Question about Undergrad schools

Hey, Im currently a freshman at the University of Washington, and I've decided that I want to get into I-banking/hedge funds.

Unfortunately the UW isn't a target school as far as I've read, and the Seattle area isn't really good for finance internships.

My question is, should I transfer to a different school aka NYU, Berkeley, or Northeastern ( I have a good shot at getting into these), or should I finish my undergrad here then try to get an MBA at a top business school?

My current tuition here is very low, under 10k a year, whereas If I decide to go to one of these schools it would be upwards of 50k.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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Stick with your low tuition school, get good grades, higher GMAT, fight for internships, apply and become a student org leader and apply to a top MSF program like MIT, Vandy or WUSTL. I did this and the ROI on my education is unbelievable. My entire college + MSF eduation costs me less than 70k.

 

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