Hi all,
First of all, congrats to everyone on their admissions for 2012! I´m looking to apply for MA programs for fall 2013 and would love to get some advice.
Some background info: I go to a small relatively unknown liberal arts college. I graduate in december with a 3.6. I transfered from a comunity college where I acumilated an unfortunate amount of Ws. On the other hand I have spent the last year studying abroad and have a 4.0 from my studies abroad. I am doing an interdiciplinary degree in art history. This is a problem since there are no art historians at my university to get recommendations from. I have done some internships and work an entry level job at a museum, though I have heard this won´t carry much weight in my application. My area of interest is on female and male representations in 19th and 20th century European art and Latin America. I am fluent in Spanish, and have basic reading knowledge of Italian, Portuguese, and am working on French.I´m taking the GRE this fall.
What programs would people recomend I look at? I know it is hard to get funding for an MA, but any advice on that front would also be apreciated. Will doing an MA at a non prestigious and cheaper program affect my chances of getting into a good PhD program? I had wanted to go straight into a PhD program, but I don´t think I have the stats to get in. Also, what should I do about finding recommenders? I was thinking of using a history professor, a fine arts professor who I have had art history courses with, and perhaps my advisor.
Like I said, any advice would be highly appreciated!