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I am graduating in May from St. Ambrose University. After a few months of researching universities for graduate school, and then applying to a few of them, I have finally reached a decision.
I'm going to graduate school at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. My future advisor in the History department there was also one of the reviewers of my application materials. He was impressed with my undergraduate capstone research paper, and is enthusiastic about my becoming a graduate student there this fall.
A couple of History departments here at St. Ambrose University, have complemented me on my excellent academic work in my various research papers, and book reviews, and one has said I am definitely ready for graduate school, since my writing is of graduate school level.
Plus, my volunteer work I have done at our local Putnam Museum in the archives has paid off. I have been accepted as an intern at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library archives department. I will be working 20 hours a week, and my TUITION WILL BE WAIVED, plus I will be paid $700 a month.
I plan to move to Charleston, Illinois by late June if they want me to start working in July, or if not then, I will move in early August.
For my graduate school program, I plan to obtain my traditional MA, or I will change over to Historical Administration if I wish to move towards a career in a musuem, or some other public place. My primary goal is to become a professor, but due to the high competiveness for that field, I'm keeping other career options open.
In the traditional MA program, I plan to specialize in a specific area in American history of 1850's through 1880's -- more likely something in Civil War or Recostruction era.
So where is everyone else at? Are you in the middle of undergraduate school or graduate school? Or are you graduating this May too, and looking forward to your next step, whatever that may be?
I'm going to graduate school at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. My future advisor in the History department there was also one of the reviewers of my application materials. He was impressed with my undergraduate capstone research paper, and is enthusiastic about my becoming a graduate student there this fall.
A couple of History departments here at St. Ambrose University, have complemented me on my excellent academic work in my various research papers, and book reviews, and one has said I am definitely ready for graduate school, since my writing is of graduate school level.
Plus, my volunteer work I have done at our local Putnam Museum in the archives has paid off. I have been accepted as an intern at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library archives department. I will be working 20 hours a week, and my TUITION WILL BE WAIVED, plus I will be paid $700 a month.
I plan to move to Charleston, Illinois by late June if they want me to start working in July, or if not then, I will move in early August.
For my graduate school program, I plan to obtain my traditional MA, or I will change over to Historical Administration if I wish to move towards a career in a musuem, or some other public place. My primary goal is to become a professor, but due to the high competiveness for that field, I'm keeping other career options open.
In the traditional MA program, I plan to specialize in a specific area in American history of 1850's through 1880's -- more likely something in Civil War or Recostruction era.
So where is everyone else at? Are you in the middle of undergraduate school or graduate school? Or are you graduating this May too, and looking forward to your next step, whatever that may be?
I'm sure it'll be great 
fekcing long way to go still...
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