entomology

Hey everyone, I'm also interested in Ecology and Evolution, specifically insect systematics (and even more specifically, hymenopteran systematics if I can wing it). I'm a rising senior at a very good private institution, and I'll be applying this fall for entry in Fall 2011. I've been doing research for the past year at my school in bee systematics, and last summer I did an REU on parasitic wasp systematics. This summer I'm starting independent research about aculeate systematics, and I'm planning on continuing that and turning it into an honors thesis this upcoming year. My GPA isn't incredible but won't hold me back, I hope (~3.6), my GRE scores are great, and I have a pretty substantial background in systematics (including 2 400-level courses on systematics, computer science background, computational biology/entomology double major...). I'm having a really hard time choosing where to apply, mostly because this is a somewhat large part of my life that I will be spending in a specific location. I know location shouldn't be that important, but it's hard for me to convince myself I'd be happy staying in a rural, or even suburban, environment. So I'm going to try to apply mostly to programs in cities, but at the same time I don't want to limit myself and I'm not sure if I actually have a chance at a lot of the schools I'm looking at. Does anyone have any input regarding applying to schools for location rather than program? Should I be more concerned with the program's strength than the location? Looking forward to talking with you all!