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Does an article published in a newspaper (part of an internship where I visited museums and wrote press releases and exhibition reviews) count as a publication?

The question is, how do you gracefully remind your professor about a PASSED deadline (the 15th) without coming off as rude. I really hate doing this. I already re-sent a request/reminder e-mail but should I write another e-mail in addition. HELP

Haha ok thanks for your suggestions.

So I'm finalizing my SoP, or should I say, still writing the last paragraph, because I love cutting it close to the deadline. I am having trouble phrasing what I want to say. First of all, is it weird to talk about the professors who guided you in undergrad and mention who their advisers in grad school were? The thing is that my professor's adviser is a well known scholar, (Joanna Woods-Marsden) and of particular interest to me and what I want to focus on, so I'm like trying to legitimize my SoP a little bit here. I don't know if that goes against some sort of SoP ettiquette. I feel like I'm name-dropping.

So as I'm filling out my application, I click the first option, since I'm pursuing my M.A. I really don't want to bite off more than I can chew at this point in time. On second thought though, the Phd is likely. Do you guys think that an applicant who has intention of continuing into the PhD is more "serious" in the eyes of the admissions committee? I might be over-analyzing. MA Art History Only PHD Art History Only MA Art History w/ intention of continuing into the PHD

Yeah it's definitely on my transcript I saw it. I also double checked with my school, I asked the registrar's office they pretty much advised me to answer yes and explain that it was academic probation and NOT any other kind of misconduct. Thank you again for your suggestions/thoughts

Sorry guys, I should have been more specific, the reason I did poorly academically was because I declared myself a Biology major as soon as I started college, and did horribly in chemistry (F) and I was taking two Credit/No Credit courses and another humanities course, which I did well on, but of course the F in chemistry brought me down to below a 2.0 semester GPA, hence my probation. I feel as if I don't answer "yes" to the above question I'd be hiding something, yet it's totally irrelevant to my field of study now. Should I really talk about something that happened eons ago? I don't plan to address it in my SOP at all, if anything just answer "Yes" and give a brief two sentence explanation. Thank you for your suggestions, I appreciate it. On second thought I probably will contact the program and ask for clarification. Thanks again!

I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place for this question, but here it is. So I was on academic probation my very first semester in college, looking back probably as a result of me being a 17/18 year old freshman and not having my head on completely straight, no excuses, I did improve my grades thereafter though. Anyway I'm filling out my application and I come across this question: Were you ever found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any college or university you attended, whether related to academic or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in your probation, suspension, or dismissal from that institution? If you answered "Yes", please provide an explanation of the incident(s), including date(s) and terms of the resolution(s), including fines, suspension, probation, etc. Obviously, there's no way to get around it, since it's all on my transcript. It's frustrating to have something that happened 6 years ago come back to haunt me especially since it's not a reflection of who I truly am as a student. Anyway my question is, do any of you have a similar experience and how did you justify it? I wrote something to the likes of me "adjusting to college". This makes me feel like a criminal or something.

Hello all. So, I'm onto asking for my third letter of recommendation...and now I just read a post that says the following: "After someone has agreed to write a letter of recommendation for you,the second step is to arrange a brief meeting to give them materials that will make their task of writing your letter easier. You may appear presumptuous if you come to their office to make your initial request carrying a copy of your transcripts or c.v. before they have even agreed to do this for you." I've actually been doing what this post is advising against. Yikes. Is that bad? Should I NOT bring my materials when meeting my professor to ask for a recommendation? It just seems odd to meet with my prospective recommender JUST to hear a yes or no answer, then having to arrange another meeting to hand him my materials, wouldn't that come off as unprepared? Your thoughts.

Yes I see it, that makes total sense. Thanks everyone

Thank you so much!

Hi, so I'll be taking the GRE soon. The more competitive programs I'm applying to list 1250 as their cutoff score, and the lesser competitive programs list 1100. My problem is that these scores are in the old GRE scoring format. What would an 1100 or 1250 score look like on the 130-170 scale for the new revised GRE? Thanks to anyone who responds

Hello, just wondering if anyone has started the online application. I am encountering some difficulties. You see, Art History doesn't even pop up as a program of choice in the scroll down window. I am tempted to contact them and let them know about the issue but I'm not sure if my concern is worthy of their time. I looked at my CAA directory and they list Robert Ousterhout as the contact. Just feel a little intimidated about writing a petty e-mail. Should I just wait it out? Anyone experiencing the same issue?

So I'm seriously considering applying to Hunter for next fall, and so far I like what I've found out about this school. I'm looking to focus on Renaissance/Baroque and they have two great professors whose specialization is exactly that. It has a great location (upper East side), it's right next to Central Park and about a mile and a half away from Museum Mile. I've been searching around the forums but can't find much pertaining to this school, I've heard mostly good things, but I want to hear what you guys have to say, what good/bad things have you heard?

Thanks everyone this is a huge help

Okay, so I'm in the early stages of applying to Art History M.A. programs and studying for the GRE. As I'm reaching the first half of my workbook and on to the second half, which covers math...I'm thinking...should I REALLY study for the quantitative section or just focus mainly on strengthening my verbal/writing skills before the test? Any thoughts? I have the impression most of the programs I'm looking into don't get too caught up with GRE math scores, although I could be totally wrong on this. I spoke to one of my professors about this (which happens to be the head of the Art History department at my university and one of my recommendors) and she said she scored in the lowest 3% in the math section, or something like that, I don't exactly recall. Point is, math...does it really matter?

I also found this informative article http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-degrees/art-history-756179.html

Hello all, So I've been researching as much as I can about Art History M.A. programs but since the other day (yesterday) that someone on here mentioned the Courtauld Institute of Art I became very interested. Then to my dismay I discovered that their cutoff GPA is a 3.5. Does anyone know of other M.A. Art history programs in the UK that are respectable but also not super competitive and that I might have a chance getting into? I'll have a 3.0 cumulative and 3.5 major GPA when I graduate by the way. I kind of fell in love with the Courtauld,and was told not to consider any other program in Europe. Anyways I've looked at several other programs but am curious about your opinions and suggestions/advice. Thanks in advance.

Thanks so much for your great advice I am actually looking into it right now. Thanks again

Wow, thanks for replying guys I will definitely looks into all of your suggestions

Hello, So I am currently an undergrad student looking to apply to an Art History M.A. program I've researched a few programs mainly here in California (I'm in SD) such as UCR, UCLA, as well as other programs outside of CA such as University of Oregon and was even looking into the program at Tufts. I am kind of all over the place. I am interested in Renaissance-Baroque art, but I am a little lost as to what would be the best program for me. Any recommendations or thoughts? I am also considering programs in Europe, mainly Italy. I just feel stuck right now. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. About me: Will graduate with a 3.0 overall GPA About 3.5 Major GPA Currently volunteer at an Art Museum Volunteered as a gallery guide at the San Diego Contemporary Art Fair Worked at a museum for 2 years Have an internship in Florence, Italy as a journalist with the Florence Newspaper and published an article (also studied abroad here during my sophomore year)