@CaliCash Thank you for your advice. In terms of the college list, like I mentioned, the ones I listed are a work in progress - you are exactly right. What I posted here is literally copy/pasted from “Colleges I’m Thinking About” on Naviance - it is by no means final at all. There is no way I’m applying to ~20 schools, which is about how long my list is now. I haven’t done any college visits yet, so I’m not sure what “vibe” exactly I want yet. After I begin visiting schools on the list, I’ll inevitably figure out what I like and what I don’t in terms of setting.
Sorry if I was misleading, but I’m not looking strictly for undergrad business. Most of the schools on my list do not have undergrad business – but they do have phenomenal economics departments. I’m still figuring out what direction I want to take in terms of that as well.
The list is a first draft, and I put it together mainly based on reputation, how my stats fit in, visits by recruiters to my high school, and recruiting for jobs in consulting, etc. (Top management firms do recruit from undergrad as well - Wharton, Harvard, and Dartmouth are huge feeders.)
Thank you again for providing such a thoughtful and helpful response. 