我覺得其實有些問題問別人真的沒用,別人也沒辦法為你的決定負責任,而且我相信你心裡一定有稍微偏向某一個方向的答案。這些問題之所以要考慮,那就是因為兩種選擇各有優缺點,那就是端看這兩邊哪一邊對你比較重要而已。每個人的心態跟價值觀不一樣,像我就覺得Ian這種工作狂不想要gap year是很正常的,那如果你是一個非常迷惘的人,你還在追尋人生目標,也許gap year對你就很重要不是嗎?所以這些事還是自己決定就好,follow your heart
Bachelor degree is a must but master is not necessary. Ph.D is mainly for people in research field. On the Jon experiences are more important. This is just my personal opinion with working in US for about 20 years.