Do you really want to dophysics, or do you just want to do a challenging job which uses a lot of the same “tools”?
Graduate school usually takes about 6 years, and pays very little.
During this time, people you went to college with will be buying their first house, BMW, etc.
Consider practical factors (living area, support, etc)
The only reason to go to physics graduate school is for exactly the same reason you would go into art or music.
There is no practical reason to go to physics graduate school.
Even if you do decide to go to graduate school, think long and hard whether there’s anything you need to “get out of your system” first (join the Peace Corps, climb Mt. Everest, etc).
This is the last time for many years you can do such things with impunity!!!
download full presentations about how to applying to graduate school in physics
http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/gsa/
