What is the highest level of education you've completed?

[CountDeMoney]

I'm perplexed - I have a LL.B., but I really don't consider that in any way equivalent to a JD.

That's OK, neither do we.

[Josquius]

I'm a master.
Level of education means very little about somebody's intelect, it just means you could afford/felt like sitting through x years of school.

[merithyn]

I'm a master.
Level of education means very little about somebody's intelect, it just means you could afford/felt like sitting through x years of school.

Depends entirely on what one studies, and what one does while doing that studying.

[Valmy]

I'm a master.
Level of education means very little about somebody's intelect, it just means you could afford/felt like sitting through x years of school.

I don't know man.  I feel better knowing the guy operating on me has a medical degree.

[PDH]

I feel better knowing the guy teaching History at least has an MA 

[Richard Hakluyt]

LL.B for me - I guess that fits in the JD slot. 

My dad has a bizzare degree they give in the UK, a "Doctor of Science", which is a degree above a "doctorate". I was there when he got it (I think I was 12 or so). He was the only person getting that degree that year. Everyone else at the graduation ceremony - some thousands of students - was wearing black; my dad was wearing a robe of crimson and yellow silk. He stood out in the crowd. 

One of my teachers at school had that. He had started quite recently at the school and had not really made an impact. But, at the annual prize-giving he stole the show in his fancy robes, from then on he was known as "Boris" and became rather popular 

[Savonarola]

One of my teachers at school had that. He had started quite recently at the school and had not really made an impact. But, at the annual prize-giving he stole the show in his fancy robes, from then on he was known as "Boris" and became rather popular 

I was wondering if a Higher Degree actually meant anything in the UK system.  I believe that Habilation is required for a full professorship at German universities (or at least was at one time.)

[Savonarola]

I'm perplexed - I have a LL.B., but I really don't consider that in any way equivalent to a JD.

Please put down JD.  I was trying to separate out the lawyers and didn't realize the LL.B. was that different from the JD.

[Savonarola]

I'm a master.
Level of education means very little about somebody's intelect, it just means you could afford/felt like sitting through x years of school.

It's not about intellect, but self awareness:

The Bachelors is awarded when one thinks he knows everything
The Masters is awarded after one realizes he knows nothing
The Doctorate is awarded after one realizes one know nothing, but neither does anyone else

[Pishtaco]

I was wondering if a Higher Degree actually meant anything in the UK system.  I believe that Habilation is required for a full professorship at German universities (or at least was at one time.)

It still is, at least in parts of central and eastern Europe. I would need a habilitation to be a professor here in the Czech Republic (and I think it's the same in Poland). I can't get one though, as you need to do some teaching to get it. However I probably will try to get the DrSc, which I think is meant to work like a habilitation but for research only. It should be a matter of just stapling some papers together and writing a summary.

[CountDeMoney]

The Bachelors is awarded when one thinks he knows everything
The Masters is awarded after one realizes he knows nothing
The Doctorate is awarded after one realizes one know nothing, but neither does anyone else

Had a professor once that said he started college at 18, and never left.  Bachelors, Masters, PhD candidate...said he's never had a real job.
At least he was honest.

[Ideologue]

I'm perplexed - I have a LL.B., but I really don't consider that in any way equivalent to a JD.

Please put down JD.  I was trying to separate out the lawyers and didn't realize the LL.B. was that different from the JD.

It's not.  Beeb is being extremely and irrationally difficult, probably because he got a legal education which, if nothing else, does teach those skills.

[Barrister]

I'm perplexed - I have a LL.B., but I really don't consider that in any way equivalent to a JD.

Please put down JD.  I was trying to separate out the lawyers and didn't realize the LL.B. was that different from the JD.

Sorry, you've just marched into a pet peeve of mine.  In the last 10 years all Canadian schools have switched from granting LL.B.s to JDs.  I detest the notion.  It ignores our UK heritage of course, but more than that - the focus should be on the "law" part, not the title of bachelor or doctor.

[CountDeMoney]

I'm pretty sure all the Yanqui Peegdog lawyers here would attest that their US law school educations focused on the law.

[Barrister]

I'm pretty sure all the Yanqui Peegdog lawyers here would attest that their US law school educations focused on the law.

Then why are they so adamant about calling themselves "doctors".