High School Senior- College Decision

So this is an unprecedented year for admissions, and tonight wrapped up all my college decisions (note to any future applicants, do not talk about adding intellectual diversity to campus by being a southern white male conservative...). Please note that my goal is to work in either management consulting or IB out of undergrad. What do y’all rank my options/waitlist opportunities in order? Which options should I accept over Mendoza if they were to become available (besides Wharton obviously)?

Acceptances: Notre Dame guaranteed Mendoza, U Mich (Ross decision is still pending), W&L, Clemson Honors &Lyceum Program.

Waitlists: UPenn Wharton, Vanderbilt, Duke, Georgetown (McDonough), UVA, Wash U St. Louis (Olin).

 
 

Go Notre Dame unless you get into Ross. You will have most opportunities you could ever want and the alumni are great. Not a ND student/alum either, so I’m unbiased when it comes to this

 

I would take all but WashU from the waitlisted schools. However, it depends on your preferences. All of the schools are very different in terms of culture/location/program. 

 

Update: I just got accepted to Duke last night off of the waitlist. Are there any advantages that ND holds over Duke? From everything I’ve gathered here, it is a no-brainer to go to Duke if pursuing MBB, IB, or PE.

 

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