Keeping Grad School as an Option

molliebatmit
Mon, 14 May 2007 13:00:44 +0000

Well, then I would say to apply just to the programs you really like – that way if you get in, you can consider your options, but if you don’t, you can just go work at an awesome job. (And definitely talk to your advisor. :))

It just tends to be a little easier to apply as an undergrad than after a year or two out of school, if only because out-of-school people have to figure out how to get transcripts sent and get back in contact with professors to write LORs. That’s not to say that it’s OMIGOD SUPER DIFFICULT to apply after a year or two out of school, though.