The Catch

If I take this position at UCSF I'm basically making a promise to stay for at least 2 years. Ahh! I really want to go to grad school and hopefully get into UW but I really don't want to wait 2 years before I start my 5 year committment. Could I just say I'd be there for 2 years and leave later next year? Should I just apply to the schools I wish to get into and later decide whether to accept? Or should I just stay at my current job and try for grad school this year? Could I still get in, without UCSF on my resume? All these questions. My boss took my news pretty well even though he really doesn't want to see me go. He even offered to get me trained as much as possible so I will be more prepared for my next job...I couldn't have asked for a better supervisor. Well, I have to decide be Monday, I'm nervous. I know that by taking the job at UCSF I will also really have to work on getting projects of my own or otherwise I'd be doing the same work I'm doing right now, depending on whether my Professor actually gives me projects that involve more research rather than technical operations. The last thing I want to do is just follow a protocol and never have to think...well, I just hope things work out.