Gap Semester & Grad Date Question - after extending grad date

I’m a senior who extended my graduation to Dec 2026 to recruit for the Summer 2026 SA cycle (missed 2025). I already have a SA spot for 2026.

I planned to add a double major to justify the extension, but dropped it since I had no interest and didn’t want to hurt my GPA. Now I have no classes left to take and don’t know what to do for spring in order to graduate Dec 2026 still. Considering either studying abroad or a gap semester (leaning gap).

Questions:

  1. Will a gap semester raise flags when transcripts are reviewed?
  2. Should I explain this to HR beforehand?
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