The schools I am applying to

[Top Cat]

My top concerns are location, prestige, and financial considerations.  My numbers are included in my signature.  Does this look like a good list/ can you think of any others you would add?

Reaches:
Harvard University
Yale University

Targets
Vanderbilt University
Duke University
Washington University in St. Louis
Cornell University

Safeties
University of Kentucky

Any input?

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Do you have any particular reasons for not applying to any of the MVP schools?

At Mich, some people on LSN in your range got scholarships (including 2 Darrows)

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/search_schools.php?action=search&school_code=0025&lsat1=168&lsat2=170&fee_waiver=0&status=0&gpa_lsdas1=3.9&gpa_lsdas2=4.1&attending=0&cycle=5&gpa_degree1=&gpa_degree2=&withdrawn=0&program=1&index1=&index2=&state=0&application_type=0&scholarship1=&scholarship2=&sex=0&keep_visible=1&multiple_lsat=0&urm=1&x=27&y=12&international=0

Same at UVA:

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/search_schools.php?action=search&school_code=0028&lsat1=168&lsat2=170&fee_waiver=0&status=0&gpa_lsdas1=3.9&gpa_lsdas2=4.1&attending=0&cycle=5&gpa_degree1=&gpa_degree2=&withdrawn=0&program=1&index1=&index2=&state=0&application_type=0&scholarship1=&scholarship2=&sex=0&keep_visible=1&multiple_lsat=0&urm=1&x=26&y=11&international=0

Not as rosy at Penn though:

http://www.lawschoolnumbers.com/search_schools.php?action=search&school_code=0027&lsat1=168&lsat2=170&fee_waiver=0&status=0&gpa_lsdas1=3.9&gpa_lsdas2=4.1&attending=0&cycle=5&gpa_degree1=&gpa_degree2=&withdrawn=0&program=1&index1=&index2=&state=0&application_type=0&scholarship1=&scholarship2=&sex=0&keep_visible=1&multiple_lsat=0&urm=1&x=42&y=4&international=0

[Top Cat]

There is a method to my madness- if I was to go to the Midwest, Northwestern is really the only school I could see myself going to.  I could never see myself in Virginia (just don't see myself settling in the area), and the school just doesn't appeal to me too much.  I considered applying to Penn, but I figure that the only way I could move myself up north would be for the best of the best (Harvard/Yale) or an Ivy League school that may actually offer me some financial incentive.

Money is a big issue for me- I am getting married in a week and a half, and I really just can't afford to apply to 30 schools.  This may seem short-sighted, but you have to consider your situation.

[MauveAvenger]

The schools to which you are applying. 

I think you're almost a lock at Cornell. What kind of law do you want to practice?

[Top Cat]

PSU- you are my number twin.  That's pretty cool.

Vanderbilt appeals the most to me.  However, if Duke offered me a scholarship package that was tempting, it would be really hard to turn down the instant credibility a Duke degree provides.

Honestly, I am just a Southerner at heart- I have never been north of Indiana, and I have never had the desire to be.  I love the culture of the South, and it would take a whole lot to pull me away... Harvard/ Yale may very well be the only schools that could do it.

[meggo]

I think that's fair enough and your list is pretty on target. You know what you want and where you want to live. If you had a desire to or didn't mind moving, it would make sense to blanket the T14. As it is however, going to a regional school would most likely equally serve your interests. There are just some schools that don't appeal. Good luck lucas and congrats on your upcoming nuptials!

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Meggo- thanks, we are both very excited!

PSU- I didn't mean to ignore your earlier question.  I am hoping to get into corporate law with a focus in either tax law or mergers and acquisitions.  I am very interested in Vandy's Certificate in Business in Law which is offered in conjunction with Owen School of Management.