tsgriffey

I am in a similar boat. Feel useless in terms of having a marketable skill. Although, one thing I've thought about using my psych BA for if my academia dreams fall through is advertising, but I haven't looked into the job market for that yet. That's a way to still think in the realm of psychology and, in doing so, bring something to the table for the dreaded soul-sucking corporate America .

The only M.A./Ph.D. program I've applied to is Boston University since I just received my B.A. and BU's Religion and Science sub-discipline is especially suited to my interests. Do I stand a chance without a masters degree? I have a strong application otherwise (including a LOR from a prof who was president of American Academy of Religion for a while and just received a Guggenheim Fellowship--she was my honors thesis advisor). BU's admission stats: 6-9 acceptances out of 100 applicants.

I've been accepted to this program (a week after I applied!). Does anyone know anything about this program or studying religion, in general, at Edinburgh? The dollar to pound conversion is kinda a bummer, but it's still a masters degree that's cheaper than U.S. schools and only a year long. Any disadvantage to studying in the UK compared to the US?