Law School Update

The J.Reuben Clark School of Law (BYU)

Well, we've officially put down our deposit for BYU's law school. It was a rough decision for David because he had some scholarships from several better-ranked schools, but none that really have a good Slavic base to their International Law programs.

The hardest school to turn down was Washington in St. Louis (located in Missouri.) They are ranked 19th, and they gave him a scholarship and also flew him out there and were very nice and welcoming. However, they emphasize in East Asian studies with their International Law program - something that really doesn't interest David.

Washington University's Law School - it is breathtakingly beautiful!!!

A room in Washington University's Library - wow!!!

Another view of Washington's Law School.

So we figured that of the schools he's been accepted to - BYU has lots of connections (through the church) with law programs all over the world, plus they have a great undergrad program in Russian, so he can at least take some classes to keep up the language.

Although we put a deposit on BYU, we still don't really know if that's where we'll end up because David is on the wait-list at his top choices: University of Pennsylvania, and University of Michigan. They are both in the top 10, and they both offer joint degrees: Penn has a 3 year JD/Masters in International Relations w/ a Slavic emphasis; and Michigan has a 3.5 year JD/MA in Russian. So - if we happen to be lucky enough to get into one of those schools we may go there instead. But they can tell us anytime from now through the first week of school...so until September, we will still be unsure where he's actually going. :)

We're both still really excited about going to BYU - it will be nice to have our baby close to both of our families for the next 3 years, and even though David may be studying...I would LOVE to go to the BYU football games!!! However, I definitely don't think he should pass up a top ten school if he happens to get in.Another picture of the J. Reuben Clark Law School