Where to go from here for M7?

Posting this from a throwaway because I'm going to give some identifiable information to help narrow my profile. I currently work at BlackRock and have been in Fixed Income PMG for 2 years now. I thought I would never get in to PMG because people on this forum make it seem like it's near impossible to go from undergrad, but I hustled my ass off and made it. I now want to get in to a top business school and get into the hedge fund space going forward. I have not yet taken the GMAT, and I graduated (non-target private top 50 northeast) with a 3.89 overall and 3.97 major GPA. How much longer should I work here going forward and what should I do to gear me for a top business school? I'd ideally like to get into HBS or Wharton but I obviously wouldn't mind Columbia or Chicago. I also am a white male - sadly the color of your skin still apparently matters for recruiting.

 
  1. take your GMAT first
  2. when to do b-school depends on your growth trajectory.... slow means go now, fast means you could wait.
  3. happy to chat PM to help, but MBA business schools ">M7 T10 isn't that big of a hedge fund feeder. PE is a yes, Buyside is yes, but don't feel that hot for hedge funds.
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