Lily9
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I took the GRE* last week and I have to say, I expected a higher verbal score (still waiting on the writing one). I got 158 V and was planning on breaking 160. I have a 3.89 GPA though, and my institutional GPA is a 4.00, since the lower grades are from my former community college (mostly science and some language ones) plus a B in a study abroad history course. I'm pretty confident in strong LOR, have two paid internships, a completed honors thesis, and am president of my Phi Alpha Theta chapter. That being said, a lot of the upper-level schools mention that the standard verbal score is in the 90th percentile or higher and mine was decidedly not. This is mostly me just venting, but any similar experiences that ended well? I've been told the GRE isn't the be all and end all and I know it isn't, but the "standard 165+ GRE verbal score" makes me nervous.
*I could retake it, but I'm not thrilled at spending the money for it again.
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I always outline. Sometimes it's super messy, filled with a mix seemingly random names, JSTOR article links, quotes, and bullet points, but I have to outline in some respect. It's easier for me to connect dots and keep track of evidence.
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On 9/11/2017 at 12:23 PM, historytotheppl said:
I'm a 2017 B.A. looking into PhD programs/advisers that are compatible with my research interests in U.S. public history (+museum studies) and digital history. Does anyone know of anything that might be a good fit?
One of my friends just started her MA in PublicHumanities at Brown, which looks like a great program. It's a bit self designed, so you can focus it a bit more on history. https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-humanities/masters-public-humanities The only thing is that I don't think the funding is great, though funding does exist.
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On 9/4/2017 at 9:05 AM, hats said:
Lily9 says she's interested in the history of chiefdoms and mounds, I think, which ones? If you mostly mean Cahokia etc., just wait a minute while I get out my pom-poms and start doing a cheerleading routine for how great that is. On the other hand, if you really want to do the history of Poverty Point, more than a thousand years earlier, I just don't think the evidence is there yet. I'm willing to be convinced, though: and certainly material culture (both in addition to and in the absence of texts) is an increasingly important part of the historical discipline.
My honors thesis (50 pages max so it doesn't have quite enough room for enough of a study on each mound) talks about a couple different mound sites, but Cahokia and the surrounding area takes up the majority of room because there is simply so much more info on it, like you said.
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@VAZ and @AP that is good to hear! I've heard it "rely on written documents rather than artifacts/archaeological records" from some historians and it's actually something I kinda disagree with, so I'm glad to hear your opinions.
On 8/30/2017 at 2:52 PM, VAZ said:The prehistoric era could be, should be and will be as important as the historical era, for (future) historians, I think.
I love this! This is what I'm hoping to do more of in grad school.
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1 hour ago, hats said:
@Lily9 "Pre-Columbian Native American history" is a strange way to put it, I think. I've read works of indigenous ethnohistory that cover events that happened before that particular group encountered any Europeans (or Africans). I can think of many fewer examples of work that includes events that happened exclusively before 1492. So, is "pre-Columbian" really the best term for Hawaii in 1778? That's centuries later than Columbus, but I think it would be included in the definition of history that you mean. I'm wandering outside my specialty and I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong, but saying somebody is a specialist on "pre-Columbian history" seems wrong to me, especially for groups that lived north of the modern US-Mexico border. (Would any scholars of the Maya be described as historians? Would any work by Maya archaeologists or art historians count as "history"?)
That said, I would think that most people who study indigenous history in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries work not only on those groups' interactions with colonialism, but what they had been doing before 'contact.' You may be especially interested in scholars who work with ethnohistory. So I would suggest you just start with as long a list as you can find of scholars of indigenous peoples who study periods as early as you can find—which will vary by region—and seeing if their interests include a major emphasis on pushing the evidence about that group(s) back further than the point at which abundant written records about it begin. When you say "pre-Columbian Native American history," do you mean historians who say I will only work with material that occurred before this indigenous group first started encountering Europeans (and Africans)? I don't know of any. I should think there are lots and lots of historians whose work includes investigating the period before that indigenous group's first 'contact,' however. For example of a place to start, I found this conference for you—I wonder if you would find any of these people interesting:
http://www.oah.org/meetings-events/2015/highlights/native-american/
Yeah, I agree "Pre Columbian" isn't really the best way to put it. Thanks for pointing that out. I've gotten used to it because it's used in a fair amount in books I've read, but it doesn't make sense considering Columbus didn't even come to North America (and honestly using him as a way to divide eras is problematic considering who he was). The better way would probably simply be older Native American history (ie the times of chiefdoms, mounds, etc). Since historians have to rely on written documents rather than artifacts/archaeological records, I've definitely used contact records (ie of De Soto when describing mound chiefdoms) in my thesis.
Thanks! I've actually seen that list before and found a couple (one is retired but still) so I'll look it over more.
And of course, my honors thesis adviser doesn't advertise himself as someone who studies pre-contact/farther back Native American history, but he knew a lot about it, so I think you're right that many of these scholars study both contact and pre-contact even if that isn't explicit in their bio (or they at least know enough to guide a student in the right direction.)
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I'm younger (entering last year as a undergrad) but I've taken split division classes with grad students, many of who are older adults. I've always liked them a lot and know I'd be happy to get coffee and chat with them! (okay admittedly I might be cautious of meeting up with a older grad man, but that's about it) I imagine a lot of younger grad students would feel similarly. There's obviously a lot of difference in living/life situations, but we're all historians and can find common ground with that and generally you find you share other similar interests too (food interests, pets, books, TV, etc). And I'm in the positions where I can't go to bars (I'm 20) nor am I much interested in bars, so I generally find coffee, lunch, etc, is a good way to socialize plus it's easier to fit into a packed schedule.
