Anglicanorthodoxy
Puritan Board Freshman
I was having some issues accessing PB with my browser, and haven't posted in a few weeks. I had some questions about academia. I'm currently a senior in high school, and I'm considering either becoming a corporate attorney or a Classics professor. I don't know where I'll be going to undergrad yet, but it's more than likely that I'll go to Hampden-Sydney. If I go there, I will major in Classics( I'll take 4 years of Latin, 4 years of Greek, and several courses on Western literature, culture, and philosophy) Ill get a rigorous undergraduate education, and it'll prepare me well for law school or PhD school. If I decide that I want to become a professor, and go into a top PhD program in Classics( Johns Hopkins or UVA) what are my odds at landing a tenured professorship after I get my PhD? I know the academic job market is terrible, and being a conservative Christian will make it even harder for me to land a job as a professor. I've been told that guys with PhDs who don't get jobs as professors usually end up at think tanks. Like I said, I know the academic job market is terrible, and that puts me in a tough situation. Making a ton of money isn't a priority for me, but I want to have a really large family, so I'll need to make decent money. The state of the academic job market saddens me, because I think being a Classics professor is something I'd love doing. Any professors on PB? All advice is appreciated.