<p>I’m currently a Junior in high school, and have, for most of my life, wanted to go into the field of Egyptology. </p>
<p>I really would love to do this as an undergrad, however of course only Brown has it [or at least that’s what I’ve read: even so, I love Brown]. This is freaking me out because it’s such a prestigious school, with extremely competitive applicants. I feel somewhat confident as I am extremely passionate in not only the studies of Egypt, but I love art history, and enjoy painting/photography myself. I am active in my school, and have pretty decent grades, and do some volunteering. </p>
<p>Would my interest in the Egyptology dpt give me somewhat of an edge? Would it be considered a unique/obscure major? </p>
<p>I’m going to Summer@Brown and hope to form a relationship with my professor and attain a recommendation if possible. I’m also looking into many other activities to prove my interest. </p>
<p>The program looks absolutely brilliant, and I’m going to apply for early decision. </p>
<p>This all makes me so anxious!!!</p>
<p>It certainly is a unique/obscure major. But I doubt interest in the major would give you an edge at a college as selective as Brown. Be sure you run the net price calculator with your parents and feel comfortable with the resulting cost, too. I did a web search, and it looks like if you want to work full time in this field you will really need a PhD. Which means you may not need to actually major in Egyptology as an undergrad, but can pursue it with a closely related undergrad degree (in case you don’t get into Brown). Here are some US colleges and departments they recommended besides Brown. I didn’t check all the links to see if they work. Of course, most of these are difficult to get into and expensive schools. If none of these would, you should probably research the Department of Near Eastern Studies at other colleges and look for coursework and professors in this area. Another choice would be to look overseas at colleges; there are a fair number of European universities with similar majors.</p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Studies
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
<a href=“Near Eastern Studies | Johns Hopkins University”>Near Eastern Studies | Johns Hopkins University;
<p>Institute of Fine Arts
New York University
<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/”>http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley
<a href=“http://neareastern.berkeley.edu/”>http://neareastern.berkeley.edu/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
University of California, Los Angeles
<a href=“http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/egyptology/index.html”>http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/egyptology/index.html</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
University of Chicago
<a href=“http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/”>http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/</a></p>
<p>Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
University of Memphis
<a href=“Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology - The University of Memphis”>http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Studies
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
<a href=“U-M Web Hosting”>U-M Web Hosting;
<p>Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
<a href=“http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ames/”>http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ames/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Yale University
New Haven, CT
<a href=“Introduction | Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations”>Introduction | Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations;
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<p>We can only guess since we aren’t admissions, but Brown doesn’t admit by major. They will be interested in what you intend to study if you write about that, but they know that students change majors. Also you can be that students who want to study that as an undergrad will be applying more frequently to Brown. So I can’t see it as unique or an edge. While I wouldn’t pester any prof in your summer program about helping you ‘get in’ and they aren’t admissions committee people, but maybe you can have a conversation about how they keep an eye out for students for their department. Good luck. </p>
<p>@intparent Yeah trust me I’ve done a ridiculous amount of research on the schools/field. It’s just that Brown is my first choice, and Egyptology is absolutely what I want to do. Especially considering it will be harder for me to get into a grad/PhD program without some egyptological undergrad studying. Thanks so much for the insight! I plan on taking an art history/archaeology route if brown doesn’t work out. </p>
<p>@BrownParent I understand Brown does not admit by major, however I’m wondering if obvious interest and active involvement towards that field of study would be helpful, since it’s different. Obviously I don’t plan on <em>pestering</em> any professors, I just know for a fact people have been able to attain recommendation from Summer@Brown profs. Thanks for the insight tho</p>
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