I'm trying to narrow down my law school choices. Obviously I want to go to a school with an excellent reputation, but I also want to have safety schools that are still good choices when Harvard/Yale/Stanford decide to reject me

This. Besides, with your stats GW makes way more sense as a safety, I'd only choose American vs. GW if it was full scholarship vs. no scholarship.joeshmo39 wrote:Don't apply to American.
The U.S. news top 10 international law schools is worth nothing, ignore that list. Just go to the best school you can within reason (ie. consider location, where you want to work if you don't go international, where your family is, scholarship money).
Also international law is an elusive field, don't completely bank on it.
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subgdubb wrote:Don't worry about the rank of the school. Go to the school that feels right. Whether or not you end up becoming a competent lawyer does not depend on the school and most people don't care where you went to school a few years out. Its just a crutch.
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