normalized, with gap years becoming acceptable in professional narratives.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Young American Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell, sparky with a touch of melancholy), is part of a small NSA unit disguised as students on a gap year, sharing a pad in lovely Cassis on the French Mediterranean.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
For traditional medical school applicants applying after undergrad, gap years are on the rise, with 73% of respondents taking at least one gap year after college before matriculating into medical school, according to the 2023 Matriculating Student Questionnaire.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Gap year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gap%20year. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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