This year I made the mistake of only applying to one school and received the rejection this morning. Now I'm trying to determine a course of action for this next year. I'll have to find a job but I do plan on reapplying in the fall to at least 6 programs. My biggest problem right now is trying to gain more experience in my field as a recent graduate.
Most field schools I've found are for enrolled students and ridiculously expensive and the archaeological job market seems to only want people with 3+ years field experience and a masters degree. I feel like I'm missing something, where are all the entry level positions? Do I have to borrow more money to complete more field schools and go into further debt by taking on unpaid internships? There has to be some resources for recent graduates that I'm over looking, can any one offer advice?