The Realpolitik
of Applying to Grad School
Are you thinking about applying
to our department's graduate program? Admission is very competitive.
Our grads
offer some (unofficial) advice:
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Develop good writing
skills.
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Get to know your professors.
This is key to getting positive letters of recommendation.
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Grads need to possess
reading knowledge of certain languages, usually both German
and French, and, depending on your chosen field, Spanish and Italian.
It is best to learn such European languages while you are still
an undergraduate. Students working in non-western areas (for example,
Japanese, Chinese, Pre-Columbian, Islamic, Indian, etc.) can study
an appropriate language at the graduate level. UCLA is unique
in that it offers courses in such languages as Sanskrit, Arabic,
Nahuatl, etc.
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You need to decide what
area you want to study before you apply. If possible, take
as many upper-level courses as you can related to your field.
In addition to art history courses work in such disciplines as
History, Anthropology, Classics, Archaeology, and Literary Studies
will prove useful. Once you've identified an area that interests
you, contact the relevant faculty
member.
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Contact Beth
Gray for more information about applying.
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Here's the official
blurb about our grad program.
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