Keep in mind, too, that fewer people were taking the test 20 years ago, and it depends ENTIRELY on who takes the same test that you take, etc. It's all a stats game, and as my father (the statistician) always says, "I can prove, statistically, that the sky is green -- don't take this to heart." But I hear you: I'm the black sheep of the family, going for literature. All the rest are organic chem and engineering or mathematics or physiology. :/ (Result: family dinners are damn near incomprehensible to outsiders, I think!)
And, looking at the comments downthread, I'm just going to say that the few people I know who went into grad school straight out from undergrad are still there (remember: BA in 2002!), with no exit strategy in the immediate future, and they're totally burned out; those of us who waited a few years are out or almost out, and have career goals. The skills you learn while working a job that you know isn't your vocation make the vocation that much more enriching, truly. *hugs*
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Date: 2011-11-09 03:20 pm (UTC)And, looking at the comments downthread, I'm just going to say that the few people I know who went into grad school straight out from undergrad are still there (remember: BA in 2002!), with no exit strategy in the immediate future, and they're totally burned out; those of us who waited a few years are out or almost out, and have career goals. The skills you learn while working a job that you know isn't your vocation make the vocation that much more enriching, truly. *hugs*