I am interested in governance and state building in sub-Saharan Africa. I find it super hard to narrow down my target school list. Most top schools have faculties that focus on Africa or governance. I am now doing a master in African studies at UCLA, so I am definitely going to apply for UCLA. I also want to apply for UW-Madison or school near Madison, like Chicago and Northwestern. For other schools, I really don't know how to choose. Anyone have ideas about a good place to do African politics or possible safe schools? I am thinking of applying for Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkely, Princeton, Cornell, Colombia, St.Louis, NYU, Michigan, Florida. (For the top 5 schools, I feel like I am just wasting the application fee...)