Should I go to graduate school? I have a decent chance of it being paid for by uni, and I like the research I'm doing as an undergraduate and want to continue.
>>16953070
So go.
what field?
Well it sounds like you should go, anyway.
Is there any major reason why you shouldn't?
Chemical engineering, concentration in research sciences. Thing is, I only have one real prospect for grad school and it might be better to just go work for a petrochemical refinery. Petroleum engineers also make fat stacks.
>>16953187
That was true a few years ago but the saudis are flooding the market with cheap oil to try and collapse the other producers (oil sands, shale etc.). Layoffs are common in the industry.