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----- From: lara anne taylor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: MUSEUM-L Digest - 16 Jun 2000 to 17 Jun 2000 (#2000-167) 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 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).