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to CharonY: my initial plans were to get my PhD because I love to do research, that said, I wanted a degree which could give me the opportunity to do research in the biomedical area, and hopefully one day to run my own lab. I am aware of my job possibilities with a PhD, since I currently work doing research not only because I love to but also for a living. However, I am not planning to become a professor or anything like that; I just like to be in the lab. With respect to the MBA, I have not have that much exposure to that area to be honest... To Marat: thanks for your comments; and answering your question: I have never being attracted by the idea of being a doctor to be honest; I think I will be heart-broken all the time by seeing my patients and not being able to help them in most cases because of the lack of treatment options/cures to some diseases. Thanks to both of your for your comments!

Hello everyone, I am a biochemistry major and I will be graduating this coming December. My GPA is 3.5 (due to a bad year because of personal problems) and I have been doing research since 2006, thus, as you can tell, I have a lot of research experience in areas like organic chemistry, immunology, molecular bio. and biochemistry. I had planned to start applying for my PhD now, during this fall semester, to start the PhD program on Fall 2011. However, lately I have been considering the option of getting a MBA instead. Actually, my boyfriend was the one who came out with the suggestion of getting an MBA because I was telling him that I was getting bored at my current job (in a biochemistry lab). His reasoning is the following: if am getting bored now, how will it be during my PhD years? or as regular job? and by getting an MBA, I would have two job options, being capable of doing research with my BS in biochemistry or administrative work with the MBA. To be honest, after that moment I have not been able to sleep thinking about that. I am so confused right now. Should I still go for my PhD or should I go for the MBA? Do you really think it is worthy to get a PhD if I do not want to be a professor? Please help me to make a final decision. I need to start filling out my graduate school applications and I do not even know if I should study for GREs or the GMAT because I so confused about my future right now. What do you think? MBA or PhD? I really need fresh ideas and to hear others' opinions. Thanks!