USC worth it for IB?

Why an MBA immediately after graduation? You should get a couple years of work experience first.

If you're running a 6-figure business, why would you want to go into a line-of-work with 80hr+ weeks? I'd have to imagine that would hurt your business.

On the west coast - Can confirm USC is a target for LA and a semi-target for SF. They also place 6-8 in NY every year (have a friend in their mentorship program).

It also seems like fewer people are interested in IB which gives those interested a much better chance - the network is also real and I've heard alumni cold-emails have a hit rate of 70-80% (assuming you have a decent resume)

USC would be better, but not in your case since you're a rising junior. 2019 SA spots are already filling up in SF/LA, where USC is a target so you will probably not even be able to utilize the USC name by the time you transfer in the fall.

Dude keep running that Youtube channel, think about how few people get to do that. Worst case scenario you try to break in a couple years down the line. You can always get an MBA if you don't think breaking in before is realistic. Do not get an MBA straight out of undergrad.

i'd say go to USC if you want the climate/attractiveness of the school, but not necessarily for IB, unless you're willing to go in as a sophomore (the opps will be there but you wont stand out there as a junior transfer, so getting OCR interviews for internships will be very hard vs the rest of the business crowd)

but honestly

keep running your business, that sounds extremely cool- as others said, getting an MBA right after school usually isn't the best call, you won't get into any of the truly top places without some work exp (and IB wants you to go to atleast a serviceable school)

So after some consideration I am starting to think that a good option would be to continue at Auburn University and gain as much experience/credentials as possible until I can apply to a top MBA program in the Northeast. I do not know how much more beneficial it is to sacrifice all the connections I have made here for the late opportunity at USC. One more thing I am curious about is if many high finance careers have guys that start out at a school like Auburn and go on to obtain a prestigious MBA? Or do most of them have just undergraduate experience from a target school?