Individuals are keen to journey for status. Even earlier than WashU achieved T14 standing (together with 16 others), I flew round 800 miles from dwelling to be taught in regards to the Chevron doctrine and the rule of legislation, two previously foundational facets of American authorized examine and observe that now lie useless under. And whereas changing into a transplant pupil shook my world, nothing about my willingness to journey was world shaking — many college students transfer lots of of miles away when the celebrated faculty they utilized to extends an invitation. However as soon as they land there, they normally keep there throughout their program. Prolonged commutes are the kind of factor that land you in a newspaper. New York Post has protection:
For Nat Cedillo, jet-setting from one hotspot metropolis to a different every week isn’t any low-cost thrill…“I journey from Mexico Metropolis to New York Metropolis in order that I can attend my legislation faculty lessons,” Cedillo, 30, an aspiring mental property legal professional, tells The Put up. “It’s exhausting, however price it.”
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All through the 13-week semester, she’s taken the greater than 4,000-mile round-trip — which begins with Monday morning flights into JFK Airport and ends again in Mexico Metropolis by Tuesday night time — to finish her final time period at a high NYC establishment.
There’s no method that going to legislation faculty like you’re Taylor Swift is remotely inexpensive. Doing so should break the bank!
Since January, Cedillo has spent upward of $2,000 on airfare, lodging and meals.
That’s… truly not that dangerous in any respect. It’s a little mind-boggling to think about that common 4,000-mile journey flights value lower than NY lease, but when the maths is mathing, I’m glad for her. The one different focal point is curiosity. The article says that she’s ending her time period at a “high NYC establishment,” however that verbiage reads a little Kash Patel-ish for those who ask me. Commuting from Mexico Metropolis for NYU (#8) or Cornell (#10) is one factor, but when the highest New York faculty is Yeshiva College (#63) or New York Regulation Faculty (#121), the smarter transfer could have been to push a bit tougher for a digital classroom than amass the frequent flyer miles.
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Chris Williams grew to become a social media supervisor and assistant editor for Above the Regulation in June 2021. Previous to becoming a member of the workers, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ within the Fb group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri lengthy sufficient to graduate from Washington College in St. Louis Faculty of Regulation. He’s a former boatbuilder who’s studying to swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for biking that often annoys his friends. You possibly can attain him by e-mail at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
