Hi all!
I am not trying to interrupt this thread, but I am a current undergraduate who has been considering graduate school for a while. I have been researching different programs and trying to prepare a list of professors to hopefully reach out to before applying like many have suggested. However, I do not have an advisor or any current history graduate student to help me with my questions. Currently, I am getting a little confused on how to go about applying. Since I am applying straight out of undergraduate but I am looking to get a PhD, do I apply for the Master's program or the PhD program? Does it vary based on the program? I apologize if this seems like a silly question, but for some reason I cannot find a direct answer and like I said I do not have an advisor to go to at the moment since many of the faculty at my university are currently on leave for the summer term.
I am already a little stressed out about the application process, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!