So first off, let me introduce myself. My name is Nik and I am soon going to complete a bachelors degree in biotechnology (bioinformatics). I am trying to decide what to do next in my life. The choices I am trying to choose between are (1) Going to graduate school, (2) going to work in the industry, (3) do a start-up.<p>So far, people have been encouraging me to go to graduate school but given the mass budget cuts to the california budget issues, its become very competitive and I am not even sure if I will be able to get into a grad program at the university I am graduating from.<p>I have lots of work and internship experience, but I am not sure if there are many positions opening up for BS degrees in the biotech industry (seems to be dominated by Phd, Md, and MBA from what I've experienced). Even if I do manage to secure a job, people tell me it will be difficult to get myself to get back into school.<p>A few of my friends and I have a few ideas for a biotechy web start-up, but we haven't taken the time to plan or put anything into action.<p>I've been reading the articles posted here and going through the user profiles of people. You seem like an intelligent group of folks. This is exactly why I am posting this question here, because I am sure there are other readers out there (registered or not), who are pondering similar questions.<p>So in YOUR opinion, HN, what do you think I should do and why?