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forevermentor

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    Chicago
  • Application Season
    2016 Fall
  • Program
    Secondary Education: English

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  1. I am attending a masters program beginning in fall, but want to be clear about my objectives after the program. I received my BA in literature studies with a 3.4 GPA. I want to teach high school or English at the college level, and am afraid that after being in a high school teaching job for 10 years I will get awfully depressed that I didn't follow my dreams (PhD route). But I am not sure. I have read a lot of information on the advantages and disadvantages of both careers, and feel I am up to the challenge of both intense research and no pay while a PhD student, but also up to the hard challenge of engaging/dealing with high schoolers. If I am intending on going for the PhD, I can make certain choices during my MA to make this an easier transition. But PhD English acceptance rates (2%-5%) intimidate me. Say I have a very strong application... great writing sample, 4.0, great GRE scores, involvement in academic lit community, gave lectures at conferences, etc., what are the chances of a school like Northwestern accepting a MA grad that got a degree in Secondary Ed? I've also considered doing a PhD in Curriculum Studies, but my heart is in English/lit theory. Please don't judge my odds of being accepted by my half-assed writing here! Any insight or opinion on this will help me a lot. Above all, I want to share my love for literature in a classroom! So I look forward to being a student and teacher, no matter the cost! (Well, cost does matter. But you get what I mean.) Thanks
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