So you want to go to grad school? Perhaps you'd better read the links in this post first. My only comment is that grad school is a lot like getting beaten into a bloody pulp, beaten some more while you're still down, and then as a bloody smear attempting to crawl away to scar in peace--getting chased down yet again. (But you're still here, you might say. So grad school can't be that bad. Well, just keep on dreaming about those hot cabana boys.)