Pythia

No problem! I know the feeling and I hope you find a good place to live. If you do decide on the NE, there's also a shuttle line from the Law School as well as from Dupont Circle. I commuted from the NE and sometimes took the Dupont shuttle. I'm pretty sure there's additional routes but the three I've named are the ones I saw the most.

I can't speak from the perspective of a grad student at Georgetown but I can speak from an undergrad perspective. I got my degree from a different DC university, but I took classes at Georgetown and commuted a lot. Even in areas of DC that are less expensive and not as swanky, I'd say $1400-1500 is about the average starting price for a studio/1 bedroom, especially in areas closer to GU. My friend lives in Glover Park in a $1500 apartment with 1 bedroom and a small den (big enough for a roommate) and I don't think she pays for all of the utilities. It is a quiet neighborhood with young professionals and some families, and (if I remember correctly) it's a 15 minute walk from Georgetown. There are buses that stop in the neighborhood, but the metro is a bit far. From what I've seen, generally apartments further from a metro stop tend to be slightly cheaper than others, but anyway, you could always check out this neighborhood and the neighborhoods in that section of DC. Another consideration is Virginia. A lot of 20- and 30-somethings live there. Pricing is not vastly different from DC but some places are less expensive. Plenty of students at GW and GU commute from NoVA and I know there is a free Georgetown University shuttle from the main campus to Virginia (I believe it's somewhere in Rosslyn).

OK! If rejection is that common, then I can deal with it. I haven't narrowed down my interest because I'm not that knowledgeable on the subject. I think I might try to find a book or textbook on art of that period. This is amazing. Thank you!! I'd eventually like to get my PhD, but I think I will be applying for a master's separately - though not only applying to terminal MA programs.

Thank you. It seems like that's the only thing I can do, and that there should be an easier way of going about it. Is there a way to find the rankings for a specialty as opposed to just art history rankings in general? Well that makes me feel a little better. Thank you. I am just afraid of rejection. It hurts. Thank you for answering my question! Do you have any recommended programs or professors that I should look into?

Wow, I had no idea. It seems like most of the professors I've read about do not have a primary research interest in 18th/19th century American. I don't have a conclusive list yet. I looked at a ton of schools; originally I had a list of more than 40 I was interested in, then I narrowed it down to see which had professors specializing in 18th-19th century art (either European or American). I also factored in location, my chance of acceptance (but who even knows), and cost. I'm applying for my MA so that is also a factor. There are some schools I would be interested in applying to (e.g. Illinois, Tulane, Florida State - only a few examples) but I am trying to stick with American art and it seems as though they lack professors who specialize in this. If I had my list right now I would say there are around 20 schools I have noticed that have strictly American art professors - whether their research piques my interest or not. Another note - although my art history GPA is not a problem, my cumulative GPA will be below 3.5 when I graduate, so I feel that that puts me at a disadvantage when applying. I am not applying to ivies because of the price as well as my sub-zero chance of being accepted - so that's a factor as well. Thank you for your input! BTW, love your name; not sure if you like her character, but Aubrey Plaza and I share the same alma mater, and I went to school with her sister Thanks for letting me know. All of that is definitely good to keep in mind.

Hi all, this is my first time posting within this forum. I've been lurking for a while and I'm kind of nervous to post, but everyone on here has been so helpful to others, so that's definitely encouraging! I'm currently an undergrad (classics major) and a bit clueless about this grad school process. I have started looking into schools, though I'm not 100% sure about my research interest. I really like American art - 18th/19th century - but judging from these forums and elsewhere, it seems like it's an uncommon field in art history. That said, I also enjoy Jacques-Louis David (currently writing on a paper on him, actually), Caspar David Friedrich, and a few British works of the same general time period. So my question is, if I'm interested in American art, should I only be applying to schools with professors who specialize in American art (even if they aren't as focused on what I like the most)? Or should I also apply to schools with professors who enjoy that general time period, but not necessarily American art? I have noticed that there seem to be more specialists in European art rather than American, so it has kind of dwindled my list - which may be good or bad. Perhaps that kind of American art is not really a thing to study and I should just be focusing on European art of the time instead? I'm sure someone has posted a question similar to this, but I just wanted to clarify for my situation. Thank you for your help.