Best Undergrad Schools for Sell Side Trading or Investment Management

Which of the schools would be best for an undergrad student who wants to go into Trading, Investment Management, and maybe IB. Feel free to add any other schools that may be good to look into. Planning to double major in Finance & Economics.

Here's a list of the schools that I'm planning to apply to: UVA OSU (In-State) IU (Kelley DA) NYU Emory UT Austin UNC ND Vandy BC UIUC UMICH

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