<p>I now teach college (in MT) after a few years of HS teaching before graduate school 
teaching college is a very different experience! Both are rewarding, but different.</p>
<p>I see my seniors n MT getting nervous about graduating (they have after all been in school since they were 5 yrs. old), and stat to think… maybe I should go straight to graduate school. For some this is exactly the right choice, but for those that are the least bit undecided taking a year or so to explore always seems like a good idea… I took 6 years between undergraduate and graduate school (a long time if I had been vocal performance!). If I had gone to grad school right out of undergrad I would have gone for acting. By waiting (and pursuing my performance career first) I discovered that I wanted to go to grad school for directing. Sometimes life experience can help point a person in the “right” direction.</p>
<p>Best of luck to your D! :)</p>