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It seems like your situation isn't terribly dissimilar from mine. I did my undergrad in history, and want to do grad in Medieval art history (visual culture is where its at for me). I looked at interdisciplinary programs, but I was convinced to go with the art history with medieval focus because of potential hire-ability. A lot of departments now really encourage interdisciplnary research and cooperation (as part of a more focused degree), especially for medieval, so yu might want to look for a program that really encourages that.

OH man- you guys are on top of it! ONly half my apps have even opened, and to be honest, I haven't gotten far on the ones that are open. Just the easy stuff. Everything else take time (and so much effort)! I'm finishing up my last undergrad year too, so its madness on multiple fronts. I have to set daily goals (Tuesday- email professor, wednesday, give university all of my personal information, thursday, desperately attempt to revise CV for the 15th time).

If it makes you feel any better, the only thing that has published me is my desk printer.

Good luck Jilly11! I'm applying too- its definitely hard not to feel discouraged by the seeming randomness of the whole thing.

Haha thanks. Its so early in the process that the only thing I can do to feel productive is worry

I'm also a looking for medieval, but PhD programs- same programs are good? I've just been going off the CAA catalog of programs.

Hey guys! Is there anyone else out there just starting their applications this fall (for admission in the Fall of 2012)? I'm applying for the first time this year, for PhD programs in art history and I'm freaking out. Looking at the numbers available (what few there are!), I'm worried that I don't even have a chance of getting it (rational? irrational?) From a numbers standpoint, I have a 3.4 GPA from UPenn, and got V700, Q720 on my GREs. I'm interested in earlier medieval. I've got my sights set on Brown, with some other top picks, but I'm not sure how realistic this is. Anyone else out there?