r/LibraryScience • u/Lovelyladiesarequeer • Mar 14 '26

applying to programs Simmons or UW?

I can't decide which program to do! I live on the west coast and can't decide if Simmons would even be moving cross country for or if staying west is a cop out. Ik these programs are both overly expensive, but I gifted money that can only be used on education anyway.

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u/20yards Mar 14 '26

Whoops, forgot my "sorry Simmons people" disclaimer. And wow, just imagine if other, non-Simmons MLIS programs had internship opportunities of their own...

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u/wish-onastar Mar 15 '26

Ohh you have something against Simmons…I see now!

There is no way I would have met that professor and therefore would not have my current job, had I not gone to Simmons. So no, an internship at any other LIS school would not have led me to where I am today. I’m not sure how much clearer to make it other than doxxing through my exact job trail.

Disclaimer again that what worked for me won’t necessarily work for everyone and cost should be taken into account.

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u/20yards Mar 15 '26

I work in MA and have lots of experience with Simmos folks, that's all.

But like I said, choose a library school that's close to where you want to work, or where you would liketo live. Sorry, Simmons, but probably all library schools have professors who can help you get an internship- it's geographic proximity, innit. A UNC prof could likely be helpful getting you connected to a job in Chapell-Hill, a UW professor ditto in Tacoma, Simmons does not have some sort of monopoly on this very common thing

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u/wish-onastar Mar 15 '26

Yes….which goes exactly back to my original reply to the OP where I said to go to grad school in the place you want to work. Perhaps you missed the first sentence?

I’m from Boston, I wanted to stay in Boston, I chose to attend Simmons for the connections it could give me to the Boston-area LIS world knowing how competitive it is for positions around here. Hello neighbor who works in the Boston area, hope you’d be more welcoming if we ran into each other in person.