be so fr abt gap year

So gap year is a trigger word for me right now, because before I knew about the medical application, I was like, hell no. Um, there's no way I'm taking a gap year. And then after learning that you have to apply at the end of junior year to not have a gap year, I decided that, you know, my fourth year starts, like, are probably gonna be. I'm gonna make it stacked, and I don't want it to not be included in my application. But now all my friends are graduating this year as juniors, and I know in the grand scheme of this, like application and jobs and your career as a whole, like one year really isn't topic of a difference for people that are graduating early or people like me taking full four years. So I just wanna hear from the people that have taken gap years and have skipped gap years and what your advice is. I just. Because, like, I wanna really maximise my chances and also shoot for schools I really wanna get into. So also, I know, I know it is, like, different for everyone. I have heard that a million times. But just tell me pros and cons of taking a gap year and not taking a gap year from your experience, please and thank you.