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[quote=Anonymous]I have a PhD, and need it for my field (Clinical Psychology); I can't imagine getting one otherwise. The academic career path, even if you're primarily an adjunct, is one you *really* need to want to justify it, and the trade-offs are real. Adjuncts get very little respect in academia, so it's not just about the low salary, it's about being treated poorly, all the while doing a valuable service. I taught as an adjunct for a few semesters and really loved it, despite the lack of respect (also in addition to FT work). Hopefully I'll get back to it once we're done having kids, but it's too much for now. So, yeah, proceed with caution. Keep it in your mind for a second career, by all means, but unless your husband has an extremely lucrative job and you can afford full-time help, I wouldn't do it with a young family.[/quote]
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