Hometown:
Baltimore, Maryland

Undergraduate:
University of Florida,
English
Graduation: May 2008

Awarded:
John A. McCarthy Scholarship

For Megan Moore, law school has been what she calls an “intellectual triumph,” replete with good grades, mock trial experience and an editorial post on the Law Review.

It has also been a social success: Moore expects to marry classmate Andrew Schouten in March. The two met at Pacific McGeorge.

“I’ve really just tried to suck the life out of law school,” says Moore, who also helped bring Ralph Nader to campus as a guest speaker. “It’s been wonderful for me in a lot of ways.”

Moore worked in education before coming to Pacific McGeorge. First, she spent two years teaching English and drama at a private bi-lingual school in Puerto Rico. Then she moved to San Diego and worked for an education company, developing computer-testing materials for K-12 students.

Law school appealed to her, partly because of its mix of advocacy and public speaking. In September, Moore will go to work for the San Diego office of Best, Best & Krieger, a law firm that specializes in education law. As for Schouten, he will begin a federal clerkship in August -- also in San Diego.