Main goal is get into a school with best possible E-coast or int'l consulting placement:
Too tough:
HBS - Would love to go, but that app requires alot of work, plus the odds are too long
Stanford - Not interested in W-coast, plus odds are too long
Also out:
MIT - heavy quant focus scares me; doesn't help to spread my risk; poor consulting placement for a super elite
Chicago - heavy quant and finance focus and doesn't spread out my risk
Tuck - Too small, too remote, to family oriented
Deffinite:
LBS - great location; great access to my job market of choice
INSEAD - perfect school for what I want for my career but would prefer a 2-year school
Kellogg - great school for my career goals but location could be better
Wharton - my official "super long-shot" school but mid-atlantic is less preferable to NE or Europe
Columbia - great placement numbers but nervous about finance focus and rep as a school where IBankers get their ticket punched
Ross - great football school with large alumni base; less preferable because of location and lower placement record compared to the above
Maybe:
Duke - really don't want to move to SE but its a rock-solid school; easier to get in; not great placement for what I'm looking for
Darden - same thoughts as Duke; too small