Well, I am stopping art history after my masters (I had originally planned
to get the PhD) and I'm enrolling in an MBA program in a few months.  I
love what I do now, but I was put off by the low salaries.  It was a tough
decision for me, that's why I thre in the "depressing" part--I certainly
didn't mean to insult anybody.

On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Steven Bush wrote:

> I felt the same way and now I am law school. I am borrowing more money than
> those salaries a year with most going to tuition. I don't know that I was
> "depressed" enough to make me go to law school, but the low starting salary
> affected my decision.
>
> Steven Bush
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> I don't mean to sound rude, but didn't you realize the lack of currency
> that an art/art history degree has before you started your graduate
> program?
>
> I agree, it is depressing--enough to make anybody go to law school.
>
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, penelope kelly wrote:
>
> > "Salary in the mid to upper twenties."
> >
> > gosh these salary postings are depressing.  here i am, working my way
> > through college as a custodian at a high school.  now entering graduate
> > school,i read the job postings on this list only to find that after i
> > have finished my master's degree i will be able to get a job with the
> > *same salary* i am now earning as a janitor .. only i will owe thirty
> > thousand + in financial aid.  wow.  i am eager.
> >
> > penelope kelly
> >
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