Graduating soon, need some advice.

[Illuminati]

So I'm graduating from Michigan Technological University in the Spring with a bachelors in physics and I'm not sure what to do after.

I'll be graduating with a 3.0 overall and a 3.2 in physics. I'm taking the general GRE tomorrow and I'll be getting my physics gre scores back this week though I'm not terribly hopeful.
So I may not be a good student but I am an excellent researcher (2 years of experience once I graduate) which I think is more valuable down the road.

So taking all this into account I don't really know what I want to do after graduation. I don't know if I'll be happy getting a job, going to grad school or working in a government lab.

I know that I really enjoy doing research (currently doing research in atmospheric physics) and I'll be working on getting a paper published in the next month or so. I also enjoy DIY stuff, hacking gadgets, electronics and have a big interest in alternative energy which is what I'd like to study if I decide to go into grad school.

So, does anyone have any suggestions for which road I should go down?

 

[fss]

Do you want to go to grad school? Research positions with a bachelor's degree are hard to find in both public and private sectors.

 

[Mororvia]

Have you applied to any graduate schools yet? I realize it costs money, but if you're considering graduate school at all you may as well apply to a few. Many will have cut off dates to apply around December 15th for the following fall semester.

Have you looked at jobs yet? You say you have research skills (which I'll assume includes some computer modeling or programming or similar) and electronics experience from stuff you do on your own. These kind of skills are marketable for a job. For government labs you would likely look at their individual pages, for government jobs look at USAJobs, everything else either companies you know that do work in an area you'd like or sites like Monster.

Kudos to you for making it through the winters at Michigan Tech. That in itself should look impressive on a resume ;)