So, I emailed my recruiter about my citizenship issue and he replied that I can actually apply to the peace corps while being in the process of obtaining citizenship (thanks, nevadagirlamber!). This potentially means a much shorter “gap” period. I almost considered getting a short 1-year masters “just cuz” I have the huge gap. But it all depends on how the timeline pans out.. because I think that there are the fewest peace corps opportunities in the spring and the most in the fall. I will still probably get a job so that I’m stuck in my mom’s house after I graduate college (!).