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My thought also would be that there are also other careers in museums outside of curatorial that are still highly engaged with art. In which case an MA alone would be not the end of the world. I don't have anything to offer re: Christie's.... I've heard some schools in California (UC Riverside?) coffer funding, as well as Case Western Reserve?

there's a Bank of America in Princeton right on the main street. Also a Chase, PNC, and Santander

Hi there- I did the Cloisters internship last summer and I was notified I think on March 24th or 25th. I had interviewed on the last day of interviews, on March 18th. I was called in the morning by the director of the program.

I was kinda told the opposite last night talking to a couple of professors... I don't know if they are "biased" because they are highly successful profs at a top university, but they were seeming to advise me that if I want to be really, really successful, I ought to go do the MA first (as long as it's funded) so I can go to a top-5 school. I don't know how much the pinnacle of prestige means to me in the long term, and looking at job prospectives in the future. I know I want a PhD eventually.... Blargh.... I've heard of the ole switcheroo but does that not burn bridges at your first school?

I'm 100% not going to take out any debt, I hope... I am coming straight out of undergrad debt free and have several fully-funded offers. The MAs I am considering are funded and pretty "high ranked." I have a top 15-20, solidly stipended PhD offer, but I don't know if I could do better if I reapply after the MA... . Funding is the secondary issue to whether I should take a good offer now, or work longer to get an even better one....

Hi all! I'm a longtime lurker and now emerging looking for help making my decision. @rococo_realism, what are your decision issues? My problem is mainly taking an MA and hoping to improve my PhD prospects, versus taking one of the good PhD offers I have now.