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----- > 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). > ========================================================= 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).