<p>I am currently working in the finance field and have been out of college for about 2 years. I've found that I really don't like what I'm doing and really wish I could have a re-do of my undergrad years - go with my heart instead of my head. I've always been a huge art/art history fanatic and the more I work in finance, the more I know it's not for me. </p>
<p>I'm seriously considering going back to school for Art History to focus on my passions. Ideally, I would love to be able to go directly into a art history ph.d program but seeing as I have very little background in art history, that would be close to impossible. So my next option is to start with a masters in art history and eventually progress to a ph.d. </p>
<p>My background: I went to a state school with a degree from the business school with a minor in Art History. My GPA is not the best - I don't want to be too specific, but it's < 3.5. I was never that enthusiastic about my actual major so I didn't really try as hard as I should have in classes. My art history minor gpa was almost a 4.0 though...although I highly doubt schools will actually look too much into a minor gpa. I haven't taken the GRE yet, but I think I will do fairly well on it (I'm decent at standardized testing - my SAT score was 1500 back when it was out of 1600). </p>
<p>My question is - how difficult will it be to get into a good art history MA program with my background? Since I haven't taken that many art history classes, I don't have close connections with the art history professors and I also don't have any lengthy writing samples. I know these 2 elements are a major deciding factor for graduate school acceptance. </p>
<p>Do I even have a chance of making it into a good MA program? Is there anything I could do in the meantime to help increase my chances?</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated! Sorry for the lengthy read and thanks if you were able to get through all of it.</p>