[jackpirate]

Don't let overspecialization discourage you from grad school!

Grad school is all about what you can do for yourself, not following other people's vision. You set your priorities, determine which classes you take (you could combine a history of Shakespearian tragedy and quantum mechanics with a CS degree, for example).

Here's some reading that might encourage you to rethink grad school. The memoir of James Watson (Watson and Crick, discoverers of DNA double helix) Avoid Boring People. Also, Hamming's speech "You and Your Research." (http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html) Both talk about why overspecialization is bad, and what you can do as a young researcher to broaden your understanding.