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I second University of Delaware. Although I am not attending Penn State, I was accepted into its MA program with a stipend offer and tuition waiver! I visited Penn State and the faculty were lovely! The treated me very well during my visit.

"I also come from an Art History family." That sounds like a dream come true! Can I please join your family!? Science and medicine people all on my dad's side... Talk about the worst support system for what I'm doing, haha.

If you apply to UCLA, you do so directly to it's PhD Program which has an en-route MA. So if you are accepted, you are likely guaranteed funding for all five years or so that you spend there. As for terminal MAs, both University of Missouri-Columbia and Penn State were offering me funding. I believe Notre Dame may too but I'm not certain.

I believe there are depictions of mirrors in Ancient Greek Art. I recall a few vases upon which Aphrodite is looking at herself in a hand mirror. So maybe conduct a few different searches that say something like "Aphrodite and Mirrors" or "Aphrodite, mirrors, and Ancient Greek Art".

I agree that Prospectstu's comment was rather cruel, but I don't think the original question he/she posed was meant to be controversial. I think that Prospect was genuinely curious. It's so difficult to get your tone across sometimes through the computer. Nevertheless, prospect's response was uncalled for.

Swagato! i'm so sorry, at first i didn't realize i was typing in your cell, and when i tried to delete my info; i accidentally got rid of yours! please forgive me!

Also, what part of NR are you interested in montalcina!? Sorry that I forgot to ask!

Thank you montalcina and Sogni! I am also an MA applicant, and I am particularly interested in German altarpieces and creative agency in Early Netherlandish commissioned panel paintings. Even though I plan to visit sometime this week or next, I might be accepting an offer from a Ph.D. program elsewhere, but I'm still on the rope. I've never had a more difficult decision to make. As for funding, I received a letter saying that my tuition is being waived and that I'm eligible for a Bunton-Waller Graduate Award/Assistantship. Ugh... I'm so conflicted, but fortunate nonetheless!

I disagree only because the GRE passages do not permit one the time to read deeply. However, I'm biased since I did not score about an 80% or higher; I received somewhere around 60% (yikes!). What is interesting to me is that I did very well with the readings in the Princeton Review book since I had time to sit down with them, and most of my answers were correct, unfortunately I went well over the 30 minutes. While you're entitled to your opinions, I don't think I would have been accepted into any grad programs had it not been for my writing sample, SOP, LORs, and the strength of my undergraduate curriculum, particularly in my last two years of study. My math scores were also horrible (18%) and my AW section was a deplorable 4.00, nonetheless, I was offered admission to four funded MA programs (which also offer PhDs) with tuition waivers, as well as two Ph.D. programs. Maybe there is a correlation, and maybe there isn't, but I will gladly keep you and the gradcafe community posted as to my progress and performance in whichever program I plan to attend!

Charlotte Houghton is such a sweetheart! How did transportation work out? I'm trying to figure out the best way to visit. I'm from New York, and I think they offered all accepted applicants some money to come see Penn State. Any suggestions would be helpful!

Thanks, Sogni! Sorry for the late response, I've been bed-ridden recently from a bad cold, but I guess in way that is more of an excuse to go on gradcafe. I think it's great that you're going to be studying with her; Penn State's faculty is so diverse in its interests! I thought that when I was applying to schools I was going to get shut out, but I've been surprised with the responses I've been getting so far, so I have some tough decisions to make. However, if I do go to Penn State, it would be a pleasure to meet you! I'll message you my info!

I am happy to announce that one of my professors at Stony Brook University, Joseph Monteyne, will be joining the UBC Art History faculty as the new Early Modern scholar. He's a fantastic teacher! I don't think I would be as overjoyed for him if I wasn't a senior. He is also very well read in the Northern Renaissance period, and has recently developed an interest in Baroque/Early Modern New Spain. Stony Brook is losing a great instructor and man!

Congratulations Sogni! I am interested in studying with Charlotte Houghton there. I was so happy when I received the acceptance letter too!

Thank you so much, friends! The Grad Director at Missouri asked if I will accept the nomination for MA-Level Fellowships, which of course I will! However, my only question is, that in accepting the nomination, does that mean I am also committing myself to Missouri's Art History Program, or only the Fellowship?

ACCEPTED AT MISSOURI-COLUMBIA MA PROGRAM WITH UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP NOMINATION AND ASSISTANTSHIP!

Ugh, I just produced my magnum opus on here, and then accidentally backspaced.... Whelp, never mind I suppose.

Lamantine, perchance? If so, congratulations!

Woohoo!! Go Bearcat!

a 163 on the verbal is a fantastic score. i think most graduate schools combine the verbal and math, and even if they do, your score is over 300, and a combined score of 300 is perfectly acceptable. however, i do not think it would hurt to ask your POIs, or better yet graduate directors at the programs you're looking at in the fall if there is a minimum math requirement. with that being said, you shouldn't be stressing about the GRE, especially so early in the game. you have time young one

Bearcat1, I'm going to pm you later on regarding Toronto stuff.

Shoot! I meant to "upvote" Camille's post, not my own! I'm actually terrified about whether or not they may be going through my app!

I don't think you should worry. Even though it read, "Under Review," it still shows that my Proof of English Proficiency is still not received. Also, you're a Master's student applying for the Ph.D. program, if I am not mistaken? I'm almost positive that when I contacted either the Grad Director or my POI, one of them told me that the committee goes through the Direct-Entry applications first, followed by the Ph.D. applications, and then finally the M.A. ones. Do not fret my friend!

Yeah, I just checked mine too, but mine reads, "documents under review." O_O but I guess that could mean anything...

Yeah, I applied as a direct-entry applicant, but now I'm starting to think that doing so was rather ambitious of me Oh well, I hope that the admissions committee will take me more seriously for the MA program if I'm not accepted for the Ph.D. However, I LOVEEE my POI; she's so funny, and having a POI with a sense of humor, someone who isn't entirely one-dimensional, is very important to me. This is not to say that all my POIs whom I've contacted don't demonstrate much depth beyond academics, but the conversation I had with the one at Toronto resonated very strongly with me. What a great Art History program that school has!

Hahaha, the part with the English Proficiency irks me too! And yes, I really would like to know what they were thinking in allowing her to be out of the office! INCONCEIVABLE!