<p>I just finished my sophomore year in Aerospace engineering and am weighing my options for grad school. I definitely want to go grad school, but not sure if I want to pursue a MS or phD. I know when I finish school, I want to work in lab rather than an office building. I do like research (although it's pretty boring right now as I try to learn COMSOL). </p>
<p>I guess my question would be is it a must to get a phD if I want to work in a lab and be more than a technician? </p>
<p>It might be somewhat early to be thinking of grad school, but I'm planning to sign-up for a program my school offers that allows undergrads to take graduate level courses. The program would allow the graduate courses to fullfil both undergrad and grad requirements.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I will be able to jump right from undergrad to a phD program because my GPA currently sits a ~3.40. But thats for later because I still have time to raise it.</p>