/adv/ I come seeking the wisdom of your wisest sages. I've

>>17907090
What program are you going for? I'm going for a psychology PhD so what I can speak to are those programs. I'm sure there are similarities.

>I've heard that it takes about 8 years to get your doctorate
Not even close. Even clinical PhDs take 5-6 years, and that's including the year-long internship. A non-clinical PhD can take around 4 years.

>is it possible to teach at the secondary school level or at the community college level while I work on my PhD?
For the secondary school, absolutely not. Any teaching in K-12 requires a license and thus and education degree. For the CC, depends on the school. For "regular" universities there are assistantships that are usually teaching and the programs themselves may have "teacher-track" options (basically prep for university-level teaching after graduation).

>>17907247
For the timespan point I made, I'm assuming you've already completed undergraduate. From undergrad to PhD is about 8 years.

>>17907252
Yeah let's see...I'm going for English literature
I'm glad you set me straight on the time frame. So once I get my masters it will take me about 4 years, that is a much better estimate than what I looked up on the internet.
I currently have an assistantship at my program, but my school does not offer doctorates in my field so I am going to apply to a nearby grad school that does when I get closer to earning my masters.
Did that give any better info?

>>17907274
I can't help much with anything specific to English. The only thing I'll add is if you're going into doctoral school with a Master's, you can usually get your new school to drop the time commitment even further. This is usually 1 year, so kind of a bad deal considering the Master's probably took 2, but it's something.

>>17907310
Hey any time is good I guess.
Thanks for the advice anon, I feel pretty confident again. I wasn't feeling too great about my decision and beginning to doubt myself. I'm looking forward to being able to teach.

>>17907090
yes you can teach while working for your masters. most cases your work pays your tuition for masters.