Community College Student to Wall Street

Hey,im a cc student in NYC currently having 4.0 gpa in Business Administration major and have acquired 32 credits as of now. This spring imma apply for transfer admissions for fall 2022 admissions to top 20 schools for Business and Econ major. Recently won the College Fed Challenge Maiden Lane division organized by the NY fed reserve and got into the Goldman Sachs Local College Collaborative program, where will be solving real world business problem with a company and will be under mentorship of GS executives. Also, a Phi Theta Kappa member. So I have got nice ECs. Any advice for to where to transfer to have a best shot of getting the admission and breaking into Wall Street?PS: not gonna graduate from my cc with associates degree, just gonna transfer with credits.

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