How do I prepare for an Egyptology Major?

ccTransfer10
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:35:38 +0000

Thank you all for your insights. I am so thankful for all the recommendations for books and languages.

Yea I was wondering about how I should tackle the language issue as well…As of now I have had 4 years of Latin and 2 of Spanish so I’m not prepared in any way.

I looked at the Egyptology programs at UChicago, Brown, Penn, Hopkins, etc, and I see that they require learning middle Egyptian and not necessarily other languages. (Maybe I missed something on their websites?)
But I am wondering whether I should wait till after I complete my undergraduate to learn the other languages, or simply one or two.
Thank you, everyone, very much for all of your help and insights!