It also seems like an excellent opportunity to do a bit of traveling; it can give a bit of a different perspective, and a good time to think about future plans. Many people seem to have difficulties to take extended time for traveling during their post-uni/working career (for various reasons), so this may be a good time.
My friend is looking for some advice on what he should do after graduating from Harvey Mudd College. Some relevant bits of information about him are that he
He's currently looking for a grad school where he could tackle interesting problems with possible high benefits in the future. I've made my own suggestions, but I'd like to get a (somewhat) independent set of opinions from the LW community.
So please suggest away!