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[quote=Anonymous][quote]For sciences and engineering, it's generally expected that you go straight out of undergrad. This is due to the fact that many of those people will also go on to a phd, so you've got to specialize and get your education done before you'll get a "real" job. Maybe you'll have one year between undergrad and graduate school to be a research assistant, but that's all. [/quote]

This is changing.  In my program there were a number of people who spent anywhere between 1-5 years either working as a research assistant in academic labs, or working for oil/biotech/materials/pharmaceutical companies as a B.S. scientist (there are positions for B.S. and M.S. scientists, just limited room for career growth without the PhD).  There were even a couple "non traditional" students who had switched careers or raised kids and went back to grad school.  I would say maybe a third of my incoming class did not come straight from undergrad, and it was a top 15 program.  A lot of people jump straight into grad school after undergrad, but not everyone.  In fact, if you work in industry beforehand, it can help make connections when you are job hunting after graduating.  Also if you get on any publications as a research assistant/lab tech, it can help get into grad school and secure fellowships.[/quote]

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