<p>I am looking for advice on good programs in archaeology and the chances of admittance. I have a BA in History with a minor in Anthropology from Wellesley College with a 3.22 GPA, low but close to the average at Wellesley. My GRE Scores are 157Q 156V 4.5AW. I have 5 years of Latin experience starting in High School and 2 years of Greek along with Italian proficiency and a basic understanding of German. I have done two summer field schools in Roman archaeology in Italy in concert with Oxford. I had full funding in my last graduate program and was a TA. I also volunteered as a docent in an archaeology museum in Italy while studying abroad. I did graduate studies at American Univerity in the Middle East but was forced to drop out due to the conflict in the region and was then immediately diagnosed with cancer. </p>
<p>While all is well now I find myself at a loss of where to reapply in the United States. My undergraduate professors are all from prestigious institutions and recommend top schools such as UPenn and Harvard but I fear that my GPA harms my chances of getting into these competitive programs. I know I want to do my PhD in archaeology but I am not sure which program. I want to get into the best program possible for me and if that means I need to aim lower or get my MA first than I will do whatever I can. However, my advisers always told me never to get your MA unless that was all you wanted so I am skeptical about going for an MA feeder program especially considering they almost never offer funding.</p>
<p>Other programs I am looking to apply:
UCL Institute of Archaeology (MA)
Kings College (MA)
UC Berkeley AHMA
UCLA
U of Chicago
possibly Bryn Mawr</p>
<p>Any advice would be helpful</p>