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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. In many fields, and many graduate programs, he would have a competitive edge over other candidates with one year of work experience or directly out of school. Perhaps not if you were on his interview panel, but every panel I’ve been on, especially recently, has valued diversity of experience. The life experience and independence he will gain from traveling alone in foreign countries cannot be matched by anything he would accomplish in the office. He graduated from college in 3 years with merit aid. He has demonstrated he has the aptitude and ability to do the work and achieve excellent results. The kind of travel he’s talking about will only enhance his already stellar resume. [/quote]

OP here.  Funny that my DS said almost the same thing you said above.  He always reminds potential employers that he graduated in three years on a 100% scholarship, room, board, and stipend.  He also reminds them he did two internships in his freshman and sophomore years, the first one with a startup and the 2nd one with Qualcom, and 25K in savings from those two internships.  He told me and my DW not to worry but as parents, I am always worried given the current economic situation.  [/quote]

OP, your DS sounds like a highly motivated, self driven man.  A compromise might be to try having a 3 month vacation, and if he still thinks he wants to do 1 yr, then so be it.  He has his whole life to work, and he sounds burnt out, worst thing he could do is to jump in on a job that he does not want to do right after school, he'll end up just cruising along because he does not have that fire in his belly and this will most likely make him feel like a failure and break his self esteem.[/quote]

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