Re: A bit of advice re University and such is requested
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 9, 2000, 0:45 |
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Robert Hailman wrote:
> > Speaking as someone who's just finishing up his PhD in Linguistic Theory, I
> > should report that the job situation right now for linguistics
> > professorships is extremely bleak. We're talking a placement rate of
> > perhaps 5% (I'm just pulling numbers out of the air, but that's my
> > impression). Things could very well have changed by the time you finish
> > your PhD, but it's something to keep in mind.
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> Oi, woah is me. But I like linguistics. How bout I get the PhD, and see
> how things go from there...
That's kinda what I'm thinking of doing. I'm thinking I might go to Law school
after my PhD program to do contract law, international law or constitutional
law (never trial law -- I wouldn't touch that OJ stuff with a ten foot pole). But I
really want to get a PhD in this first, because I love linguistics so much.
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Tom Wier | "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero."
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