Man in the black hat.

Props to PannPann. Actual cannibal Shia Labeouf making an appearance. Nice.

While maybe that is true at a Masters/PhD level, I can attest from experience that's not the case out of ugrad. Before realizing I cherished my work/life balance and being home for dinner and playing with my dogs more than my bank account, I had a previous life as a strategy consultant at a top tier firm. They specifically targeted the ivy schools for entry level analyst hiring, and specifically, students in the humanities; the thinking behind it is that they were taught to think critically, and they could always teach them how to make a spreadsheet. You had to be above average with mental math and such as well, but it was more about the critical thinking and being able to concisely present answers and take things away from looking at data patterns, and they could then teach them how to be a "consultant". Now it takes a certain type of english (or poli-sci, or history, etc) to want to leave that world and enter into consulting (which, most of the time, ultimately leads to them getting an MBA), but they do exist out there, and they are being hired... but generally, it's very specific folks from very specific programs

Greetings from the fiance' of a someone who I jokingly refer to as my perpetual student. It's definitely stressful, there is no use in sugar coating that fact... especially to be a successful graduate student I've learned there is a balance where I have to allow her time and space to do her thing while also having plenty of my own going on (work, hobbies, making new friends, etc). I moved both FOR and WITH her for her current masters studies, and will be doing the same (hopefully!) pending this years app season for her PhD. I can't give any insight to doing it straight out of undergrad; we were both young professionals with real-life jobs when she made the decision to go back to school, and I have been incredibly thankful in that my job has let me work remotely as I support her. The key thing I would say though; make sure it is a decision you make together. Before she even started applications for her masters, and now her PhD, we charted out schools by rank, geography, cost of living, climate, job prospects, etc... You don't want to feel like you are dragging him with you, and he won't want to just tag along unless it's something you do together and resent you for "making him do it". (of course... I don't know you or him, so pardon generalizations there) I'm sure there is a way to make it work out of ugrad too, but don't be surprised if you hit some rocks along the way, and always know what you'll do in a worst-case scenario (you lose funding if you get it, he can't find a job, you somehow fall out of love) but just do what is best for you, and if he wants to come along and truly be a part of your ride, he'll let you know

Some slight shameless self promotion considering I work for the publisher (and this is my first post after a long time of lurking... I'm the SO of a PhD candidate and I've been on here trying to better understand her... insanity? motivation? obsession? all of the above?) and the author is the root of my handle/avatar, but Randall Munroe's (of xkcd fame) "What If?" is a very fun read. It's definitely more on the science and tech side (he's a former NASA employee), but he hits on a variety of topics. Few topical excerpts below from the online strip for anyone not familiar and who might need a laugh during admissions season Going forward... please don't mind the finance guy and his spelling/grammar errors here in the humanities world, although I'm somewhat used to it from home by now.