Mar 13, 2010 01:29
I am currently a junior (graduating in December) double majoring in English and Classical Studies at a relatively small liberal arts college. I intended on going to graduate school for English literature until recently, but while exploring the various fields I realized that my true passion lies in cultural/linguistic anthropology. My school does not offer any anthropology classes, so I am curious if I have any chance at all of getting into a anthropology MA or PhD program, especially from such a small (though rigorous) school.
I have excellent grades in my English major and I have above average grades in my Classical Studies major, and I will be graduating with honors in both. I also have yet to propose my English honors thesis, which I am hoping to use for my writing sample for grad applications, so I could (hopefully) tailor that to something more anthropologically focused in order to coincide with my SOP.
I'm not sure exactly what I'm asking of all of you, since I don't have particular programs in mind yet, but I suppose before I spend a ton of time looking into the details I am looking for some basic reassurance that a bachelor's in anthropology isn't necessarily required to get into a post-grad program.
Thanks much in advance!
prerequisites,
anxiety,
changing fields,
curious/confused undergraduate,
cultural anthropology,
anthropology ma,
likelihood of acceptance,
switching disciplines,
credential evaluation,
anthropology,
linguistics