Well, the comparison falls apart here. I should ask about your having real world/relevant experience as a lawyer to go with the J.D., but I think your participation in the UT already qualifies you. :-)

>J.D.
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>OK, I am bracing myself for the punchline.... :)
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>>What degree do you earn to become a lawyer?
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>>>What do you mean????
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>>>>John,
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>>>>>Ph.D.'s often having real world/relevant experience? Do you really want to have this debate? When did you graduate college? Talk about a group of folks that are often the most theorhetically driven windbags on the planet.
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>>>>So, what kind of "D" will you be earning? :-)