starrydynamo

Thanks for your reply, Slayer. A visa is at the top of my list of worries, and I'm married so getting a visa for my wife is also a concern. Did your Direct Loan cover everything? Were you able to get any funding from the school?

Thanks for your reply. I have searched around and read about the US vs. UK PhD's, and the problems are as you say - finding work stateside, networking, teaching, funding. I'm alright with the downsides, and living close my sources is more important than anything. I'm more interested in, how/where people have done it - rather than should I do it.

I'm currently pursuing my Masters in History at an American university and have been considering where to complete my PhD - also in History (History of Science during the Italian Renaissance to be specific). Do any Americans have experience with getting a History PhD abroad? I was looking at the European University Institute in Florence. Does anyone have experience with that university specifically? Or could you recommend any others? Thanks.

Forgive me if this has been covered before but I couldn't seem to find anything specific. My undergraduate degree is a BFA in Photography with a minor in Art History and I would like to get into a History of Science MA program. I have always had a passion for science and have even connected most of my work during my undergrad to science and/or the history of science... i.e. my writing sample is focused on the history of mathematics in art. So in my mind history of science is the only graduate program in which I could see myself. However, I can also see how, from the outside, it might look like I'm making a drastic change of focus... from art to history of science. Also any graduate students I find in the history of science field have majored in either science or history for their undergrad. So I worry that my chances might be lessened because of my undergrad major. My questions to you are: Is it that big of a change? Has anyone gone into a masters program that was drastically different than their undergrad? Also, if it matters, my GPA is decent (3.86) and I've been getting around 160 verbal on GRE practice tests (I take the real one next week). Thanks for any thoughts you may have.