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Advice for High School & New College Students Wanting to Major in Art History

Advice for High School & New College Students Wanting to Major in Art History

July 4, 2015 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Education, High School, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

I have received a lot of emails recently from high school students or new college students wondering how to approach the study of art history. This is a response I wrote to those who emailed me using Tumblr. My goal…

7 Tips for Succeeding in your Art History Course

7 Tips for Succeeding in your Art History Course

April 23, 2015 · by Amy · in Art History, Higher Education, Lists, Undergraduate Education

Whether you are taking your first art history course or are an art history major, here are seven things you can do to help yourself succeed in, and get the most from, your  art history classes. 1. Take lots of notes. Every professor formats…

"Help! My parents don't want me to major in art history."

“Help! My parents don’t want me to major in art history.”

November 16, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Education, High School, Higher Education, Undergrad

One of the most frequent emails I get from aspiring art history majors is something along the lines of, “I fell in love with art history and want to major in it, but my parents want me to pursue something…

#TBT: 10 Things I Learned as an Undergraduate

#TBT: 10 Things I Learned as an Undergraduate

November 13, 2014 · by Amy · in Education, From the Archives, Lists, UCLA, Undergrad

Today is Throwback Thursday, so I thought I would resurrect and update a Tumblr post I made a couple years ago that recently resurfaced in my mind. When I wrote this post, I was a year out of undergrad and the…

Q&A: How important is it to get an art history degree from a highly-ranked college?

Q&A: How important is it to get an art history degree from a highly-ranked college?

June 28, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Careers, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

A reader asks how important an art history degree from a highly-ranked university is to their career options, and wonders if a degree from an “average” university would suffice.

Q&A: Has being married made pursuing a graduate degree in art history difficult?

Q&A: Has being married made pursuing a graduate degree in art history difficult?

April 3, 2014 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Careers, Grad School, Higher Education, Life, Q&A, Tumblr

A reader wonders if being married has made it difficult to pursue my graduate degree.

Q&A: "I get nervous when I have to write for my art history courses. Could you provide any advice?"

Q&A: “I get nervous when I have to write for my art history courses. Could you provide any advice?”

January 21, 2014 · by Amy · in Art History, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr, Undergraduate Education

An art history major who is struggling with writing art historical essays asks for advice.

Q&A: Should I take a year off before grad school?

Q&A: Should I take a year off before grad school?

November 22, 2013 · by Amy · in Academia, Art History, Grad School, Higher Education, Q&A, Tumblr

A reader asks if it is best to take a gap year before applying to graduate school for art history.

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