I’m right with you Princess B. I was the only person in my circle of friends that did not pursue a graduate degree within a year of finishing college. The reason? I didn’t know what I wanted to do, and didn’t want to waste my time and money getting a degree that I would end up not using. I now am going back to business school after 11+ years as an engineer. I have not been ready until now. It will be tough balancing the time commitments, but my company is paying for most of it, so the decision was a no-brainer...
If one is going for the MBA, it is advised not to go directly from undergraduate to graduate. One gets more out of the MBA studies if one can wait for at least 5 years to gain outside experience and then bring it to the classroom.