lafayette

Have you looked at Berkeley? A friend of a friend does Britain there, but most of her interests pertain to colonialism (India, in particular).

To the original poster: I have worked part-time for a good chunk of my Master's program (full-time school) and I was able to manage it, mostly. It was still difficult and I often reluctantly had to ignore my social life. Everyone manages their time differently though so perhaps it's best to just try for it and see how it goes. I had first considered doing full-time work and part-time school but realized that in that situation -- full-time work -- my job would always come first, and I just did not want to do that, sacrificing school, seeing as I wanted to spend my time/$ in graduate school doing my absolute best. I did not major in history in undergrad, so I feel as if this is my one chance to prove myself for PhD applications.

I am with you. I almost applied for 2012 but decided against it (I am currently in a Master's program), and am glad I waited. I have some materials and a list of schools from the beginnings of last fall's attempt, as well as loads of helpful advice from this board ... which I love to lurk in to procrastinate the writing of my thesis (oy). Anyway, hello!