Seriously fuck History degrees, man. I'd be reading Polybius

the trick is to apply to a uni which has its focus on your field of interest, teachers are active on your field of interest

my ancient history final exam was largely about india, because the head of department was a fucking indiaboo

atleast here
very fucking difficult to figure it out when you are basicly a toddler fresh out of HS idiot (refering to myself here, not meaning to insult)

>>2505204
>>2505204
Real pertinent question for you

How much was the average 2,687sq ft home in a 13th century city?

It would be interesting to equate that to gold and then translate the value to modern era.

>>2505220
Nah the trouble with my uni (and I guess it's probably the same all along my country) is that exams, as weird as it sounds, barely matter. Most of the classes are about writing essays on extremely niche and concrete issues related to the field or period the subject covers. After a 3 month course of ancient history (both greek and middle eastern) I can write pages about Solon but I only have a swallow knowledge of almost everything else. I had to interrupt my reading of Herodotus, which I started at the beginning of the course.

>>2505258
Ayy nigga how much was the average 13th century 2,687sq ft home in say London? Or even Hamburg?

Any city will do actually

>>2505264
Like two or three

>>2505267
Two or three what?

You said you were studying 13th century property so I figured you would know

>>2505271
yea mane

>>2505204

They're teaching you how to write, anon. How can that be bad?

>but I know how to write!

You classmates probably don't have our extensive experience on shitposting, and even so, you're learning to do it by using references and confronting authors. It's a very enlightining and crucial experience to a scholar.

>>2505220

Teachers gonna teach what they know and what they can. On my America I course, our teacher was an archeologist and specialist on mayan civilization. Our tests and classes were all about Mayan and mesoamerican subjects. I know shit about Incas, but I have some knowledge on Cortez account, mayan culture, and whatnot.


As one teacher once said to me, on our Ancient History course: every author have limits and contributions. If he's a marxist, you cannot expect him to delve into image analysis like a art historian will, even if them both are writing about renaissance painting practices. Your purpose, as historian and reader, is filter what you can and want, so you can do your own thing.

>>2505482
>They're teaching you how to write
They actually aren't tho. I've read essays from my pals, the grammar of which doesn't make fucking sense. I'm seeing them adopt all of the obnoxious pet words that published researchers use and abuse. It's not like historians are good prosists at all (not even talking about writing beautifully, clarity), or at least that's my experience with those who happen to be my countrymen.

>>2505560

>They actually aren't tho. I've read essays from my pals, the grammar of which doesn't make fucking sense.

How are your grades compared to theirs? I would get high grades even on really shitty essays (from my point of view) because the teachers would view them rather as training than actually good and "publishable material". When you get an adviser and look to publish your works, that is when your text will be trimmed and mauled into oblivion until you have a really neat crafted paper on your hands.

>I'm seeing them adopt all of the obnoxious pet words that published researchers use and abuse

I got those on my graduation too, it's okay, they're still learning and most will not even get into actual reasearch as career. It's actually pretty funny when you get so much of same'ish titles on student congresses because their usage of en vogue jargon.