Hey!
I have just applied to three schools (University of Michigan, University of Texas, and UNC), for library science, and I plan to focus on archives and records management at whichever I go to. I am studying abroad this winter so I wanted to get my applications in early and done with, but now I'm waiting, and stressing. Since I did get them in so early, and most are rolling, I think there's a chance I could find out in December, but I feel like it will be in Feb (maybe Jan?) but definitely by March.
I will be coming right out of undergraduate, but I will have 4 years of experience, as I have worked at my college's Special Collections since I was a freshman, and I have another library internship experience. Could you tell me how corporate archives are different?
The three schools I applied too are the highest ranked for archives-- along with Simmons, but I didn't apply there based on the negative things I've heard.
I can't say for sure, but I would suggest getting a master's in library science/information science with a concentration in archiving instead of a masters in history with a focus on archiving-- it's totally different things, and if I go off of what the archivists at my university have advised me, you want the library background NOT history. If you chose to get a dual degree in history AND library/information, that would be great. But if you're only going one, go library.
I didn't look at NYU as I just chose based on archives speciality, and since that's what you're interested in, I may suggest to check those out! The University of Maryland also has a good archives program, but I didn't apply there as it isn't *as* good, and it's too close to where I live, and one of the archivist (who went there) said they're still a little archaic in their methods.