Please help me choose a college! WashU-Olin / Bowdoin / Middlebury / Wesleyan

Hey everyone -

I'm an HS Senior who just got back all his decisions. I'm so privileged to be offered admission to these schools -- and especially on really good aid. All of them on full rides (except Midd: around 4K in loans). I've pretty much set my mind on Investment Banking, in NYC (def not Chicago/ATL). For more context, I'm from NYC (hence the only interest in NYC placement), but I'm also a first-gen student so I can't really nepo my way into a firm. 

How are these schools compared to each other? I've already seen the peakframeworks numbers on these schools, so they're all pretty much similar in placement. Any tips for choosing? Alum experiences? First-Gen support for students interested in finance? I would really appreciate everyone's opinion -- especially of those who are recent grads in this school.

Thank you everyone! (yes I've heard of the horrors of finance but I'm ready for the grind)

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