Are my schools 'target' enough?

If this is on the wrong forum, let me know where to post. I am new here. I read a lot on here about name brand schools, and I am wondering if the (undergrad) schools I am looking at are good for my end goal: working in PE/VC. Washington University in St. Louis, Babson, Umich, UofT austin, and Wake Forest are my top 3. Also looking at Tulane and Elon as safety.

I don't think my test scores are not good enough to get into schools like Upenn, northwestern, etc. I understand that Babson has good entrepreneurship and finance programs but will it help me get a buy-side job right out of college? Which of these do you guys consider best/ are there any others you recommend.

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WashU, UMich, and UT-Austin (maybe not for NY) are all targets for IB. I doubt any reputable PE/VC firms recruit at the mentioned schools though, especially out of undergrad. Maybe you can try the ER route. No idea where Babson and WF kids end up.

Swinging Through
 

I guess I was using the term 'target' quite liberally. Yes, I was referring to Ross -- I have yet to see an art major from UMich break in. Yes, they are not true targets like H/W. Thank you for clarifying if it wasn't obvious from the get-go.

Swinging Through
 

WF and Babson are definitely not targets. A couple of others schools I'd apply to are -

  1. UVA - Excellent recruiting, great social life and southern girls. What more do you want?
  2. UCB/UCLA/USC - West Coast Targets
  3. Georgetown/Notre Dame - I'd give this a shot if I were you - assuming you fit the profile (white, catholic, middle class etc)
  4. BU - Can be your safety instead of Elon. Non target but still has alum in some areas.
 
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i'd probably be looking at some combination of umich ross, uva mcintire, cornell dyson, georgetown mcdonough, nyu stern, berkeley haas, BC carroll, ND mendoza. Safety Schools Indiana Kelley, BU Questrom, Wisconsin BBA

 

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