[Fall 2016 Applicants]

I assume you have languages under your belt?

 

Intermediate Norwegian (related to my field of interest - Northern Europe).  Am working on picking up Swedish now (very similar to Norwegian). 

[Fall 2016 Applicants]

Hi everyone!  I am new to the forum and wanted to introduce myself.  I received my undergraduate degree in history from one of the top public universities in the country and am now working as a consultant in the financial industry.  Though the money in my current job is nice, I really miss history and am eager to get back to my roots.  The job market for academia is really daunting but I see how important it is to do something that I love!

 

My background: 3.9 GPA, undergraduate research grant to travel to an archive in Europe for senior thesis, awarded best senior honors thesis in the history department, museum internship, worked for over a year at a historic preservation state agency in college.  Still need to take GRE. 

 

Interest: early modern Europe, gender and economic history

 

Any recommendations on programs? I just started doing my research.  Berkley, Yale, UT Austin, and Johns Hopkins stand out.