I received my bachelor's degree in 2002. I've been pondering graduate school on and off, and have done a bit of graduate study online. While I can't speak fro

I received my bachelor's degree in 2002. I've been pondering graduate school on and off, and have done a bit of graduate study online. While I can't speak from the position of someone who is currently there, I can offer this with regard to your first point... It's been nearly seven years for me now. I've stayed only slightly in touch with one of my undergraduate professors. I feel that getting academic recommendation letters may be difficult at this point. If you're going to wait, I would suggest maintaining conversation with the professors most able to write letters for you.