Match Me: west coast, private school, junior [CA resident, 3.8 GPA, 1470 SAT, business major]

You are ok till be ambitious as long as you have one, preferably two sure things.

Many have to worry about affordability but if you don’t, it makes it easier.

With your stats, you’d get into IU Kelley if you transcript shows a 3.8 - weighted or unweighted - not a 3.79.

It’s not Michigan but a tinge below.

But in most cases the where matters less.

If you want a niche, high level position, like investment banking, it matters more.

Between CA and Arizona publics, you have a ton of great ones.

Your list has some possibilities so nothing wrong with it. Villanova is religious - is that an issue ?

Bentley is similar to Babson but an easier admit.

So your list is great if these are right for you. But you should visit schools locally to see what is right since you noted these are simply names you hear. You will be somewhere four years, day after day and you’ll want to love where you are.

But the level of your list is ok - if supplemented by a few less competitive.

So you’re in a good spot.