Reply #57: Wish I could rec your response. I hope you will consider [View All]

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making it an OP and making up a sign about it.

Of my Ph.D. cohort, only 25% got tenure-track positions. This from a top-flight university, no less. The remaining 75% are like myself, journeymen scholars, troubadours, gypsy scholars, etc.

After reading your post, though, I take solace in remembering William Hurt's infamous line from "The Big Chill": "I didn't drop out of grad school. I chose not to continue." :)