Hello! I am a future MBA applicant planning to apply in R1 2024 for matriculation in fall 2025. My partner and I have a plan to leave our jobs around December 2024 once I have gotten some admission decisions and travel until the summer before settling down in a new city and prepping for B-school while she finds a new job, given I am accepted somewhere R1.

I am wondering if this gap (6-8 months) will have an impact on my resume/job prospects later - I will have had 4YoE in a consulting and data analytics role and stayed at one job with a few promotions and publications. I am curious how it will be viewed future employers, and if it would be viewed differently if I were doing some sort of work/experience (we have considered teaching English in a foreign country for some of the time) versus just backpacking/traveling for pleasure.

As far as goals/industry post-MBA, I work in healthcare consulting/data analytics now and want to transition to tech or more
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