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Does anyone have recommendations when it comes to Pre-Colombian Native American history? The majority of that field has archaeologists working in it (understandably) though I have found a few historians that approach it from a historians angle. My undergrad thesis had to do with Cahokia, though the historian part came in more because I analyzed 17th-20th century documents/perceptions of it + other mounds and how that demonstrated racial ideas at the time...
Thanks!
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6 hours ago, Steph Smith said:
This may have already been addressed and I missed it in skimming through this thread, but I am wondering how close a POI's area of study should match my own? I am hoping to study 20th century American criminal justice, specifically as it relates to the War on Drugs and drug crimes. There isn't a lot of study in this area currently, so I've been highlighting professors of 20th century cultural history, legal history, and social history. Typically, something in their writing can be connected to my area of intended research, but rarely does it align directly.
I'm in a similar situation. My research topic is very specific and there aren't many out there that fit it perfectly, so I'm trying to find people who seem like they'd be helpful and interested in it.
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I keep all my papers on a USB plus google drive. Most of my professors do digital comments but if they don't then I keep a hard copy and scan any comments I need to save.
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Thanks all! This has given me some good food for thought
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Does anyone else have Indigenous History/Native American History as a field? I'll be doing that plus Public History/ a bit of Architectural History so I'd love to chat with anyone that is going into that/is in a program where they study that.
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Hi! So I'm debating whether to apply for grad school now or take a gap year and apply next summer. There's a lot of factors (choosing a topic, simply wanting a break to recharge since I've been doing college since I was 16, etc) going into this decision other than the question I'm asking. I'll be deciding when I get home from studying abroad in a couple weeks. I'm graduating a year earlier (not because I'm particularly brilliant or anything, just because WA state pays for high schoolers to take community college classes). Does anyone else have experience being one of the younger members of a cohort?
Thanks!
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I know I'm going to have a low Quant score because it's essentially unavoidable, so I'm just going to put my energy into getting stellar verbal and writing scores. I have a severe math disability and I know by now that my understanding of math simply won't change. I'm not really concerned when it comes to the departments itself, but the funding packages awarded by the overall school does concern me. I'm hoping if I send in my documentation then that will help a bit. Anyone have experience when it comes to that?
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2 hours ago, telkanuru said:
Note that certain programs, particularly state schools, look at GREs for university-level funding packages, which are often significantly better than department funding. There are still reasons to stress over your quant score.
Yeah, I'm worried about that. My SAT scores was truly awful with quant and I can't see it changing for the GRE much (I've struggled and struggled with math but my skills never change, no matter what route I try for learning it). I'm hoping the fact that it's officially diagnosed and has been for quite awhile will help.
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Nice to meet you all! I'm an incoming senior and am planning to apply to graduate schools that are strong in Public History and Indigenous History. I am also pretty interested in Architectural History, Popular Culture, Literary History, and History of Science (especially astronomy). My undergrad thesis plays into Public History, Indigenous History, and Architectural History. I'm about to depart on a study abroad program but once I get back in August I need to nail down my focus for my field for grad schools. I'm looking into both US and Canadian (so much cheaper!) program and am especially interested in UBC. I feel a bit overwhelmed since I'm kind of an anxious person and am also graduating undergrad at 21 (HS community college credits, which is pretty common in WA state) so I feel pretty young to enter a Masters/PhD program. Any advice is really appreciated!
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Just lurking, but that is good to hear (that stats aren't as important the SOPs, etc). I haven't taken the GRE yet and while I know I can do well at the verbal/written, I also know that since I have a severe math disability I'm going to do hopelessly bad at the Q part. Obviously, history professors don't really care about Q skills, it's just still going to be a bit embarrassing.
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Thanks for the information!
I'm an undergrad now and I have some Public History experiences (three classes and I work as an intern at a nonprofit that does oral histories. plus volunteer at a museum). I'm hoping to get my MA and/or PhD in a research track of History (with funding) but possibly do a side concentration in Public History or at least go to an institute that is good about connecting students to internships/public history projects. I really enjoy the activism aspect that comes through Public History (at least at my undergrad). I definitely have some thinking to do in the next couple of months though so I can make a more concrete plan of what I want to study and do in the future.
Thanks again!!
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Yeah if I went overseas I wouldn't see the point in actually getting a Public History MA-- I'd more likely get a regular history MA (orPh.D.), I just would want the university to be regarded well when it came to public history which is why I'm curious what people have heard about York in that regard. But honestly, I agree. A degree overseas in general would be risky-- the connections are so easily lost once I come back to the states/Canada.
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That's a really good point and something I was worried about.
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One of the programs I'm thinking of applying to for Fall 2018 is the Public History program at York (or at least History with a Public History concentration). I know York itself has a great reputation, but I'm curious if anyone knows anything specifically about the Public History aspect? I'm not from the UK, so I'm less familiar with that.
Thanks!
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One idea might be to figure out a way your potential thesis could combine a bit of both; ie something to do with French-US relations.
Fulbright 2020-21
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I am thinking of applying to a Fulbright for a Masters in Scotland, but am also realizing that I am way behind most people in the application process. My grand plan for using a gap year to work on grad applications really got delayed by working two peoples' job at one job + being in a wedding.
Honestly, I'm not even sure if it's worth it or if I should just wait until next year? My biggest worry is making connections with university advisers. July doesn't seem too late for a regular grad school application, in terms of contacting potential advisers, but it does seem sort of late for the Fulbright...