Re: Senior year of undergrad- what to do?

Hey kid,  .........forget what professors advise, they do not exist it
the real working world.   If you go the grad student path you may find
yourself in a world of hurt.. and low income.   Best to try to get
summer jobs, internships with industry and see how it is done in the
working world.   Academics dont know shit about the job market and
tend to be self serving in advise.  The graduate school path will be
one where compared to peers of your own age, you will suffer
financially, socially, status wise.  You really need to approach
people out of the university one on one and get the real dope on how a
career path in your area is developed and it sounds like your major is
an academic pipe dream already based on what you have said about the
placement rates of graduating students.