Hi, everyone!
I am aiming high at the moment and applying to NYU's History of Art M.A. program, with the idea in mind to go straight into my PhD candidacy upon completion. Why? Because, apart from Dr. Edward Sullivan, I am having a very difficult time finding someone I'd like to work with that has experience with both Brazil and 19th/20th century art.
My chances of getting accepted, however, feel fairly slim. I did my undergraduate work in art history at the University of Delaware, graduating cum laude in May 2009 with an overall GPA of 3.708 and a 3.9 within my major, but I don't think these stats are particularly noteworthy amongst the many other applications vying for a spot at the IFA. While I have studied in Brazil twice and am learning Portuguese, I spent a fair amount of my free time on unrelated extracurriculars (particularly in theater) and the only internship I've had has been for the University of Delaware's Department of Art History. I'm taking the GREs next week and am driving myself sick with worry over the Quantitative Analysis portion of the exam. I know GREs scores play a relatively minimal (compared to other fields of study) in admission, but I am abysmally bad with mathematics. My practice test results have been pretty depressing, which is worrying me, given the competition!
I am absolutely sweating right now over my chances of acceptance, and I would love it if someone could help me figure out if there are other professors whose interests might not be exactly catered towards mine, but would still be of interest. If I don't get accepted, I can live knowing that my options aren't completely closed. I'm thinking of professors of 19th century Latin American/Iberian architecture, perhaps.
Thanks in advance, and best of luck to everyone else currently biting their fingernails over the application process this semester (and to those few cool cats who have conquered the stress)!
