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  • #11
    Re: Juris Doctor (JD)

    If you're willing to do the work, you should definitely go for it. A JD/MFA will open up many more doors than the MFA alone.

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    • #12
      Re: Juris Doctor (JD)

      I don't know anything about JD/MFA but in the sciences and engineering, Ph.D. typically signifies in-depth knowledge in a vary narrow area combined with a broad mastery (in not so much depth) around that area. It is almost always the result of years or research and hopefully is the result of somehow contributing something new to the field.

      However, of course there are Ph.D.'s that are simply brilliant and then there are those who might as well have gotten their degree through one of those email spam offers. The majority is somewhere in between
      this post = teh win.

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      • #13
        Re: Juris Doctor (JD)

        Originally posted by Siggie View Post
        I do... it's not.
        Some days I wonder if I'm crazy for not doing it when I'm in and could do it w/ tuition paid for... Most days I just want to get done as quickly as possible and go home. I've thought about auditing a few courses like Con law I, II and damages. I worry that if I don't have to do the work, I'll slack and I won't do it.

        Mouse would you take Con law if you didn't have to? I think it would be interesting.
        Con Law is a beast of a class and the most interesting. If I didn't have to take it, I would still probably learn it because this stuff fascinates me. It is so interesting and, in essence, what has shaped our laws and the way we live and think about things.

        I don't agree with a lot of the judicial activism that goes on in the Supreme Court, but even then, it's important to know what is the law, despite our feelings for or against it.

        If you don't have to take it and your soul isn't into it, then don't bother. It's a crap load of work.
        Achkerov kute.

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        • #14
          Re: Juris Doctor (JD)

          Originally posted by One-Way View Post

          Do people with JD's put a doctor in front of their name?
          Usually, when lawyers get a JD and become practicing attorneys they use the term "Esquire" or "Esq."
          Achkerov kute.

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          • #15
            Re: Juris Doctor (JD)

            Originally posted by Anonymouse View Post
            Con Law is a beast of a class and the most interesting. If I didn't have to take it, I would still probably learn it because this stuff fascinates me. It is so interesting and, in essence, what has shaped our laws and the way we live and think about things.

            I don't agree with a lot of the judicial activism that goes on in the Supreme Court, but even then, it's important to know what is the law, despite our feelings for or against it.

            If you don't have to take it and your soul isn't into it, then don't bother. It's a crap load of work.
            *sigh* I don't have a soul... I guess I won't be taking it.
            [COLOR=#4b0082][B][SIZE=4][FONT=trebuchet ms]“If you think you can, or you can’t, you’re right.”
            -Henry Ford[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

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