leekrasner

Anyone on waitlist for Williams?

Also, Courtauld admit - what track was this?

Williams admit(s) - what kind of notification did you get?

following this... I'm also going to graduate in May 2020 (art history, studio) and I am freaking out over what to do once I graduate! A lot of people I've talked to (thesis advisor, recent grads, current masters students) really push taking time off after graduating and wait on applying to MAs or PhDs. Part of their reasoning is to further develop my research interests/languages but also a lot seem to think the odds are really low for someone straight out of undergrad to be accepted into a top grad program. Do grad programs really care about work experience/age though? ...isn't it more about the research you've done and what you plan on researching? I hear so many stories about people graduating w a BA in art history, taking time off then not being able to find anything but unpaid internships bc they don't have a grad degree -- that seems like a pretty shitty situation. I personally think if I have the energy, interest and time now -- why not go straight to a masters or PhD? I also have a decent amount of experience in museums -- I've worked in three different institutions and I am working at the museum on my campus this year while writing a senior honors thesis. So maybe I can get an entry level job? I am trying to do everything but getting to the next step seems like such an elusive process which is really frustrating for someone on this side of graduation.