Worth The Risk

ahand123
Thu, 03 May 2007 21:52:02 +0000

I have already created multiple threads dealing with different aspects of the same issue. I am a high school senior in Wyoming, and currently, I am trying to decide what to do with my life. I have been accepted at Brown, Dartmouth, U. of Chicago, Wharton, and Pomona. I want to get into business down the road, but for undergrad studies, I would like to focus on something other than business. I am seriously considering taking a year off and applying to Yale, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, and the U. of Chicago (match). The reasoning behind this decision is that the first four schools on this list are big name schools. I would have a greater chance of getting into HBS, Wharton, etc. for B School from one of these schools than I would from one that is on my current college list. Is my reasoning correct? Also, should I even apply to more schools?
SAT I 800V, 760M, 790W
SAT II 760 US His., 740 MATH2, 770 Phys.
GPA 4.0 Unweighted (school does not rank)
Decent EC’s