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Congrats, sounds like you got a little but lucky, but mostly it sounds like it was due to your hard work and planning! I work in a museum now in the very department where I would want to end up in later in my career, so ideally an MA will help me get back here at a higher level. In the end, I've decided to go with the Bard Graduate Center over Columbia and the IFA for my MA. Luckily, they set you up with an internship between the first and second years whether you like it or not, so hopefully that will help! I think you're right about work/internship experience being the thing that gets you the job. Thanks so much for the advice!

What is you new job/where are you working, if you don't mind my asking? Just wondering what type of work I miiight be able to expect after gaining my masters, if I'm lucky. Our fields are really closely aligned! Thanks!

Hi All, I am in the midst of decision-making as I got into all of the schools I applied to for my M.A. I currently work in the museum world and hope to continue on this path after graduating with my Masters. Could anyone shed some light on which of the following programs are the most "impressive" to employers in New York and beyond? I was accepted to The Bard Graduate Center, Columbia's Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies program, and NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. I'm finding that I love each of the programs equally, even though they are all pretty different. I received funding at Bard and love the specificity of the program, but am worried A) that the program is perceived to be as rigorous/prestigious/academic as the others to the outside world that I will end up pigeon-holed as a desigm/decorative arts person from there on out and have more difficulty finding a museum curatorial position (I know I can only hope to become a curatorial assistant or something in that range upon graduation). I am thinking that I potentially want to keep my museum career options open wide by enrolling in an art history program and writing my masters on fine art + design and am thus a little concerned that only studying design might lead to fewer job prospects. Is this concern valid, considering the BGC's reputation? I know one should almost always go for whoever gives you funding, but I would just like to know people's opinions on the reputations of these three programs. All things being equal for me, which might be looked upon most favorably in the museum world in your opinion? Thanks for any help and so sorry for any rambling!