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LAW SCHOOL LIFE
WHY FOREIGN LAW STUDENTS ARE HERE
By Jay, Jang Hwan Cho
Emory Law School 3L
Extern, The Saylor Law Firm LLP
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n recent years, the U.S. has welcomed foreign students,
who travel overseas to receive one of the best educations in
the world, with open arms. A lot of educational opportunities
have been offered at the undergraduate or the master’s level
throughout the nation. American law was not traditionally a
popular area of study for foreign students because countries
have their own legal system. However, there has been a recent
increase in the arrival of foreign students to study American law.
I am one of those students—one voice among the large inflows of foreign students. Having studied in Canada for eight
years and having finished military service in South Korea, I
had to decide whether or not I needed to further pursue my
education. Studying law had always been my primary interest,
so I had no trouble choosing the field of education. However,
it was necessary for me to evaluate the time and money I
would have to spend to attend. In addition, the opportunity
cost for going to law school in the U.S. is a big factor because
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