Advice for College Acceptances

Hello all. I'm currently a high school senior that's interested in high finance/consulting. I've gotten accepted into a few schools already, and I'd like to know the best school in terms of IB placement. Money isn't really that big of a deal considering that no matter what I do, I'm confident that through scholarships and future income I'll be able to pay it off. 

So far, I've gotten into: 

Miami (OH)- Farmer 

Auburn

Hampden-Sydney

Mizzou

Iowa

Michigan State

Baylor

Decisions I'm awaiting: 

Bucknell (probably no)

Penn State

Delaware

Morehouse

Fordham (probably no)

UIUC (probably no)

UMD (probably no)

Out of these schools, I believe that Miami (OH) is the best for IB placement. I was also accepted into their Honors College, so that is also a plus. However, I'm also not a complete idiot and know that a lot of high finance is based purely on prestige. Therefore, am I better off settling and going into accounting, working my way into a Big 4 financial services office, and then lateraling into investment banking? 

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