Job switch with 3 years experience but career gap before that?

I had 4.5 years of experience after my graduation after that I took a career break to pursue my masters in different field. After completing it, I joined back, its been 8 months that I joined after my gap So I had career break of 2.5 years But now when I am looking for a switch or interview, I learnt, I proudly say I took a gap and also, I did some work part time while I was studying that counted as my complete experience of 7.5+ years