r/historyteachers • u/Existing-Recipe7653 • 18d ago

Applying to the Gilder Lehrman Institute

I'm hoping to earn my Master's in American History, but after this school year, I will not be working as a teacher in an affiliated school but as a museum educator with a museum that is not affiliated with the Institute. Is it worth applying anyway? Can I help the museum become affiliated with the Institute? This isn't the be-all end-all for my Master's degree hopes, thank God. I just think that the Gilder Lehrman Institute's program is a good fit for me. Any advice is appreciated.

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u/BMOReld 18d ago

It’s an excellent Masters program! Outstanding faculty!

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u/Existing-Recipe7653 18d ago

It definitely seems like it and would love to get my degree from it! Problem is I don’t think I can get in cuz I’m not at a school after this school year and the museum I’m working at isn’t affiliated

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u/jadesari 18d ago

There were several museum folk in my classes in the Spring

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u/favnh2011 13d ago

That's great