Hi all, I'm going to apply to PhD programs this fall. I went to a very small, mostly unknown, liberal arts undergraduate institution, before getting my MA (also in history) from a well-known state university. Obviously this will vary program to program, but how much does the prestige of your undergraduate institution matter if you've received your MA from a well-known university? I strongly believe the lack of prestige of where I received my BA caused me to get into fewer MA programs than I otherwise would have, and I'm not sure if I should expect the same result again this time around.