Hey everyone! It's been a while since I wrote on FT... Been running around to survive college and do interviews (for summer internship)

All of the sudden however.... I've been bombarded with horror stories about life as a consultant, and now I'm starting to ask whether I should've really put more effort in looking for opportunities in other areas. (Haha, I dont even have the offers yet, so I am obviously being a freak) If I do become a summer intern and say end up taking a full-time post-grad offer (if I do well first, that is) on my way out, I think the job is most likely going to require me to travel a lot... My colleagues of 1-2 years above me who are already out doing this are all saying that they've had to fly all the time and sacrifice a lot on their personal life in terms of family and friends (since they are never home..)and other social activities to make this happen.

I am leaning towards: "It's worth the pain" seeing how the exposure I'll be getting during the time I'll be working as a consultant will be invaluable. But then again, I wonder if this is a bloated piece of expectation that's just not true... I thought maybe I would drop a line or two here on FT, betting there MUST be some consultants on the forum.

This is.. yeah, a genuine request for career advise. My alternatives include Software Dev Management (Product development manager-esque), worldwide logistics in IT, business analysis in a banking firm in the technology division.. (think in-house sw dev, rollout, support, etc)

Any thoughts? I would appreciate any input here.. from you veterans! ^