I'm from Saint Louis so of course everyone is all "omg are you crazy? WUSTL is the best school ever, go there!!" It was my top choice during my admissions cycle and frankly it was a miracle I even got on the wait-list in the first place with my LSAT.
I personally feel that I'd be happier at Indiana as I really enjoyed the atmosphere there but it would be crazy to not at least consider WUSTL.
Does WUSTL prestige really make that much of a difference? My professional goals lean towards public interest/government in the Midwest market rather than attempting the small chance of breaking into big law in the Chicago market, etc.
I would really appreciate some thoughts from the TLS community. Especially since living in the STL makes my perception of WUSTL a bit wonky. (Either it's a ridiculous quasi-Harvard level praise and awe or someone has a friend/relative who graduated from SLU law who talks about WUSTL students as either cut-throat bitches or weirdos
