College Recommendations for a HS senior?

Hi guys, I was wondering if I could get some advice given my individual stats.

I already applied ED to Wharton and am finding out in 12 days (fingers crossed). But if it doesn't work out I have a list of other schools to apply to, and was wondering if you guys had any recommendations to add or remove. This list is in no particular order, and I live in NYC so prefer to add more northeast schools if anything. I want to do Banking then PE.

GPA: 4.0 UW, SAT: 1530, Subject test: Math 2, 800

NYU Stern

Fordham

UMich

UChicago

Notre Dame

Harvard (massive yolo)

Columbia (another yolo)

Cornell

Bentley

Babson

Macaulay Baruch

Binghamton

Thank you!

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On your list, apply to Stern, Ross, Chicago, Cornell, Harvard, and Columbia. Throw out the rest (although you could keep ND, it's pretty decent), and add Georgetown, Duke, UVA, and Dartmouth. For safer but still decent schools, look at Boston College and UNC. And if you're open to West Coast banking, throw in an app at Berkeley

 

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