So I may not get to go to grad school after all. I won't bore you with the details of why, but in brief I just don't think I can afford it - not even with loans, because I'd have to borrow too much money and the terms for the loans that I'm eligible to take out are terrible.

So I'm exploring alternate options. This draws me back to when I was finishing high school and trying to decide whether I wanted to go into academics or art/design school. At the time I chose academics, and so I am now about to receive my anthropology degree... but I'm wondering if this isn't my cue to take the other road and go off to study something like digital animation or game design or virtual reality. I figure, if I was willing to spend 5-8 more years in school pursuing a PhD, I can devote half that time to getting more lucrative qualifications. I mean, hey, at least design school would set me up with directly employable skills - not to mention, I feel like the muse has been neglected more than I'd have liked these past four years...

Nothing is certain yet, but I'll keep you posted.