I overheard a first year grad student telling her fellow classmates, "Have you ever had second thoughts about whether or not you made the right choice to come here? I love theater, but you can't make enough money doing that."
The rest of the students nervously laughed, but did not confirm her opinion.
Second thoughts are normal, especially if you've committed a significant chunk of time to do something (in this case graduate school), but doing it only for money sets off alarm bells in my mind. I know the majority of people do particular things for mercenary reasons because they really don't have a choice, but most people who have the option of going to graduate school do--in fact the array of choices for people who can go to graduate school is almost like an embarrassment of riches.
But all I can say is, school is going to be hell if you don't like what you're doing.
