Thank you very much for your reply MackF and byt2104! Your comments made me feel much more confident, and it means a lot to me!
My current situation is actually a little unique (in a bad way?) and I am wondering if you guys could please give me some advice?
I am graduating this June, and was planning on working in completely different field big financial firm. However, I have been thinking a lot and am realizing that my passion lies in Scientific research. Since, I did not intend to go to grad school initially, I missed application cycle.. so here are my options now:
1. Work as a lab assistant one year and apply next year - but the problem is I cannot guarantee a placement and I will lose one year
2. Enrol in my current lab in my university in Canada (not pharmacology but related field) as a masters student - the supervisor proposed me some interesting and hopeful project that I may be able to complete in 2-3 years. Maybe I can try to go for phD in US after getting my masters here
3. Work in finance for 1-2 year and try to come back to science - This may help me determine what I really want to do and build up some money for grad school, without taking a risk of resiging the contract. The downside is offcourse that I will not be doing science and it is hard for me to come back (Is it?)
I am also not Canadian, but am studying in Canada as an international student from Asia.
Thanks so much again for your help! Hope you guys have a great weekend!