Closest schools to a semi target.

I am a high school senior and I'm applying to colleges right now and I am definitely going into finance. My problem is that I fucked up high school pretty bad. I have a 3.5 uw gpa(school doesn't weight), and I have not taken an ACT yet(if it doesn't get cancelled I'm in the 32-34 range). Right now I'm looking at schools like Tulane, uMiami, Lehigh, Binghamton,Villanova, Maryland, Fordham, Indiana, and some safeties. Are any of these schools recruited at all by bb or boutique banks? And should I look into transferring after freshman year?

 

And should I look into transferring after freshman year?

Yes, but you'd have to make a significant change in your work ethic to have a good shot at this as well as for recruiting. 

 

honestly. especially if finances are a concern, go to community college. transfer to a transfer-friendly semi-target/target (cornell, duke, usc, berkeley, unc, uva) 

 

Good advice but Duke isn't transfer friendly and the state schools are hard to get into as an out-of-state applicant. Cornell's transfer rate is inflated due to guaranteed transfer students who get late admission through high school so just be mindful where you go to undergrad your first year since it matters a great deal even for schools you might think are transfer-friendly.

 

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