Kottas hopes that a healthy income will allow him time for other pursuits. "A good family life will become a controlling priority," he said.

Jobs and family are not the only things seniors saw in their future.

Seventy-nine percent of seniors in the survey said they expect to begin some form of post-graduate study within the next five years. Only 26 percent said they plan to begin their postgraduate education in the next year.

Like those seniors, Trattner, a physics concentrator who plans to work in industry or government, said she hopes to attend graduate school next year and wait for an improvement in the job market.

"There's a lot of pessimism about jobs in particle physics because of recent cuts in funding," Trattner said.

"People seem to think it's cyclic, so maybe there will be jobs after I get out of graduate school," she said.

Like most seniors surveyed, Pauker plans to eventually attend graduate school, but not for at least two years.

"I'd like to travel," she said. "I'm applying for some fellowships. I would like to work for some non-governmental organizations in land-use planning."

The survey, sponsored by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), also reported that 57 percent of seniors are "somewhat likely" or "very likely" to work in the business world sometime in the future.

Even those who plan to continue their studies, like Travelli, may spend some time in business.

A philosophy concentrator, Travelli said he plans to continue in graduate school after a fellowship of a year in business.

"I do want to make some cash and get my hands dirty," he said.

The poll also reported a surge of interest in business schools. One in five seniors said they plan to attend graduate programs in business, more than any other program.

"I think there's been a renewed interest in MBAs," said Stefano P. Merlo '96.

The survey also found that a large majority of the seniors polled, 65 percent, expect to change their career path at least once.

The survey of nearly 2,000 seniors from 134 public and private colleges and universities was conducted in the spring of 1995 by the George H. Gallup International Institute