Comment by blackguardx
17 years ago
I am a new grad student after spending a few years in industry. My advice for people who don't know what they want to do is to go straight to work. Don't go to grad school. It is much nicer to figure out what you want to do while earning $60k+ than $18k.
I don't feel like money is the issue though. When you're working for a company your job is to produce something for them--something that moves the company forward. In grad school, your work is much more selfish. You have ample time to think about problems in ways that only you can solve.