Worth trying when not from a target school?

First off I want to thank all of you guys for any advice you give. I'm currently at Villanova as a bio major with pre-med concentration. I'm doing fine, but it hit me while spaced out in a chem lecture that I don't want to actually be a doctor. I was in it for the money, and found it pointless to spend the next 12 years of my life on something I don't like. With my grades, I could transfer to the Villanova school of business and still retain my scholarship. Now I know, despite recent rankings, that VSB is not really a target school. But is it still probable that I could do well?

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