Highway Robbery

(While getting ready for their evening)

Duncan: So, how was your first week?

JD: Absolute bullshit. I have to read nearly 200 pages a night of cases that I don’t understand. Then in class, all my professors do is call on random people to summarize the assignments, instead of explaining the judges reasoning and expounding upon the holding.

Duncan: I’ve had the exact same experience.

JD: I’m paying out of state tuition this year, which is just over $40,000, and I’m still completely teaching myself. I should really stop attending classes and just spend the semester in Cancun.

Duncan: My in-state tuition is just under half of that, which I thought was a fortune.

JD: And our school still looks terrible. The paint on the buildings is coming off and there are stains everywhere. Plus, the majority of classrooms have no windows, and those that do have bars on them. We might as well be jailhouse law students.

Duncan: This is the highest ranked law school in Florida, and yet Florida State University’s College Of Law has a newly remodeled campus and Stetson Law is in a converted hotel.

JD: I mean, for all of the money that we’re spending, they could at least take care of the place and throw in a couple of perks. They don’t even sell hot food here.

Duncan: They should set out a royal buffet every morning in the courtyard, with fresh squeezed juices, sandwiches, and an omelet bar.

JD: That’s a good idea, except where would we sit? There’s only like 5 picnic tables outside, and the cafeteria is tiny. Lounging in the grass doesn’t really work because of the red ants and other weird Florida insects.

Duncan: There’s also no entertainment here. No student lounge, BBQ grills, TV’s, etc. How do they expect us to survive here for a full day, let alone for three whole years?

JD: So much for an atmosphere congenial to learning.