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Does anyone here have an idea just how selective/competitive the IFA program is?

Yes, I did get in! Thanks! I was hoping to meet some folks who are accepting the offer.

Anyone here applied to the MA program at the IFA?

Thanks guys!!! So, here is my final list, along with the professors who I will be working under: 1. Boston University- Deborah Kahn & Fred S. Kleiner (M.A. can turn into a PhD) 2. Bryn Mawr College- Alicia Walker (PhD) 3. Courtauld Insitute- Anthony Eastmond (M.A. 1 year) 4. NYU IFA- Thelma Thomas (M.A. can turn into a PhD) 5. Pennsylvania State University- Anthony Cutler (M.A. can turn into a PhD) 6. University of Edinburgh- Claudia Bolgia (M.A. 1 year) 7. WUSTL- Norris K. Smith (M.A./PhD) 8. Williams College- Peter Low (M.A. 2 years) 9. University of Pennsylvania- Ann Kuttner & Bob Ousterhout (M.A. can turn into a PhD) So, what do you think? Am I being silly in not adding more back-up schools?

Hmmm. I'm so confused now. Hopefully I will be seeing my undergrad professors next week and maybe they'll be able to make things clearer for me! Keep y'all posted.

Hey Shelley! Thanks for your reply. I'm quite anxious in applying for any PhD programs, because I have an idea of what I want to focus on my M.A., but very vague on what I want to do for PhD... is that normal? Or should I have a more solid idea for my PhD?

Hi everyone! So, I'm looking into applying for an M.A. Program in Art History. To be more specific, I want to focus on Early Christian Iconography (can extend to medieval if necessary), with a particular focus on mosaics and its relation to Late Antique Scripture, Liturgy, and architectural setting. I hope that is concise enough to give you an idea of what my research will be about. Right now, I think its best for me to apply for an M.A., I'm not confident enough to straight go into a PhD program and so I think an M.A. will be a nice segue into what I really want to write my PhD dissertation on. So far, here is my list for M.A. programs: 1. Boston University 2. Courtauld Institute of Art 3. George Mason University 4. George Washington University 5. NYU Institute of Fine Arts 6. Penn State University 7. Washington University in St. Louis (it's PhD, but heck it's too good to pass up!) 8. Tufts University 9. UC Davis (Again PhD but worth a shot) 10. University of Edinburgh 11. UNC Chapel Hill 12. University of Pennsylvania 13. Williams College 14. Columbia University 15. University of Wisconsin Madison And maybe: 16. Bryn Mawr 17. Northwestern (both are PhD) I would love to hear your opinions on these programs, and which you think would be suitable for me. If there are other programs that are not mentioned here, please do let me know! Also, how many schools should one apply to? I was thinking between 10-12, is that too much? Not too many? Eager to hear back from you folks!

Thanks guys! I'll start my research now, hope it's not too late to start my initial list of schools... What do you think? @Mocha, thanks for the website! Will definitely put that into good use. I'll come back with more questions! Muhahahahaha!

Hi guys, I have been out of school for the last three years, and felt it was high time that I return for graduate studies. I want to start looking into programs for medieval art, but I am utterly confused as to how I should go about my research. Can anyone give me any starter tips, some way that I can kick start this lengthy process? I would greatly appreciate it. ​Thanks!

Hi guys, I have been out of school for the last three years, and felt it was high time that I return for graduate studies. I want to start looking into programs for medieval art, but I am utterly confused as to how I should go about my research. Can anyone give me any starter tips, some way that I can kick start this lengthy process? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Thanks Shelley! That was really informative, really appreciate all the help. I don't know whether you'd know anything about this, but any information I can get will be helpful... I really want to study in Europe more than the States for my M.A.; do you know of any English taught graduate programs that are offered in Europe that I could look into? Right now, these are the schools that I'm looking at that have a good medieval program: Courtauld Institute, University of York, University of Edinburgh, and University of Leiden. Most of the other A.H. programs that I've found are instructed in other languages, it was nearly impossible for me to find one in English in Germany or France. So, what do you think? Are there other places that I could look into? I'm so confused and flustered with all of this!

Hi everyone! I'm looking into M.A./Ph.D programs in Art History for Fall'13. Can anyone give me some information about the ArtHistory department at McGill? Has anyone completed an A.H. graduate programs there? I'm planning on specializing in Medieval/ Late Antique Art and it would be really helpful to know more about the department, it's rankings, admission process etc. etc. Thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm looking into M.A./Ph.D programs in Art History for Fall'13. Can anyone give me some information about the art history department at McGill? Has anyone completed an A.H. graduate programs there? I'm planning on specializing in Medieval/ Late Antique art and it would be really helpful to know more about the department, it's rankings, admission process etc. etc. Thanks!