hoogets25
even if you do not have someone to finance your travels, you should quit work early and travel. when else will you have few commitments in life, know that you have something exciting and secure like bschool a few months down the road, and not have stress that you need to get a job, prep for a job etc...? almost never again. so what's another $10K to add to the debt? once it's all over, 5 years from now, 10 years, 20 years, you will remember the adventure, not the extra $$. I think we regret what we do NOT do more than what we do...at least that is what I am telling myself...
I love this line of thinking. I'm applying for fall 2012 and will be seperating from the Marine Corps this Nov., which gives me a a little less than year of time between (if I'm accepted somewhere). I was always thinking I'd find some job in the mean time until school starts but you know the more I think about it, the more appealing the idea sounds to just relax and decompress for a few months after 4 years in the Marine Corps...
Travel, visit friends around the country, and just get ready and back in the student mode sounds like a much better idea. Then again, I have to get accepted somewhere which means I need to do well on the GMAT, which means I need to get back to studying...