Bridgit Mendler Clarifies Her PhD Status, Reveals What Degree She Is Closer to Having
justjared.comBridgit Mendler is setting the record straight on her qualifications. While it was on her social pages, the 31-year-old former actress and singer was thought to have a PhD, doctor of Philosophy in any discipline except medicine, but she is now clarifying that she actually doesn’t have that yet.
In a note shared to her X/Twitter account, Bridgit clarified why she doesn’t have her PhD and what degree she is closer to having. Keep reading to find out more… “Hey people.
It came to my attention that something on my linkedin profile is causing confusion that I want to clarify: I am 2 months away from a JD and I don’t already have a PhD,” she shared.
A JD is a Juris Doctor degree, which is a degree that prepares you to practice law. “The PhD is something I started working towards in 2020 and I pursued it jointly with my law degree but when I moved to California last summer and decided that for family reasons we would stay on the west coast, it had to go on pause.
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