UVA or Penn State Schreyer for Getting into Top IB Banks

Hey guys, I'm a high school senior and I'm having trouble decide between Penn state Schreyers and UVa. I live in Pennsylvania, so I'll be getting the instate tuition plus a small scholarship, making Penn State very cheap. Meanwhile, UVa has such expensive OOS tuition. If I were going to Penn state, I'd essentially have 100k extra, but with UVa I'd have no money, but no debt. I really liked UVa, but I'm not sure if its worth the extra cost, and I wouldn't be an honors student there. I also want to major in finance, and UVa is one of the best business schools in the country, so I have no idea what to choose. I would also like to work in investment banking at one of the top banks, so I'm not sure which one would be the best in getting me there. I would like to work in IB for several years and then get an MBA at a top school, so I'm not sure which school would be better in that instance. If anyone could help me, that would be fantastic.

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