Senior in a Quandary Thinking About Future in Investment Banking On Wall Street

Hello, I am a grade 12 Canadian student currently studying in Toronto. I am a hardworking student who has been studying and focusing on both academics and extracurricular. Ever since last year, I've set my heart in majoring in finance and possibly one day break into i-banking on wall street. I always knew that it would be easier to break into i-banking on wall street from an American university, however I decided to attend a Canadian university because of many reasons. However recently, I discovered that recruitment for i-banking is exceptionally stronger at the top American universities, and now days if you are from Canada, you do not really stand a good chance.

I have already been accepted into the top business programs in Canada, including Queen's Commerce, Mcgill Business, Laurier+Waterloo Dual Degree, U of T Rotman, UBC Commerce.... I am also most likely to get accepted into Western's Ivey (Already got into BMOS), although you never know for Western.

So my dilemma is that I really want to study at a prestigious American business school, however it is obviously too late for me to start preparing to apply now. So my question is do you think I can get accepted into a prestigious American business school, and if so, what is the best path to take in order to do so. Here are a couple that I have been thinking about.

• Attending a Canadian university for a year and try to transfer over
• Take another year of high school in order to prepare for applications to American universities (SAT Prep, etc...)

If I can't go to an American school, my only option is to just study at a Canadian university and then try to go for an i-banking gig on wall street, although this path is extremely difficult and I would prefer not to take this path.

Some prestigious American business schools I have been thinking about are,
- NYU Stern
- Georgetown Business School
- Cornell Business School
- Northwestern Business School
- Ross School of Business
- Haas School of Business.

I understand that as an international student, I will have extremely high tuition and fees, however money is not a concern of mine.

Here is some key information about me,

Averages Per Year:
Grade 9 : 92
Grade 10:93
Grade 11:96
Grade 12:96.6

For my averages, in Canada since only your top six grade 12 marks matter, I focused more on sports and other extracurricular activities during grades 9 and 10.

I have a lot of extracurricular in leadership positions, including athletics, band, camp counselling etc

Although you never know for sure, I believe I can yield great results on standardized tests

If you need any other info, please comment below.

Conclusively, by considering the situation I am in and the information about me that I have stated throughout the article, please tell me if you think I can get accepted into prestigious American business schools, and if so, then what do you think is the best path is for me in order to do so. Also, if I were to choose one of the two options of staying in Canada, then which Canadian school in your opinion will be the best for each option (Option 1: Try to transfer over from one of the most prominent Canadian business school to a prestigious American business school, Option 2: Attend and graduate from a reputable Canadian business school and try to get an i-banking gig on wall street - although this path is a pipe dream and as a result I would prefer not to take this path.

I really appreciate to those who have read up until now and I would be extremely grateful any guidance or propositions to help resolve my quandary. Thank you.