<p>Muf123, Interesting that you pair PPE with US general liberal arts- I think perhaps that is why PPE is the course that most Americans apply to. Even for somebody who <em>reallly</em> likes law though, 6 years of classroom study seems like a long time, with what is bound to be a lot of overlap. </p>
<p>FYI, at Oxford the law degree is a BA, though it is considered the equivalent of an LLB. </p>
<p>Also, if Oxford is a reach so is LSE (I know several students whose offers were actually tougher from LSE than from Oxford). Without knowing how familiar your son is with each school, I would suggest visits if at all possible – you have two (very big) city universities and two collegiate universities listed, a pretty stark contrast!</p>
<p>Has he considered doing just the UK law degree, then doing the additional work to be called to the bar in the US (New York state is one of the best for this- they have a lot of experience with international qualifications)? Even in the US there is a re-evaluation of the merit of the third year of law school (though it will be a long while before the rule changes), so for your son it is a lot of classroom time (and expense) to do both without necessarily a lot of additional benefit. </p>
<p>He might be as well prepared (and have more fun…) by taking something such as History (or a joint honours, such as History + Politics) (or IR at unis that offer it) in the UK, then going to the US for law school, or staying in the UK and doing a law conversion course. If he doesn’t have residency issues he could finish qualifying in the UK then go get called to the NY bar.</p>