graduate school (or, "somebody, please, find me a career!")

I am finding the graduate school application process incredibly frustrating. I'm pretty sure I want to study physics, or possibly computer science theory, but this is not my undergraduate background exactly. It seems that the way to get into a good physics graduate program (say, Princeton, Columbia, UChicago, ...) is to be a physics undergrad and do excellently. I did quite a lot as an undergrad — definitely more than most — but I don't feel strong in any particular area. To whit, it feels almost absurd to apply to a graduate physics program when I've taken only three upper division physics courses. Indeed, many of the physics graduate programs explicitly state that having a bachelor's degree in physics is a prerequisite to applying to their graduate program. I'm increasingly of the opinion that perhaps the best route might be for me to continue taking courses through Extension until I can put together a strong application to the particular program of my choosing. On the other hand, the AS&T program at Berkeley would probably be pretty good for me too.

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