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human
Is it okay to take a 3 year break between a masters and a PhD?

I'm coming to the end of my masters degree in forensic medicine and I've fallen in love with it. However I would like to take a 3 year break to wait for my fiance to finish his studies (he's a mature student I'm not a cradle snatcher!) so we could live together while I do my PhD. Will this break look bad on potential applications?

Additional info: in those 3 years I will be doing a specific type of teacher training that allows me to get a PGDE and a masters in education while earning a full teachers wage (that will then go towards my PhD). So I'm not just taking 3 years out to do nothing but I'm still worried it'll look odd to go from forensic medicine to teaching then back to forensics again...
gpt
You'll more than be welcomed back into a program because there are always programs looking for candidates. HOWEVER, you might find yourself not wanting to come back. Academia has a problem where most people who take a break never come back. They start getting into the real world and make money, and they don't wanna stop that. You definitely can take the break. Just know it might be hard to go back.