I'm attending Graduate School for Comics...nuf' said.

...but for those who are curious: comics is a passion of mine, but not necessarily a profitable one. MFA = teaching job just about anywhere should frelancing fail me.

Well, to answer the main question posed in the first post, I have found graduate school to be a logical extension of undergraduate education at a pace that is quicker. My program is a PhD in Biomedical Sciences. Thankfully, it's a lucrative-enough field that I get a tuition waiver, health insurance, and a sizable stipend, so there's not a huge financial justification to my decision (immediately, that is...I don't have to take out loans to be here!). Sure, I could be making around double if I was simply a BS Chemist, but I'd rather aim higher.

I do not envy somebody in the humanities right now considering graduate school. The job market is piss poor in general, and you'll be paying a ton of money to attack your goal.

It's a shame, really! The humanities disciplines can really help you develop critical thinking skills and reading skills. The reading thing may not seem kinda "duh," but developing your comprehension, speed, and focus in reading puts you in line to learn ANYTHING. It's the only way to really learn science, to read journal articles, and they're rarely a nice jaunt in the park.

Good luck to you!