Hi, thank you for your response. We have a rather bizarre situation at my current school. Our GC just left the school for family reasons before the start of the semester. Previously, we had worked together and were looking at schools ranked in the 30-50 range. This past weekend, I just got a significant bump on my SAT (my first test was 1440), and am hence looking at better ranked schools. I fully understand that rankings are not everything, but I do think a more prestigious school could help with job prospects after college.
Additional info: Full-pay, not looking for any merit. School does not rank but I think I am in the top 15% or so of my class. Lots of smart students from my school have gone up to top colleges.