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  1. All admirable responses. Your graduate programs will be lucky to have students with such passion! It seems you can all be counted as undaunted. As for myself, I do worry about what I think of as the practical concerns (i.e. If I spend 8 more years in school, I want a decent job in my field when I get out!). I suppose I couldn't count myself "discouraged" but like everyone else looking for work in this economy, I'm certainly concerned.
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    Living in Boston, I can tell you that neither Yale nor NYC is in commuting distance.... New York City is a four to five hour drive depending on traffic. That would be absolutely awful even if you just came home every weekend, and an especially large expense. Ditto Connecticut.
  3. Hello, Perhaps this subject has already been addressed. I am curious, how have people's graduate school priorities/choices changed in light of the global economy? Personally, it's making me reconsider the amount of debt I'm willing to accept to continue my education. Also, I imagine that the competition will be fiercer than ever this time around, with all the people hoping to "wait out" the job market by seeking an advanced degree. (This is probably more prevalent in disciplines other than history.) Undoubtedly, the money available for graduate students will be less. Right? And if the economy continues it's slide, what about the state of the academic job market? What are your thoughts as aspiring historians? Discouraged? Undaunted? Personally, I'd like to say undaunted, but I must admit that when I tell friends who have been struggling for months in the job market, or have been laid off, that I want to study medieval history, I can't help but feel a bit frivolous. I imagine I'll pursue the same course regardless, because it's my personal American dream, but I guess I wonder how other potential graduate students are handling the same pressures? Thoughts?
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