Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, is set to graduate from high school this month and is expected to attend college in the fall, with reports indicating that he is considering New York University as a top choice.

Yet, there are also speculative reports that former first lady Melania Trump doesn't want her beloved son to attend school in New York City, given his father's ongoing legal battles in the Big Apple, according to Celebrating the Soaps.

Indeed, the former president is currently embroiled in a criminal trial but is also involved in appealing a massive civil fraud judgment and separate defamation ruling against him in the city.

Barron reportedly considering NYU as top choice for college

The Daily Beast reported in mid-April that anonymous sources had claimed that New York University was Barron Trump's top choice for higher learning after he graduates from high school in Palm Beach, Florida, later in May.

Though that report remains unconfirmed, there is some compelling circumstantial evidence that suggests it may be true, including that the NYU campus is located just a few miles away from Trump Tower, where Barron grew up before his father's presidency and where he stays whenever he makes return visits to New York City.

That possibly presents something of a "dilemma" for former first lady Melania, who is reportedly keen on following her son to wherever he ends up going to college to continue supporting him, according to People magazine in March.

"Melania’s main job is taking care of Barron, and I think it’s possible that she will follow him wherever he goes to school," an unnamed insider source told the outlet. "Barron is shy and reserved, and she has been a good mother to him all of these years."

Melania worried Barron could face bullying and embarrassment at school in NYC

In light of that report from People, the Daily Beast observed in its April report that the "dilemma" for former first lady Melania -- should former first son Barron choose to enroll at New York University -- could develop later in the fall if former President Trump wins re-election to a second term in the White House.

That would compel Melania to decide whether to remain in New York City in support of Barron or move back to Washington D.C. to support her husband as president again.

While heading off that potential problem could be reason enough to advise against Barron attending NYU, Celebrating the Soaps reported that there may be another significant reason for her to urge her son to make a different choice on which school to attend in the fall.

That outlet suggested that, given the elder Trump's ongoing legal issues in NYC and some of the embarrassing details thereof, Melania is concerned that Barron may face some measure of bullying from other students -- or even faculty -- because of his father's alleged transgressions.

Also reportedly looking at a few other schools

As previously noted, the Daily Beast report about Barron attending NYU in the fall remains unconfirmed, and Newsweek reported last week that the former president's youngest son is eyeing a few other options, including the alma mater of his father and a few of his older siblings -- the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

There is also some speculation that, given his immense height of 6-foot-7, Barron could be considering playing basketball in college, and Newsweek reported that an online sportsbook has been taking bets on which schools he may be looking at trying to play for, with St. John's University in NYC and the University of Miami in southern Florida being top contenders.

Deadlines are fast approaching for graduating high school seniors to make their commitments on where they intend to enroll in the fall, so all of the speculation will hopefully soon end with an announcement from the Trump family about where Barron plans to pursue his further education.