Rising junior considering gap year because of COVID to re-recruit
Hey all,
I'm a rising junior at a target school and I'm currently recruiting for IB (SA 2021). Earlier this week, I received an offer from the firm I'm currently interning for, which is a boutique IB shop in SF, to work during the school year. I've really enjoyed the work I've been doing for this firm as I've learned a ton and given that school (and everything in general) is going to be quite different this year, I decided to think about what it would be like if I took the school year off. I've come to realize that taking a gap year (if it's possible) seems to have more pros than cons to it; below are main points in favor of taking a gap year.
My school raised its tuition this year and frankly, it is not worth 60k this year. Just the fact that some classes are going to be online makes me feel this way, but on top of that, the overall experience just isn't the same. I go to a big football school and obviously that won't be around along with all the other fun social things. Additionally, unlike a lot of people at my University, my parents don't have a shit ton of money and I actually need to take out loans starting this year. Taking out a 60k loan for an experience that is honestly worth at best 10k, in my opinion, is something I'm uneasy about.
After not getting a superday for Goldman last week (RIP) and overall striking out with every bank thus far, I'm starting to lose hope. I believe that if I took a gap year, it would allow me the opportunity to recruit with the analyst class below me (SA 2022), which is quite appealing.
A big reason why I've struck out with recruitment is due to the fact that I haven't been in a good mental health state since December. I've been wanting to go to therapy for a bit and have pushed it off for quite some time because of recruitment/school/covid/other stuff. I really do feel like a gap year would allow me to actually have some time to get better and be fully prepared going into recruitment starting Jan 2021.
Would love to hear some people's opinion in regards to this.
