<p>Why is this even a discussion?</p>
<p>USC has the program you want in the city you want. Unless you plan on going into the Country Music business how can Vanderbilt possibly have an advantage over USC when it comes to entertainment industry contacts? </p>
<p>Prestige is a personal perception, not an absolute. If you think that law schools are falling to their knees, weeping in joy when they see Vanderbilt applicants but throwing USC applications in the trash unread, then you are buying into your own hype, not into any reality. I see no difference in the prestige of Vanderbilt vs USC or BC or Emory or Michigan or any number of equally strong undergraduate programs. You will get into a “prestigious” law school by scorching your LSATs and doing well studying something you love, not because you think one school is more prestigious than another.</p>