24th February 2013, 10:18 AM
pdurdin Wrote:I've got nothing at all, and they made me an unconditional offer!Mature student entry to archaeology degrees is one point at which archaeology experience can be valued over paper qualifications.
Quote:Those that do get jobs in their degree field often end up having mid-life crises a few years down the track when they realise that their career isn't what they really want to be doing.But that's a "midlife crisis" and has nothing to do with archaeology specifically or choice of degree subject. It happens to a lot of people and not just those who did degrees. It constantly amazes me that people expect to enjoy doing something at forty that they first enjoyed/decided on when they were eighteen. Nothing like your first glimpse of impending mortality to lend a little perspective to your personal rat race. Not really that much of a surprise. I had a midlife crisis and became an archaeologist, so in fairness that aspect cuts both ways.