Re: OT: Linguistics Study

On Jul 14, 2007, at 8:34 PM, Jeffrey Jones wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:13:40 -0400, Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Jeffrey Jones wrote:
>>> One problem is I think I'd have to go as far as a PhD to get
>>> employment
>>> from it.
>>>
>> Even then, there's no guarantee. Alas, many are called, few are
>> chosen.
>>
>> With an M.A., you might find a job teaching freshman comp. at a
>> Community
>> College.
>>
>> Sorry to be so negative.
>>
>> Roger Mills, Ph.D (linguistics, Univ.of Michigan 1975, and a fat
>> lot of good
>> it did me-- but it _was_ a wonderful experience, among the best 7
>> years of
>> my life.)
>
> Hi Roger,
> Right now my situation is very negative. I don't think going for a
> PhD in Music
> composition would be any better, especially since I haven't
> composed anything
> in 20+years (otherwise I might be headed for Tuscaloosa). And computer
> science is probably out of the question, given the level of my math
> skills.
>
> Jeff
And... unfortunately a Doctorate in composition doesn't guarantee
anything
either. I got my DMA in 2003, and still haven't found a tenure-track
job.
Haven't even had interviews. :(

--------
James W.