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Mhh2013

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  1. The MAT would start this Fall (2015 I have been working with the school to gain admission). So I would get most of the classes done this year and be well underway if I did not get into a PhD or decided to wait till Fall 2016 to apply to the PhD. The MAT is online so I can work full time while doing it. PhD programs in English appear to be very competitive and several I have looked at only admit 6-10 students. I have high GPAS good rec letters GRE etc, but I still want to be prepared to get a full time teaching job if a PhD isn't an option because I can't get in. I also think the education classes would be benificial to take for any instructor. I appreciate your input! I just wondering if I go for a PhD and have an MA and MAT if that will look bad? I really appreciate all the questions/advice I have seen in replies
  2. Ideally I would rather teach college over high school. I would be okay with teaching high school, but my goal is to do a PhD and be an English professor. Yet, I would like to be able to start the certification process so that I could teach and have a job until I do a PhD (also if I do not get in one). Trying to utilize my time in between to my best advantage I guess so that I will have full time employment no matter what. Thanks for your reply!
  3. Hello! I hold a B.A. degree in English from a USA univeristy and a MA degree in English from a British University. I have been adjuncting in English this past semester. I would like to do a PhD in English and teach college level, but am concerned with job prospects. Finacially, it would be great for me to get my teacher's certification so that I could teach high school full time and I found an MAT program that will allow me to do that pretty easily. I would finish this program in 2 years and apply to a PhD the fall of my second year (or after that). During this second year, I would also have a full time teaching job (part of the program). Thus, if I were to be rejected from all my PhD choices, I would still be on the pathway to a career I would enjoy/not be opposed to fufillig and that would have a salary. I am well aware you can teach full time at community college with an MA, but it is so competitve and I would love to pursue more research with a doctorate. So basically, my main question is...do you think holding both a Masters of Arts in Teaching and a Masters of Arts in English would hurt my chances of doing a future PhD if I decided to do one? Thanks!
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