Since I'm applying for Ph.D. programs in Art History, all of my applications are due on or around December 15. I have an appointment to meet with grad students at one of my schools in two weeks, but only one of my other schools is realistically geographically accessible. I have contacted a potential adviser there, but he proposed an extremely ( Read more... )

I am starting to contact professors, but I am very nervous about it. What should I write ( Read more... )

I sent a potential advisor a personalized email about my interests, and to check if she was taking students. In reply, she said that she would, and that I should say "hello" to my thesis advisor for her. I sent back an email saying
Dear [WRONG PROFESSOR],

Thank you for your reply. I look forward to applying. I'm make sure to tell [Thesis Advisor] ( Read more... )

So I'm applying to school X, it's my first choice and all.

The professor I want to work with, to whom I have written and expressed my interest and to whom I've sent LoRs, has requested a phone interview. Today he he emailed me with the following:

Dear Me,
Can you talk tomorrow (Friday) at Y PM?

This probably sounds really stupid, but ( Read more... )

I posted about a month ago with some questions about choosing an art history grad program that would be suitable to my area of interest and to my goal to someday work as a curator. I'm back at my undergrad campus now, and just had a phone conversation with a friend who graduated in May 2008 and is now going for her Ph.D. at Princeton. She mentioned ( Read more... )